According to one study recently conducted by the experts at DoSomething.org, 20% of high school students in particular reported that they were bullied at least once at school during the 2011 school year. Likewise, it was revealed that a full 6% of high schoolers stayed home during the course of a single month because they […]
Workplace Violence in 2018: A look at 7 incidents from the first half of the year
Workplace violence exploded into the public realm last month with the shooting at the Capital Gazette. It’s important to understand that these are isolated incidents, however. Workplace violence is an increasing concern for companies in the United States and Canada. Unfortunately, these problems are often extremely difficult to foresee. Telling the difference between a normal […]
Overcoming hurdles in workplace violence prevention programs
In my career, I’ve managed through several hurdles when leading workplace violence prevention programs. As both an in-house leader and as a consultant, I’ve constantly come across the same set of hurdles. For example, I often hear that “you are going to scare people when rolling out this program” or “threats like these are a […]