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Andrew Faas
August 18, 2015
Blog Post

Gossip is Toxic - Remember What Your Mother Taught You!

Andrew Faas
August 18, 2015
Blog Post
Gossip is Toxic - Remember What Your Mother Taught You!

If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all. Does this ring a bell?

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Andrew Faas
August 16, 2015
News Analysis

Why workplace rudeness can destroy your company

Andrew Faas
August 16, 2015
News Analysis
Why workplace rudeness can destroy your company

An interesting new study sheds light on how the incivility of a single co-worker an quickly spread through the entire office.

Tagged: workplace rudeness, Workplace bullying, employee retention, office rudeness

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Andrew Faas
August 16, 2015
News Analysis

What a Kiss Says About the State of Harassment Media Coverage

Andrew Faas
August 16, 2015
News Analysis
What a Kiss Says About the State of Harassment Media Coverage

The CBC is in the news again for workplace harassment incident - this time however, it’s not at the hands of another CBC employee.

Tagged: CBC, Media, harassment

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Andrew Faas
August 12, 2015
News Analysis

How short-termism destroys businesses

Andrew Faas
August 12, 2015
News Analysis
How short-termism destroys businesses

The business press is comfortable discussing the economic incentives created by things like interest rate changes, regulation, or perhaps demographics. It’s not often that a concept as esoteric as time horizon setting is fingered for causing real, concrete harm.

Tagged: culture, workplace culture, short-termism

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Andrew Faas
August 11, 2015

An Amazing Wedding Became a Community Event

Andrew Faas
August 11, 2015
An Amazing Wedding Became a Community Event

Two of my closest male friends married this past weekend here in beautiful Saint Andrews By-the-Sea. 

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Andrew Faas
August 5, 2015

When Bystanders Should Become Rescuers – A True Story

Andrew Faas
August 5, 2015

For one Christmas over twenty years ago, my partner and I decided to travel to a distant island to learn to scuba dive. We had never been to this island and looked forward to our adventure

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Andrew Faas
August 2, 2015
News Analysis

Harassment in the Canadian Forces: Finally a Priority?

Andrew Faas
August 2, 2015
News Analysis
Harassment in the Canadian Forces: Finally a Priority?

Canada’s military has a new boss, and he has a clear message for bullies and abusers in its ranks.

Tagged: canadian military, workplace harassment, Chief of Staff Jonathan Vanc

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Andrew Faas
July 27, 2015
Top Links

Top Workplace Bullying Articles July 17-24

Andrew Faas
July 27, 2015
Top Links
Top Workplace Bullying Articles July 17-24

The Stanford Prison Experiment, laws against workplace bullying and whistleblowing at work - here are just a few of the top workplace bullying articles from July 17-28.

Tagged: top articles

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Andrew Faas
July 27, 2015
Blog Post

Culture and Protocol: How to Create a Pro-Whistleblowing Environment

Andrew Faas
July 27, 2015
Blog Post
Culture and Protocol: How to Create a Pro-Whistleblowing Environment

With an editorial in the Globe and Mail, it’s great to see that whistleblowing is finally getting the attention it deserves. These steps should be taken first to fix company culture, and then you can work on official whistleblowing protocol, which should look something like this:

Tagged: whistleblower, workplace harassment

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Andrew Faas
July 24, 2015
News Analysis

Yet More Evidence of Bullying and Culture Problems at the CBC

Andrew Faas
July 24, 2015
News Analysis

Thanks to John Doyle in the Globe and Mail, we now have even more evidence of the CBC’s toxic culture.

Tagged: cbc, cbc culture, workplace bullying

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