Leadership Flagship
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.~ John Quincy Adams
recent posts
about
Category: Leadership Development
-
Knee-Jerk Firing Leads to $250K Verdict for Cashier Sept. 20,2016 by Tom D’Agostino A national “small box” discount chain isn’t getting off cheaply for firing a diabetic cashier over a $1.69 bottle of orange juice. A jury found Dollar General liable for $27,565 in back pay and $250,000 in compensatory damages because the actions…
-
Why This Single Slur Justified Employment Termination August 7, 2017 by Tom D’Agostino Sometimes an employee deserves a second chance. That’s where progressive discipline comes in. It helps deter employees from repeatedly violating the rules by allowing them to be disciplined incrementally. It’s Not a Right But the ruling in The Matter of Hendrickson reminds public safety…
-
Employee: ‘My Criticism Was Legit, But I Got Fired for It’ October 25, 2017 by: Tom D’Agostino Just what did she say, and why was she let go? A federal court held a probationary Pennsylvania counselor could proceed with some of her claims against school officials whom she accused of recommending her dismissal in retaliation…
-
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF POWER First there was Bill Cosby’s sexual harassment charges, then the Uber Crisis and CEO Travis Kalanick’s resignation amid an investor revolt and just last month, movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was ousted from Miramax by his own board of directors in light of dozens of sexual harassment allegations. Some of these behaviours…
-
Kathie Kelly MARCH 28, 2016 Organizations are continually trying to increase workplace productivity, promote flexibility and respond in an agile manner to demands on the business.
Leadership Flagship 