(This was originally posted on December 14, 2020, but it's still relevant.) My goal is to keep you out of court and build your conflict resolution skills. So today, what I want to talk about is …
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How Do You Deal with an Anti-Vaxx Employee?
The first thing I invite my clients—and now you—to do is make the seven choices from the Third Ear Conflict Resolution process. That's to get rid of any emotional charge that you might have around …
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How Can We Combat Gender Discrimination in the Workplace?
Because I am an employment attorney and mediator with experience as a human resources and employee relations supervisor, employers often ask me about combatting sex discrimination and sexual …
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Let’s Talk About Gender Pronouns in the Workplace [VIDEO]
Let's talk about gender pronouns. Employers are confused and worried about using the wrong gender pronouns. They ask me questions like: Is every slip-up actionable? How much is it going to …
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Nance L. Schick Talks to Health.com About Institutional Racism
Nance recently worked with Christine Michel Carter of Health on an article about institutionalized racism. Here's a draft of what they discussed, much of which was disappointingly cut from the final …
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What Did Last Year’s Bostock Case Mean for LGBTQ Employees?
The quick answer is that not much is different. This is a response to my last video in which I talked about managing LGBTQ employees. The reason the Bostock case didn't change much in New York …
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Can Employers Have Religious Objections to Hiring LGBTQ Workers? [VIDEO]
When I am teaching continuing education courses, this is a question I get a lot. It comes in light of the Bostock v. Clayton County case that was decided by the US Supreme Court last year and …
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Are You Still Afraid to Manage LGBTQ Employees? [VIDEO]
This is an issue we discuss regularly in my diversity training sessions and continuing education courses. It's somewhat understandable when you look at the statistics of how many people identify as …
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Seven Choices to Make When You’re the Target of Sexual Harassment
When I entered the workforce, I thought sexual harassment was just part of what I had to endure. And I did. Co-workers amused themselves in the kitchen of the fast-food restaurants by talking about …
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Does Valentine’s Day Invite Sexual Harassment at Work? [VIDEO]
In my diversity trainer role, I've been talking a lot about workplace dating and sexual harassment. I do this usually in February because it's Valentine's Day month. A lot of people are gearing …
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