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GENERAL
QUESTIONS
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Why
should I consider using a consultant?
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Why
should I hire an outside trainer? My staff can train
our people for less money.
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What
is the fastest growing trend in organizational development?
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Why
are "core values" so important in organizational
development?
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WORKPLACE
VIOLENCE PREVENTION QUESTIONS
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Is
workplace violence only about disgruntled ex-employees
who come back to their old jobs and shoot people?
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I'm
afraid of retaliation if I tell my boss about a
threat I heard. What should I do?
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How
is domestic violence related to workplace violence?
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Why
should I consider using a consultant?
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In
today's ever-changing business climate, the need
to remain competitive, compliant, and efficient
is more important than ever. Add to this challenge
the current business theme of "do more with less"
and it's no wonder managers complain about "a balancing
act." A qualified consultant can provide crucial
managerial and technical support for over-burdened
leadership. A consultant can be a valuable tool
for issues requiring special subject-matter expertise
and sensitivity to the various personalities involved,
or for issues that are more effectively analyzed
by an informed outsider. Investing in the services
of a specialized, experienced, insightful consultant
can give you and your organization the skills needed
not only to survive, but to also excel in today's
business environment.
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Why
should I hire an outside trainer? My staff can train
our people for less money.
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There
are a number of advantages to using a skilled outside
trainer. A trainer external to the organization
can provide support to internal resources by presenting
a message that management wants reinforced by using
a new, fresh approach. Sometimes the credentials
of the trainer bring added credibility to the training.
For issues that present high risk to the organization
in terms of the employee's health and safety, emotional
well being or legal liability, it may benefit the
organization to hire an outside trainer with specific
expertise in the areas to be trained. For example,
a trainer who is an expert in the legal and behavioral
issues associated with sexual harassment may be
more effective in communicating the message about
appropriate workplace behavior than someone within
the organization with less specialization in that
field. In working with a group, an outside trainer
is often viewed as a more neutral party than someone
from within the organization, and therefore may
be able to elicit more interaction and honest input
from the participants. Professional trainers make
it their business to teach adults in the workplace
in an engaging, interesting and practical way. Hiring
professional trainers also demonstrates that the
organization places a premium on training, and values
the growth and education of its employees.
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What
is the fastest growing trend in organizational development?
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Based
on a number of national surveys among corporate
leadership, executive coaching tops the list. Executive
coaching is an interactive process between the consultant
and the executive that covers a wide range of topics
specially focused on the executive's needs, counterproductive
tendencies, strengths, and strategic plan. In essence,
the executive coach provides objective feedback,
guidance, and personal and professional direction
in a confidential forum.
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Why
are "core values" so important in organizational
development?
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The
bottom-line of any organization is the bottom-line.
Individuals are hired because they will either make
money, save money, increase production, cut costs,
or solve problems. The goal is always greater efficiency.
However, efficiency and the sense of urgency will
always be resisted if the organization is unable
to establish core values that enhance the dignity
and respect of every employee. It is the core values
that drive the success and provide the motivation
necessary to reach the corporate goals.
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Is
workplace violence only about disgruntled ex-employees
who come back to their old jobs and shoot people?
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Most
media sources portray the problem in this way, which
actually makes murder at work seem more likely than
it really is. The number of cases involving current
or former employees who come to work with guns and
shoot or kill people is really quite small. Statistically
in most organizations, employees are most likely
to be threatened by a co-worker, not killed. Most
deaths at work occur during robberies of employees,
by criminals.
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I'm
afraid of retaliation if I tell my boss about a
threat I heard. What should I do?
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Although
it's hard to report instances where other employees
have victimized each other, or where an employee
is being victimized by a non-employee (as might
happen in a domestic violence issue), safety and
security while at work is every employee's business.
You may save a life, even your own, by reporting
a violation of company workplace violence policies.
Meet with your boss in private or off-site, and
tell him or her your concerns.
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How
is domestic violence related to workplace violence?
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Domestic
violence often crosses over from home to work and
becomes a serious workplace security issue. Perpetrators
of domestic violence may or may not work with their
victims at the company, but in either case, they
can make life miserable for them, their co-workers,
and even the management. Any domestic violence incident
that impacts an employee's performance and productivity,
or that of anyone else he or she works for or with,
becomes a company issue. Management has a duty to
intervene with referrals to counseling or to assist
with restraining orders, police response, or home
and work safety plans for all involved.
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