Timothy Dimoff
Speaker | Expert | Author
Have you ever repeatedly experienced the following at work: Name-calling Shaming in public Intimidation Verbal abuse Pranks People leaving you out of conversations Managers giving you partial instructions or Having your work efforts sabotaged? If you have, you’ve been bullied. Yet, none of the behaviors listed above are illegal. According to a 2017 Workplace...
With the advent of social media and new digital surveillance methods, it’s a brand-new world in terms of what you can and cannot do to monitor or investigate an employee. Before your employee privacy policy is forever compromised and your company culture is permanently damaged, it is up to you as an employer to...
Hiring is always a tricky situation. Unless the candidate is a friend, HR must take a lot on faith alone. There are definite red flags during the hiring process that present themselves and help HR spot risky employees. But what if there are no flags? Can the organization be confident that the employee is...
Are you dealing with a once-enthusiastic, high functioning employee who barely makes it to work on time and has difficulty performing job duties? If so, the employee may be experiencing employee burnout. If ignored, employee burnout will affect productivity and the overall morale of the entire office. The key is to detect employee burnout...
As the year winds down, it’s a logical time to reflect on what has happened throughout the last twelve months. If you’ve endured a bad job this past year, be assured your time has not been wasted! Consider it as time served in the school of hard knocks. Honeymoon is Over Often bad jobs...
In Part 1, Why You Should Care About Substance Abuse at Work, we learned that someone else’s “personal problem” could impact an organization’s bottom line and everyone’s personal safety. In Part 2 we explored the telltale signs of abuse that managers should look out for when determining if someone is abusing. Since it is...
In Part 1, Why You Should Care About Substance Abuse at Work, we learned that someone else’s “personal problem” presents a problem for everyone they encounter on a day-to-day basis. Substance abuse impacts the bottom line and the personal safety of all personnel within an organization. This insidious problem can no longer be ignored....
With the growing incidents of opioid abuse in Northeast Ohio, it’s important to remember that you may not have a drug problem, but the person working beside you might. In this blog we will explore the statistics behind the rise in substance abuse and who really pays for employees under the influence. Being aware...
In the business the only thing that’s constant is that things change all the time. That includes employees. Employees leave for many reasons, from finding new and better opportunities, to getting laid off. Whatever the reason, employees leaving can have a profound effect on your business, especially if you have a small business. The...
Most of us spend the majority of our time at work. Hopefully that time is productive and positive, but what happens when it isn’t? Could your organization be a toxic environment? What defines a toxic work environment and how does it affect a company’s bottom line, its employees, and its productivity? A toxic workplace...