Red Flags

Inaugural Data Collection Brief: Red Flags of Low-Morale – Part 2 (May 2024)

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Earlier this month I shared quantitative data from my latest Data Collection Project focusing on how people identify, respond to, and learn from red flags they observed in organizations. View the inaugural quantitative data. This report follows the first part, offering qualitative data from the participant group (N=20).  Share details about the experience: “During the […]

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Inaugural Data Collection Brief: Red Flags of Low-Morale – Part 1 (May 2024)

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Last month I started another Data Collection Project created to learn more about how people identify, respond to, and learn from Red Flags they observed or experienced while job-hunting or after joining a new organization. This inaugural report will offer two parts – this first part shares quantitative data, and a second part will summarize

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Red Flag: Problematic Leadership Behaviors

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The 2017, 2019, and 2021 low-morale studies all reveal and/or validate that the behaviors of formal leaders often are central to the onset and/or proliferation of low-morale experiences in modern workplaces. There are particular leadership styles that are more likely to cause or exacerbate workplace abuse and neglect; the following qualitative data highlight tactics of

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Red Flag: Resilience Narratives

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Resilience narratives place individuals in charge of filling in or taking responsibility for system failures (Berg, Galvan, & Tewell 2018). People who are faced with such narratives often hear colloquialisms like “do more with less,” or, upon sharing their workplace concerns about lack of resources or support, are admonished to have “grit.” When resilience narratives

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Red Flag: Insularity

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In my low morale studies, participants shared observations that their organization’s culture included the characteristic of insularity. Employees exhibited insularity in several ways – from being obviously suspicious of new employees (e.g., “outsiders”) to actively performing disinterest in updated practices or  promoting behaviors that invite cronyism.  In addition to making conditions ripe for a plethora

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A MicroBlog Series: Red Flags

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Red Flag (noun) : something that indicates or draws attention to a problem, danger, or irregularity. – Merriam-Webster Low-morale experience data and anecdotes highlight that, for a variety of reasons, victims often discount or ignore early warning signs that co-workers (including leaders, colleagues, or direct reports) or organizations are toxic and/or harbor or promote abusive

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