Posted in Organizational & Management Topics on Aug 31st, 2007
Everywhere I go, I meet management and organizational consultants. It’s a field that keeps growing and with some very good reasons: 1) It’s impossible to maintain full time staff, with every possible management skill that might ever be needed; 2) Even if there are folks on staff with the skill set needed to address […]
Posted in Practice Overview on Aug 24th, 2007
It’s time to dedicate a posting to the introduction of Dr. Ottenstein, of the Workplace Trauma Center in Baltimore. Rick is a very special colleague of ours, with a plethora of experience consulting, teaching and providing Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) services, both nationally and internationally. Take a look at Rick’s practice website, […]
Posted in Critical Incident Stress in the Workplace on Aug 19th, 2007
As I read the news this week, I noted a number of critical incidents that were reported. Two firefighters died fighting a fire in a skyscaper in lower Manhattan, that has been vacant since 9/11. Hurricane Dean claimed lives as it ripped through the Southern Caribbean. The earthquake in Peru killed 500 […]
Posted in Practice Overview on Aug 13th, 2007
I am hoping that our readers will pay special attention to the website links that I am adding to our Blog. The web is rich with resources and information related to trauma, grief, organizational, management and general mental health issues. I will be trying to list as many of the best of these […]
Posted in Organizational & Management Topics, Critical Incident Stress in the Workplace on Aug 10th, 2007
I mentioned, in my last post, that it is helpful for managers to reach a comfort level with themselves, to successfully negotiate complicated work relationships and fare well under stress.
A good measure of self-knowledge goes far in helping people to reach that comfort level and improve functioning under stress, whether related to everyday […]
Posted in Organizational & Management Topics on Aug 4th, 2007
A very common complaint that I hear from employees is that management “doesn’t care” about them. As a matter of fact, I would say that, across industries, this is the leading complaint I receive. I’ve come to refer to this issue as the “Great Disconnect” between management and non-management groups. As it […]