This week’s Tip of the Week asked if you’re the language police at your company or organization. How would you like to be the language police for Don Imus?

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In this week’s Tip of the Week, I asked whether you’re the language police in your company or organization. The answer is yes, and you just never know how far you’ll have to go with your policing duties. For example, you may be called upon to police an employee who plays or sings rap lyrics at work. Check out a recent California case involving a lawsuit filed by the EEOC.

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In any discrimination or harassment case, what’s always alleged?  Somebody used inaappropriate language.

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The brief tenure of the CEO of the Red Cross has come to an end. He has been forced to resign because of an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate employee. The organization issued a press release saying that the CEO’s conduct reflected poor judgment on his part and impeded his ability to lead the organization.

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We have two breakouts going right now.

The first is called “Wolverines in the Workplace: Combat Tactics for Bullies on the Job.”  It’s being presented by Margaret Morford, President of HR Edge in Brentwood, Tennessee, and Brad Siegel with Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur in Columbus, Ohio.  This presentation was made at AEIS in Nashville by Margaret and Tony Swafford with Miller & Martin in its Nashville office.

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