6 Ways to Help Employees Get Along

6 Ways to Help Employees Get Along

This blog post was originally published on April 4, 2012 and was updated on November 5, 2020.

Sometimes employees don’t get along and these conflicts and office disagreements can dampen productivity, waste time, reduce a team’s performance, make the work environment tense and uncomfortable, and increase stress in work groups – none of which are beneficial to your business. Here are a few ways managers can help reduce conflict on their teams.

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Talking Politics in the Workplace: Addressing the Elephant in the Room

Talking Politics in the Workplace: Addressing the Elephant (or Donkey) in the Room

This blog post was originally published on Oct. 29, 2018, and it was updated on Oct. 7, 2020.

With the upcoming 2020 Election Day on November 3, to say that this year has been more politically charged than most is an understatement at best. So what happens when political discussions begin to (or maybe they already have) sneak into the workplace? Hopefully, nothing. Ideally the discussions remain just that—a civil discourse between employees, perhaps during their lunch hour.

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ERC Promotes Tara Motheral, Susan Chermonte, & Allison Kenney

Highland Heights, Ohio – ERC, the human resource organization that provides training, HR consulting and support, coaching and assessments, and research services, is pleased to announce the promotions of Susan Chermonte to Manager, Membership & HR Consultant, and Tara Motheral and Allison Kenney to HR Consultant. Their roles have expanded to include the delivery of HR consulting projects to ERC members and clients.

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ERC Welcomes Two New Board Members

We’re excited to announce the appointment of John Gadd and Raj Aggarwal as new ERC Board Members. ERC’s Board advises our management team on the company’s overall operations, including finance, compliance, business strategies, and HR practices. They share their expertise and guidance with our President Kelly Keefe, Senior Vice President Carrie Morse, Controller Sandy Sharrone, and Director, Marketing, Nicki Artese, in quarterly meetings.

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