Gay Professor

A gay professor experiences offensive comments from colleagues based on some...

Tags: diversity, severe and pervasive, harassment, preventing harassment, ph9, sexual orientation

Angry Professor: Heather

A manager is obligated to investigate a complaint of inappropriate behavior...

Tags: branching, series, 2009, preventing harassment, higher education, professor

SMART Goals

A manager uses the SMART strategy when giving a goal to...

Tags: smart goals, smart, performance management, management, performance, feedback

Scantily Clad Employee: Manager

A male manager gets nervous because a female employee comes to...

Tags: 20, branching, series, manager, dress code, supervisor

The Anti SMART Goals

A manager gives goals and definitely doesn't utilize the SMART goal...

Tags: jeff, rob, coaching, smart goals, smart, performance management

Giving Performance Feedback

After a big project, a manager gives her direct report feedback...

Tags: kelly, goals, giving goals, feedback, performance, supervisor

Good Performance Review

A manager gives her direct report a performance review and discusses...

Tags: performance meeting, performance evaluation, evaluations, performance review, performance management, management

Interviewing the Right Way

A hiring manager uses behavior based interviewing techniques to gain information...

Tags: 170, recruiting, interviewing, hiring, interview, hire

Interviewing the Wrong Way

A hiring manager interviews an applicant at a cafe and does...

Tags: 169, recruiting, interviewing, hiring, interview, hire

Skipping the Conference

An employee decides to skip a conference to avoid the unwanted...

Tags: 187, 166, harassment, unwelcome, unwelcome conduct, ph9

Interviewing While Pregnant

A person interviews while noticeably pregnant and the manager tells her...

Tags: hiring, job, job requirements, hire, 2008, interviewing

A Quarterly Performance Meeting

A manager meets with his direct report to evaluate her performance...

Tags: sheila, objectives, goals, giving goals, feedback, performance

Recruitment Puffing

A recruiter makes exaggerated promises regarding a job opportunity to entice...

Tags: recruiters, hiring, recruiting, interviewing, interview, hire

The Tense University Department

A Professor who heads up a Department at a University makes...

Tags: harassment, protected, trait, characteristic, protected trait, definition

The Annoying Texter

An employee pesters his coworker with numerous personal texts throughout the...

Tags: robert, doreen, electronic communications, social media, preventing harassment, harassment