Follow Up: High Level Government Official Forced to Resign For Bullying and Harassment

Workplace Fairness and Dignity

Hi: Thank you for tuning in!
This episode is the follow up to a story I talked about in the second half of the last podcast. The story was about a top government official in Canada who was forced to resign from her job when accusations of abusive behavior and maintaining a toxic work environment forced a workplace investigation which became public.

Information I cover in this episode include:

-what current and former staffers said about the work environment the official presided over;

-the resulting report by an outside consulting company that investigated the allegations;

-the reaction by the official to the reports of her behavior;

-lack of thorough vetting that could have predicted her performance related to how she led staff in the job;

-how exceptions to policies can backfire in a costly way;

-how protecting poor managers can be costly.

I posted a bit more on my blog some of the information that I discussed on the podcast: https://workplacefairnessanddignity.blogspot.com/. Do stop by.

MUSIC: The Soul of Motown, by Bobby Cole; Slide the Guitar, by Neil Cross; Fun, Retro, Upbeat, by Vladyslav Krotov; Snap, Swing, by Diego Martinez; Swinging Lounge Bar, by Neil Cross; Bizet’s Habanera, by Keith Anthony Holden; Geminiani Concerto Grosso Classical – Worldwide Public Domain; Snap Swing Stinger, by Diego Martinez