by Michael Heitt | Apr 19, 2011 | Disruptive Professionals, sexism
The president-elect of the American College of Surgeons stepped down amid controversy over a sexist Valentines Day editorial published touting beneficial effects of semen (and unprotected sex) on women’s moods. Though not directly harmful to any patients, his...
by Michael Heitt | Apr 14, 2011 | Coaching, Disruptive Professionals, ethics
Not long ago, the Chicago Tribune ran a controversial article about the how the Illinois Professional Health Program handles confidential information. Their slant on the issue was that the Program was essentially harboring criminals by keeping secrets that could harm...
by Michael Heitt | Apr 8, 2011 | HR, human behavior, Human Resources, policies and procedures, risk assessment, workplace violence, zero tolerance
We’ve all heard about so-called “zero-tolerance” policies. They sound great and seem like they make a lot of sense, but if you think about it, can you really apply such concrete decision making to dealing with human behavior? In this Washington Post...
by Michael Heitt | Mar 2, 2011 | Court, Disruptive Professionals, Investigation
An orthopedic surgeon in WY had a history of disruptive behavior in the OR including throwing instruments and berating staff. When the OR staff protested having to work with him, the hospital took action, investigated the situation and eventually suspended his...
by Michael Heitt | Jan 9, 2011 | Disruptive Professionals
As promised, I will try to share interesting articles I find about psychology, disruptive professionals, etc. I have a bunch of articles in my tutorial (which is password protected – – sorry), but I’m always looking for more. Here is a very short...
