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 | Apr 4, 2011 | Aging, Memory
Some recent research indicates that though there are some notable cognitive declines (primarily in memory and processing speed) following early adulthood, the impact of these declines are not all that significant. We often harshly judge our our memory skills and do...
by Michael Heitt | Mar 17, 2011 | benefits of therapy, human behavior, placebo, Psychotherapy, self care
A new study was released (and summarized in the APA Monitor) about the use of placebo medications. There have been many studies on the use of placebos, and they repeatedly demonstrate that when people are expecting a result to come from medication, it usually...
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 | Feb 9, 2011 | college campus, Disruptive Professionals, disruptive students, EAPA, Human Resources, risk assessment, SHRM, workplace violence
I just read an newspaper article from California State Fullerton that I thought was great. A group of students, concerned about disruptive and violent behavior among their peers, formed what is essentially a risk assessment team designed to address disruptive...
by Michael Heitt | Feb 5, 2011 | benefits of therapy, psychodynamic, Psychotherapy
Last year a great article was published in the American Psychologist touting the benefits of psychodynamic psychotherapy. Proponents of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) have always done an amazing job of demonstrating the positive outcomes associated with CBT, but...
by Michael Heitt | Jan 31, 2011 | Coaching, Disruptive Professionals, HR, Human Resources, Psychotherapy
I recently stumbled upon this interesting blog post about how HR professionals can assist managemnet in dealing with employees’ disruptive behaviors. What I like about this article is that it discusses a relatively broad range of disruptive behavior and it...
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...
