by Michael Heitt | Jul 19, 2012 | Coaching, Disruptive Professionals, HR, Human Resources, policies and procedures, SHRM, workplace violence, zero tolerance
Though I’ve presented many topics to many audiences over the years, I just put on my first webinar earlier this week. Together with employment lawyer, Laura Rubenstein, we delivered a well-attended webinar entitled, “Dealing with the Disruptive...
by Michael Heitt | Apr 27, 2012 | Disruptive Professionals, human behavior, Human Resources, policies and procedures
Here is a Pennsylvania case in which a woman was fired from her job and denied unemployment insurance payments after being accused of engaging in disruptive behavior at work. What I found interesting about this case was how low the threshold for termination was. The...
by Michael Heitt | Mar 29, 2012 | Disruptive Professionals, human behavior
There was a very nice, honest piece in the Op-Ed section of the NYT recently about doctors’ feelings and why they lie (or don’t tell the whole truth) to their patients. The physician/author candidly shared some very personal feelings and stories about...
by Michael Heitt | Mar 21, 2012 | Disruptive Professionals, Human Resources, workplace violence, zero tolerance
Last week I was invited to be interviewed on a talk radio show hosted by Dr Carol Scott, an ER physician who trained at Hopkins and is interested in the topic of Stress. We discussed disruptive professionals, talking about what the term means, what leads to such...
by Michael Heitt | Nov 23, 2011 | Disruptive Professionals, disruptive students, human behavior, Human Resources, Patient safety, policies and procedures, risk assessment, workplace violence
On November 9, 2011, the Joint Commission announced that they will be changing the definition of the term “disruptive behavior.” Specifically, they have noted that disruptive behavior is “behavior or behaviors that undermine a culture of...
by Michael Heitt | Oct 3, 2011 | Disruptive Professionals, Human Resources
Most of the consulting and clinical work I do regarding disruptive behavior centers around the disruptive individual. Though I often make recommendations to the organization about the systemic issues that might be contributing to the acting out of a professional...
