Corporations on the Couch

Lynn Friedman, Ph.D., Psychoanalyst, Clinical Psychologist and Executive Coach

A monthly column published in the Washington Business Journal

Get the right diagnosis before treating HR woes

It's happened again. You attempted to address an organizational problem by bringing in the experts. However, the workshop was an abysmal failure. Noting that you were having a difficult time recruiting and retaining women and people of color, you decided to do something about it. You hired diversity experts to conduct a diversity workshop. But it was a disaster. Your staffers were rude and provocative. Even your star performers appeared disinterested. A few took a snooze. You were frustrated and embarrassed. Still worse, afterwards, they lamented that they had "plenty of work to do and didn't need a workshop that was a complete waste of time." More disconcerting, they complained that they were tired of being used just so you could "put a check in the right box." The latter accusation made you angry and hurt your feelings because that was hardly your intent. Get the right diagnosis before treating HR woes (Continued on the Washington Business Journal website.)

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