Screw the Hierarchy

While white men hold the majority of power positions in the U.S. workforce, most white men do not. The result: resentment from the unfairness and pent up emotions from our culture's negative stereotype of men and boys expressing feelings. In this episode, Jack Kammer reveals what it's really like for most men to feel the pressure from gender stereotyping and what women can do in heterosexual relationships to share power. Find Jack at JackKammer.com. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

The stories we tell ourselves can hold us back. If we define ourselves according to how others defined us in childhood, for example, there's an opportunity to un-learn those beliefs that hold us back. In this episode, Crown Yourself's Kimberly Spencer reveals how we can transform ourselves so we can live authentically and reach our full potential. Find Kimberly at CrownYourself.com. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Our ability to resolve conflict can be influenced by our cultural upbringing, including our modeling of having difficult conversations or asserting our needs. In this episode, leadership coach Jerry Fu shares his personal experiences of fearing conflict as an Asian-American that showed him a need to help others with similar upbringings conquer the same fear. Find Jerry at AdaptingLeaders.com. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

What is Maslow's hierarchy of needs, and how can we ascend it to self-actualize? How did the pandemic bring so many of us back to the bottom of the pyramid? In this episode, leadership coach Carissa Karban shares how we can ascend Maslow's hierarchy so we can achieve the realization of our potential, despite the pandemic pulling us downward. Find Carissa at CarissaKarban.com. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Thinking in binary terms can keep us in a scarcity mindset. So what's one simple change we can make to move to a mindset of abundance? In this episode, leadership coach Carissa Karban shares what she calls the most destructive word in the English language, what we can replace it with, and how this concept ties into Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Find Carissa at CarissaKarban.com. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

The stories in our heads have impact. Thoughts lead to beliefs, and beliefs lead to action. So how do we choose the stories we tell ourselves so we can change our beliefs? In this episode, leadership coach Carissa Karban walks us through how our thoughts shape our lives — and how to change the narrative so we can live our best lives. Find Carissa at CarissaKarban.com. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Rose Kaz set out to build is a community of women who flip the script on how we do business, sharing the wealth of knowledge and resources to shift old paradigms. The result: the LBI Backstage Pass, a community with people of "any age, any color, any gender, and at any stage of their career to co-create better ways of living for ALL." In this episode, hear Rose share a need she saw and how she's filling it to inspire everyone to stand in their power. Find Rose Kaz at lbibackstagepass.com. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Songwriter Ellen Violette aspired to write music. But what she encountered was an industry full of sexist behaviors. In this episode, Ellen reveals how she coped with that music industry that didn't value her worth. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Inspired by real events, author Barry Welsh takes readers on a journey through what could happen when greed continues to go unchecked. In his book AMERICA: Land of the Greed and Home of the Grave, the first of a three-part series, Barry imagines a scenario of two powerful former political rival families plot to overthrow the U.S. government to end democracy. In this episode, Barry reveals his political background that led him to share a potential track we could go down based on current events. Barry's book is available at https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Barry-Welsh/dp/B09FS31HT5 If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

When former math teacher Dr. Katie Nall saw how much anxiety her students had from taking math tests, she took action. She showed her students how to dissolve WAFFLES (worries, anxiety, fear, frustration, lethargy, exhaustion, and stress) using the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). In this episode, Katie shares her story and how it led her to becoming an expert in EFT. She also shares the DISC model, a framework to see others' needs to understand better ways to communicate. Today, the TedX speaker helps drained female entrepreneurs recharge to live vibrantly and sleep at night. Find Dr. Katie Nall at DrNall.com. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

After the trauma of abuse at work, we often feel stuck. The exhaustion can feel overwhelming and debilitating. The anxiety is a feeling healer Kristine Ovsepian is familiar with. After her own journey of feeling empty and lost for years, Kristine took her power back. In this episode, Kristine shares her story along with the healing modalities that helped her feel unstuck and on her true path and the techniques she offers to help others experience the same inner peace. Find Kristine at JourneysToHeal.com. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Safety is a basic need. But so many of us don't feel emotionally safe growing up or learn skills to help others feel emotionally safe. We feel dismissed, ignored, and hurt, and so many feel the same way. But when we help others feel seen and heard emotionally, we can replace that hurt with connection — and de-escalate situations. In this episode, Doug Noll shares a de-escalation technique rooted in these ideas that's worked in prisons. The effects of this quick technique can be far-reaching, helping us connect more deeply and even address pain on a grand scale. Find Doug Noll at DougNoll.com. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Daniel faced years of mistreatment and dehumanizing at a liquor store run by a power-hungry boss. In this episode, hear Daniel share his experience at that job, where he is now, and what has helped him with the trauma. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Abuse at work can be all-consuming. But mindfulness can help us keep our focus on OUR goals. In this episode, mindfulness coach for athletes Christian Straka talks about the five pillars of mindfulness and how we can use mindfulness techniques not only to reduce suffering but also to level up our lives. Find Christian at MindsizeSports.com. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

When we feel stuck at work, we may not understand what WE want. What do WE value? And why might we not go for what we value? In this episode, career coach Lindsay Gordon talks about discovering our unique value and why it may be more useful to look at our purpose in life rather than our purpose with our careers to figure out what role we want our jobs to play in our lives. Find Lindsay at ALifeOfOptions.com. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Patriarchal conditioning has limitations for all of us, but when it comes to a ranking on the social hierarchy, women have different expectations and limitations than men. As women, how do we break free from our programming? And what will happen when we do? In this episode, coach Marcia Mariner reveals what it means to play into the masculine model, how we can choose a different model, and how her own journey shaped her work. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Focusing on the past or future — aside from processing trauma — can cause anxiety. But author Bill Mandarino has a solution: having present moment awareness where there are no limits. He says it's the secret sauce to creating a massively abundant lifestyle, free of fear and stress. In this episode, I talk with Billy about his approach and what it does for us. Find Billy at BillyMandarino.com. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

High achievers often take on the role of people-pleaser, often leading to stress, overwhelm, and anxiety. In this episode, life coach and best-selling author Kamini Wood reveals the key ingredients to go from what she calls "external expectation and validation hostage to resilient self-leader." How do self-compassion, mindfulness, shame, and guilt play a role? Find Kamini Wood at www.kaminiwood.com. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

We see abuse of power throughout history. But we learn lessons from how to go up against abuse of power and challenge institutions. In this episode, former attorney and author Mark M. Bello reveals his experience as one of the first attorneys to sue the Roman Catholic Church for sexual abuse by clergy in the 1980s, his take on how abuse of power and corporate greed infringes on our rights, and how social justice issues inspired his love for writing fictional stories about how policies might play out in people's lives. Find Mark M. Bello at http://www.markmbello.com. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

When someone in a position of power at work decides we need to go — and convinces the rest of the group we need to go — we may find ourselves the target of mobbing, a form of group aggression. But mobbing follows a predictable pattern, says cultural anthropologist Janice Harper who wrote the book Mobbed! What To Do When They Really Are Out To Get You. In this episode, Janice shares her research on animal behavior, group psychology, rumors, gossip, shunning, and false memory so you can detach from the predictable behavior and minimize the damage. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

How effective has sexual harassment law been at disrupting (never dismantling) the social hierarchies at work? In this episode, I build on last week's episode about the history of sexual harassment law in the US and its progress to talk about what's REALLY happening with sexual harassment law now. What does it do? Who's benefited, and in what way? If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

We know that sexual harassment law has advanced workers' rights, especially for women. But what has it done — and not done — to move the needle for women? How is it enabling those writing the rules to keep themselves in power to cling onto the status quo? Let's look to Yale Law School's Reva B. Siegel's short history of sexual harassment from her 2003 book Directions in Sexual Harassment Law to get a sense of what work was like before the Supreme Court interpreted Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sexual harassment as discrimination based on sex in the late 1980s. With each step, we'll look at how the history gives us insights for the need for general workplace anti-abuse legislation, the Dignity At Work Act. Workplace abuse has a discriminatory impact on women, non-white workers, and low-wage workers. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

On March 9, 2021, Evan Seyfried, 40, took his own life due to extreme and brutal harassment from two store managers and co-workers at a Kroger location in Milford, OH, where he was employed for 19 years. Kroger failed to protect Evan. Here is his story from organizer of Justice for Evan and family friend Jana Murphy. Read the lawsuit: https://www.scribd.com/document/515480124/Lawsuit-Kroger-manager-drove-employee-to-suicide?fbclid=IwAR3B65vezIRJcX5AGMtsx2ojnWDuFBYd2n45SctjqzMGRu1nh000TygJqKI Companies Kroger owns: Baker’s City Market Dillons Food 4 Less Foods Co Fred Meyer Fry’s Gerbes Harris Teeter King Soopers Jay C Food Store Kroger Pay-Less Super Markets QFC Ralphs Smith’s Food and Drug Like Justice for Evan: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/justiceforevanseyfried Twitter: https://twitter.com/justiceforevan #JusticeforEvan If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

This week, the New York state attorney general released a 165-page report on Governor Andrew Cuomo's misdeeds, including how those misdeeds were allowed to fester: through his "yes" people, the loyalists who protected him. In this week's episode, I talk about how "yes" people enable and even embolden serial abusers and how they're part of the abuser playbook of abusing power above the rules while vilifying those who speak up. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Going to work shouldn't mean witnessing blatant violations of moral code and suffering from demeaning treatment. But that's what going to work means for thousands of workers, including former U.S. Border Patrolwoman Deliris Montanez. In this week's episode, Deliris reveals why she spoke up and what it's like to be a federal whistleblower when most ways to expose it are closed doors. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

When a business owner decides to pay a worker for their time and effort, that business owner understands they will make money off that time and effort. It's part of doing business. But what happens when that business rakes in billions of dollars per year and uses some of their employees as welfare? I'm talking about the NFL exploiting its cheerleaders by paying them less than minimum wage for required gigs and practices. In this week's episode, I talk with Lacy Fields, a former Oakland Raiders cheerleader who exposed the exploitation of NFL cheerleaders nationwide that catapulted a national fight against wage theft as featured in the documentary "A Woman's Work: The NFL's Cheerleader Problem." Lacy reveals what it was like to go up against the giant, what she sacrificed, and how she became a feminist. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

In January 2021, researcher Ekta Srinivasa, RN, PhD revealed her findings of her study on experiences of self-reported bullying In female minority nurses within acute care hospital workplace settings. Her findings: employers channel discrimination through bullying acts and align with those willing to get rewarded to play the game, leaving patient safety on the line when competent nurses speak up. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Looking at life in the long-term can help us have agency and create lives according to our own values. In this episode, I talk about how we can get altitude on our lives, as career coach Liz Ryan talks about, so we can feel fulfilled and content rather than obedient and less than. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Joyce was a solid performer in health care management when she found herself suffering consequences for those who sexual harassed. But not just once. In this episode, hear how her employers in her industry funneled sexism through bully acts — and what advice she has for other targets of abuse at work. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Speaking out against workplace abuse can involve risk: risk of losing one's job, of losing future opportunities, and of losing relationships with those who benefit from the status quo. It can also involve finding your voice again, inspiring others to do the same, and taking your power back by sharing YOUR side of the story and your insights as to why workplace abuse is an epidemic.On June 22, 38 advocates signed up to verbally testify in front of the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development. In this episode, I share highlights of their stories to inspire you to join the national movement to say our dignity at work matters. Visit http://www.DignityAtWorkAct.org to get involved. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at http://www.dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Discovering bullying at work can follow a familiar pattern: 1. Employer mistreats employee or allows for a co-worker to mistreat another co-worker. 2. Employee sees the discriminatory impact of the mistreatment. 3. Employer and employee agree that training on these issues is the solution. The fact is though that studies show employers don't actually try to solve the problem when employees report mistreatment — illegal or not. Damage only increases when employers convince their employees through training of values they don't actually uphold in practice. In this episode, I talk about what one reporter says (and is a common belief) about the solution for mistreatment versus what one researcher says is the REAL solution. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

The U.S. is one of the last industrialized nations to address workplace bullying legally. But we're hoping to change that. On June 22, 2021, the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development will hear testimony on the Dignity at Work Act (DAWA). Here are three ways that you can take action TODAY: 1. Sign the petition: bit.ly/passDAWA 2. Get action alerts: bit.ly/DAWAalerts 3. Testify on behalf of DAWA in Massachusetts on Tuesday, June 22, 10:30am ET. Sign-up to testify at bit.ly/DAWAtestifyMA (sign-up deadline: Wednesday, June 16 at 1:00pm ET). Get ready by joining our testimony training on Tuesday, June 15 at 7:00pm ET: bit.ly/getready615 Email [email protected] for more information. In this episode, I talk U.S. and international laws around workplace bullying to help you understand how far behind the U.S. is. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

What can we learn from a high school graduation decades later? Well, it turns out a whole lot about approaching life from our unique viewpoint. In this episode, I talk about my three inspiring takeaways from a recent high school graduation and how they ring true decades later. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

If you're wondering how to cope with a culture in which you you don't feel valued — and I'm talking not just about your toxic work culture but also the overall culture in which some carry more social weight than others based solely on demographics — then join us for the second Re-Define Virtual Summit. This summit is all about coping in an oppressive culture when others can get away with diminishing our voices and abilities. It's all happening Saturday, June 26. Grab your free ticket at http://www.redefineourselves.com. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Our voices matter. And we can use them to help pass historic legislation to protect worker dignity. On Tuesday, June 22, you can virtually testify in support of the Dignity At Work Act in Massachusetts — no matter what state you live in. In this episode, I talk about my top 3 reasons to testify. For more information, sign up for action alerts at DignityAtWorkAct.org. We will send you more information on signing up to testify around Tuesday, June 8. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Control doesn't breed trust or inspire. In fact. it reinforces a hierarchy and creates a culture of fear. Insisting on in-person work when it's not required for the job is one means of control. In this episode, I talk about a Washington Post opinion piece from a CEO who threatens her employees' status for not coming into the office. Luckily, her employees spoke up. If you've been abused at work and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

When those who operate on ego look to build their base of followers, they often resort to looking for obedience. It's all about power and control for them. In this episode, I talk about grooming and hazing — tactics designed to test obedience — based on a target's story in the entertainment industry. If you've been abused at work related to your race, gender, disability, age, or other demographic and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

When we miss the red flags that a boss or co-worker is high conflict, we may find ourselves in a downward spiral of loss: health, finances, relationships, confidence, self-worth, and more. But it's never too late to see a toxic work situation with more clarity and take action to change course. We reveal the four red flags of bullying at work — and tools we can use to address the bullying. Join me with Susan Forster, an expert in workplace communication, leadership, and cultural change. She's sought after by organizations to create healthy, thriving, resilient workplaces. She focuses on Internal Family Systems, high conflict personalities, and respectful and healthy workplaces. If you've been abused at work related to your race, gender, disability, age, or other demographic and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Hollywood producer Scott Rudin — known for The Social Network and No Country for Old Men — is under fire for workplace abuse — both the illegal and legal kind. Throwing things, making racist remarks, overworking people, silencing workers, smearing workers when they leave — those are just some of the abusive behaviors he's gotten away with over the years. He stepped down, but will he finally be held accountable? If you've been abused at work related to your race, gender, disability, age, or other demographic and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Re-define your life at the Re-Define Virtual Summit on Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18 from 10am-4pmET. Workplace abuse left you feeling angry, bitter, betrayed, and depressed. Find support and understanding in this two-day event so you can recover and live the life you deserve. The result: a life of purpose defined by you — and no one else. In this episode, I talk about day 3: healing from abuse at work and talk about the six sessions from our expert speakers. Learn more at http://www.redefineourselves.com. If you've been abused at work related to your race, gender, disability, age, or other demographic and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Re-define your life at the Re-Define Virtual Summit on Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18 from 10am-4pmET. Workplace abuse left you feeling angry, bitter, betrayed, and depressed. Find support and understanding in this two-day event so you can recover and live the life you deserve. The result: a life of purpose defined by you — and no one else. In this episode, I talk about day 1: navigating abuse at work and talk about the five sessions from our expert speakers. Learn more at http://www.redefineourselves.com. If you've been abused at work related to your race, gender, disability, age, or other demographic and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

A group of first-year analysts at Goldman Sachs pulled back the curtain to show what's REALLY going on at the investment banking firm. And the way they did it went viral on social and garnered the attention of The New York Times. In this episode, I talk about the two sides of the debate on whether or not it's workplace abuse (we don't need to guess which side I'm on). I also touch on the common overlap of incompetence and abuse. Read the analysts' presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jyeu-wvS3Z10xQ0BlMIDOkh_INoP_Nnb/view If you've been abused at work related to your race, gender, disability, age, or other demographic and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Targets of workplace abuse report that their unions don't generally do to bat for them when it comes to going up against the abuse of power. But collective action is a key tool for targeted employees, and unions provide for that collective action. The PRO Act would give unions more power to help the employees they're designed to serve. In this episode, I talk about what the PRO Act will do if the Senate passes it and President Biden signs it. If you've been abused at work related to your race, gender, disability, age, or other demographic and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

The COVID-19 vaccine will present challenges for employers: can they require employees to get vaccinated? If not, what happens when employees isolate an employee who isn't vaccinated? In this episode, I talk about what challenges some employees may face when remote employees head back into offices — and what employers should do about those challenges. If you've been abused at work related to your race, gender, disability, age, or other demographic and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Getting legislation passed can be a long haul. But the process doesn't have to be overwhelming, The National Workplace Bullying Coalition is forming state teams across the country to introduce the anti-abuse Dignity At Work Act. In this episode, I walk you through the process to introduce legislation. We have a fantastic team of state team directors who can help with the rest of the process monthly. If you've been abused at work related to your race, gender, disability, age, or other demographic and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

The Dignity At Work Act is about granting our fundamental human right to dignity at work. Workplace abuse (or workplace bullying) often involves a person in power, such as a manager or supervisor, taking advantage of a less powerful employee. What workplace abuse is Abuse of power is too often a symptom of implicit bias — a problem discrimination law stopped helping since the 1980s when courts moved from focusing on impact to intent. Intent is a high threshold that makes the law mostly ineffective at addressing bias and disrupting hierarchies at work that create haves and have-nots when those in power “other” people. More than 50 years after Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, white men still occupy the vast majority of power positions in the U.S. workforce. Abuse may take the form of: Interpersonal abuse like public ridicule, disrespect, overwork, and overcontrol, including put-downs, screaming, excessive criticism, destructive gossip, false accusations, and other intimidating behavior. Organizational abuse like sabotage of your work, including impossible deadlines and workloads, micromanaging, removal of responsibilities without cause, purposeful inconsistent instructions, malicious schedule changing, withholding of information needed for your job, blowing off accomplishments, exclusion, taking credit for your work, invasion of your personal belongings, and giving bogus performance reviews to convince you you're a problem. Why workplace abuse is a problem The abuse often leads to severe damage for targets, witnesses, families, communities, organizations, and society, including loss of esteem, anxiety, depression, heart disease, high blood pressure, psychosomatic illnesses, physical harm, PTSD, suicide ideation, economic losses, turnover, absenteeism, workplace violence, lost production, violence outside work, divorce, increased medical bills, and detachment from communities. It costs employers billions of dollars annually. One of the biggest problems with workplace abuse is public health care costs. Employers externalize health care costs when they ignore employee well-being internally. When abused targets leave unhealthy work environments, they become burdens of taxpayers. They’re frequently uninsured. When they get sick, they turn to ERs for care, where delivering primary care is not cost efficient. By the time they get there, their health has already deteriorated to a point where treatment expenses are far greater than earlier intervention would have been. This bill would incentivize employers to address employee well-being internally and not make it a public problem. Numbers back up these problems. In his book Dying For A Paycheck (2018), Stanford professor Jeffrey Pfeffer says, "...the United States experiences about fifty-nine thousand excess deaths and about $63 billion in incremental costs annually compared to what would be predicted given its per capita income level. Considering the total toll previously estimated (of about 120,000 excess deaths and $180 billion in costs), our analyses indicate that about half of the deaths and about a third of the incremental costs from workplace conditions appear to be potentially preventable if the United States were more similar to other advanced industrialized economies." (p. 59, 60). Prevention is both less expensive and more effective than remediation. What the Dignity At Work Act will do If passed, the Dignity At Work Act would: Provide a cause of action for employees who suffer from workplace bullying. Hold employers accountable for abuse at work. Eliminate the need for proof of intent that renders discrimination law ineffective at disrupting social hierarchies at work. (White men still retain the vast majority of power positions in the U.S. workforce more than 50 years after Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Dignity At Work Act would strengthen protections for those who believe their mistreatment at work may be due to discrimination but can't prove it.) Create an incentive for employers to actually prevent, detect, remedy, and eliminate workplace bullying rather than wait for severe damage to take action. Protect low-wage workers who can't afford our pay-to-play legal system. How this bill differs from related legislation We can’t prove intent. We’ve learned from U.S. and international jurisprudence that it’s often impossible for targets to prove the bully’s intent, but the bullying still has negative impacts. Intent (general or specific) must not be one of the required elements for a claim of workplace bullying. Bullying scholars and legal practitioners both understand the difficulty of proving intent. As a result, intent is generally not included in the research definition of bullying and should not be included in the law. The Dignity At Work Act does not require targets of bullying to prove their bully’s intent. Psychological and physical harm is only one aspect of damage. We’ve learned through U.S. harassment jurisprudence that t

RN Sheila Wilson started Stop Healthcare Violence (https://stophealthcareviolence.org/) to provide safer workplaces for nurses and other healthcare workers. In this episode, I talk with Sheila about this problem that affects far too many healthcare workers — and what we can do about it. If you've been abused at work related to your race, gender, disability, age, or other demographic and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

Abuse at work can come in many forms: Discrimination against independent contractors, volunteers, interns, fellows, and trainees Retaliation against workers who share wage information Employers interfering in union elections Constructive discharge (pushing workers out) Tying your healthcare to your job Paying you a non-livable wage Requiring you to stay silent when an employer pays you for their wrongdoings through a settlement Not treating you like a human by granting you bereavement leave Requiring you to waive your rights to accept the job Paying you below the minimum wage just because you make tips Giving you fewer than 14 days notice to work a shift, retaliating against you for requesting specific hours, requiring you to work back-to-back closing and opening shifts, and hiring new employees when you're looking for more hours available Stealing wages Not providing enough sick leave during COVID Not paying for some portion of leave when needing to care for a family member Verbal abuse, sabotage, and other forms of abuse of power that violate a worker's right to dignity In this episode, I talk about proposed legislation across the country that deals with these issues. Passing these bills will advance workers' rights in a culture where workers are treated like means to stuff higher-ups pockets rather than humans. If you've been abused at work related to your race, gender, disability, age, or other demographic and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

If you've been bullied at work, you know how subtle and hidden toxic behaviors can be. The 2019 film The Assistant (now on Hulu) accurately shows signs of a toxic work culture, including what it feels like to experience one. In this episode, I talk about five ways this film shows how abuse at work stays hidden. If you've been abused at work related to your race, gender, disability, age, or other demographic and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy

If you worked in Boston in the 1970s, you may have known that a group of women clerical workers mobilized for better pay, advancement opportunities, and an end to sexual harassment. After organizing, they eventually formed the organization 9to5, which still exists today in several U.S. cities and inspired the hit film 9 to 5 starring Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin. In this episode, I talk about what's still happening today and the lessons we can take from those inspiring women clerical workers of Boston, including the importance of forming unions. Read more about the new film: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/9to5-the-story-of-a-movement/ See the screening schedule: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/indie-lens-pop-up/screening-schedule/?film=9to5-the-story-of-a-movement If you've been abused at work related to your race, gender, disability, age, or other demographic and would like to share your story anonymously, email [email protected]. If you feel like you need more help, I have a free guide to recovery steps at dignitytogether.org/targets and a signup for daily boosts through your inbox at the same place. Facebook: @HierarchyPodcast Twitter: @ScrewHierarchy