Posts by morrow@eauclairechamber.org
August Blog: The Perspective
Stereotypes Stereotypes are convenient lenses in which people in our society view other people. Stereotypes are used to categorize people of all types of characteristics like race, gender, area of residence, profession, culture, and area of study. What makes stereotypes harmful is how they are taught within society. People learn about stereotypes within the society…
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Enduring the Process Each member of a company’s workforce has goals he or she is looking to achieve in their career path. To achieve goals in a career path, every employee needs to endure a process to achieve the goal. While in the process, the employee will learn valuable lessons essential for the next step…
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Leadership Styles The leadership of every company plays an important role in the success of the company. Every company has a different style of leadership that is needed based on the company’s situation and the workforce the leadership team is in charge of. There are five different styles of leadership companies can use to help…
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Religion Discrimination An employee’s religion the set of values and beliefs the employee holds in their everyday life. The way the employee practices his or her religion is dictated solely on the employee no one else. The Office of Civil Rights states that when an individual is treated differently because of his or her religious…
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Wage Discrimination Wage discrimination is when a company does not pay their employees fairly. Wages should be determined based on how long employees have been at the company, their position, and their performance as an employee. When wages are determined based on age, gender, or some other factor not work related, then wage discrimination has…
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Goal setting in the workplace Goal setting is one of the most important parts of workforce progress. Goal setting occurs when an individual employee and or an entire workforce devotes time and energy to achieve something. Workplace goal examples are increasing DEI in a certain department, coming up with a new marketing campaign, creating a…
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Why Company Culture is Important A company’s culture is what defines the company norms and how workplace dynamics are operated. Each company has a different culture that is dictated by the top management and influenced by the industry the company is a part of. For example, Mayo Clinic is part of the healthcare industry, does…
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Judgement Errors Making quick judgements in the work place is a common error amongst coworkers. When an employee is seen doing an action or looks a certain way that portrays him or her in a negative way, a coworker is quick to make a judgement that isn’t correct. Because of the incorrect judgement, a coworker…
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Education vs Work Experience: Learning in the classroom has always been designed to help prepare students for life. The classroom is designed to be a safe place for students to take courses on certain topics and make mistakes without having serious consequences. The classroom can also be a way for employees to take courses in…
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Lessons Generations can teach each other Generations are ways that help people obtain an idea on how different age groups grew up. Each generation is most defined by a major point in history or major change in societal norms. While each generation is artificially made, they are still helpful for understanding different age groups. Each…
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