Sat.Oct 22, 2022

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What Is Weaponized Incompetence?

HR Digest

TikTok’s latest buzzword “weaponized incompetence” has brought to light a toxic practice pertaining to the workplace. Weaponized incompetence can play out in friendship, parenting, and even romantic relationships. But in this article, we break down the meaning, and how to handle it, along with red flags to spot around the workplace. Here’s what you need to know first.

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Watching “Gaslight” (1944): One viewer’s guide

Minding the Workplace

On Friday evening, I hosted an online discussion of the movie Gaslight , the 1944 thriller that gave rise to the pop psych term gaslighting , a term now used to characterize psychologically manipulative and controlling behaviors in interpersonal relationships, the political realm, and — of course — our workplaces. This session was part of a film discussion series hosted by the University of Chicago’s Basic Program of Liberal Education for Adults , an intensive, non-credit, four

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How Can HR Help an Underperforming Employee?

HR Digest

Employee performance has a great impact on the company’s productivity. In other words, working out ways to deal with an underperforming employee indirectly increases the company’s growth. Underperformance can also have a devastating effect on the team depending on how employees carry out their responsibilities. Consider learning about the best way to handle underperformance.