Employee Relations: To Mess Up Their Relationship With People...

-Susan M. Heathfield

Even the best organizations periodically make mistakes in dealing with people. They treat people like children and then ask why people fail so frequently to live up to their expectations. Managers apply different rules to different employees and wonder why workplace negativity is so high. People work hard and infrequently receive positive feedback. At the same time, many organizations invest untold energy in actions that ensure employees are unhappy. About.com Human Resources Nov 26 2002 6:55PM ET [Moreover - Human resources news]