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America Back to Work: Tiffany Slater, HR TailorMade
Addressing Sensitive Topics In the Workplace with Confidence
In this episode of America Back to Work, Arnette Heintze sits down with Tiffany Slater, Ph.D, CEO of HR TailorMade.
With over 25 years of experience in human resources, Tiffany shares her journey from intern to executive and her passion for creating positive workplace cultures, especially within small businesses and nonprofit organizations.
Key Discussion Points
- Politics in the WorkplaceTiffany and Arnette delve into the complexities of discussing politics in the workplace. Tiffany shares practical tips from her LinkedIn article, “Addressing Politics In the Workplace,” and touches on:
- Setting Firm Limits:
- Establishing clear boundaries to prevent political discussions from disrupting the workplace.
- Modeling Respectful Behavior:
- Leaders demonstrating respectful conversation, especially during disagreements.
- Not Ignoring Offensive Comments:
- Addressing rude or offensive remarks directly to maintain a positive work environment.
- Holding Individual Discussions:
- Speaking privately with employees who make inappropriate comments to align behavior with company values.
- Gaining Perspective:
- Encouraging understanding of different viewpoints to foster a cohesive team dynamic.
- Setting Firm Limits:
- Leadership Challenges
- Handling controversial perspectives from leaders and the impact of keeping disruptive high performers.
- Effect of Societal Issues
- How companies can help employees manage external pressures from societal issues by fostering open, respectful dialogue within the workplace
- Future of Workplace Culture
- The evolving landscape of workplace culture amid significant political and social changes.
Final Thoughts
- Arnette wraps up the discussion, reaffirming the importance of respectful communication and understanding in maintaining a positive workplace culture. Tiffany emphasizes that leadership is crucial in guiding organizational values and practices.
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S2Verify is one of the leading, privately held, pre-employment background screening companies in the United States.
Arnette Heintze is co-founder and chief strategy officer at S2Verify. Before establishing S2Verify, Arnette spent more than three decades working at the highest levels of federal, state, and local law enforcement.
He served more than 20 years in the United States Secret Service as a special agent and senior executive,—oØ where he planned, designed, and implemented security strategies to protect U.S. Presidents, world leaders, events of national significance, and our nation’s most sensitive assets, including financial infrastructure.
After retiring from the Secret Service, Arnette focused on building the growth and performance of innovative start-ups and SMBs. In 2004, he established Hillard Heintze, a globally recognized strategic security risk management and investigations firm.
In 2009, along with Bill Whitford and Jim Zimbardi, Arnette established S2 Verify with an approach and methodology that delivers fast, accurate, compliant, and affordable background screening insights crucial to better managing insider risks, threats, and vulnerabilities.