This question was texted to me by an unknown source a few days ago. It was accompanied by a video of a prominent football player and...

Alright. We have another woman running for the President of the United States. Not only is she a woman, but she is Black and Indian. You...

Part 2 of a four part series on fear and courage in organizations Yesterday I went to see the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse movie...

“Hello customers/clients/employees/constituents, this is organization X and I want you to know that we value Fear. Yep, we do everything...

William, a six year old child, is now the only remaining member of his family. They were all shot. With a gun. Lots of people were shot...

Sticks and Stones may Break your Bones, but Sexual Harassment Leaves Scars.

I went to visit my Grandmother last week. She told me that my new book, Sexual Harassment and Organizational Culture, reads like a novel...

If organizational cultures are webs of meaning, then who weaves the web? Who is caught in the web? Are managers the spider or the fly?

Here are some of the ways that organizational leaders inadvertently damage their organizational cultures.

How do we recognize wicked problems, like sexual harassment? This blog provides advice about how problems become embedded in an organization

The paradox of femininity makes it impossible for women to be judged as good, or even as good enough.

This blog uses personal stories and the children's movie "Rescue Heroes" to describe traumatic masculinity.

By Debbie S. Dougherty I am sorry to have to tell you this, but we are not as special as we think we are. The problem isn’t that we think...

By Debbie S. Dougherty Has anyone else found the questions about what is a woman kind of weird? I mean, usually people obsess about...

A friend of mine told me she loved my blog, but could not share it because she lived in a conservative community. I was surprised,...

Has anyone else noticed the gathering pressure to find #joy? There are books, and articles, and speeches, and blogs, all suggesting that...

One of the most adored, dreaded, loved, and loathed events is just around the corner. I am talking about the annual workplace parties.

It is the end of the semester and teachers all over the world are facing an emerging problem that is threatening our ability to educate....

Not only am I a scholar and a consultant, but I am also a farmer. My family raises sheep. One of the things you learn quickly as a sheep...

In honor of Thanksgiving, I thought this week’s blog should focus on the good things in life. In particular, the people who make my life...