>SIGNS OF TRAUMA AMONG EMPLOYEES

Here are some warning signs to help you intervene before your organization sustains irreparable damage.

People dig in and resist when asked to change.

They cling to their competency zones.

They seem angry, aggressive and difficult.

They resort to self-destructive behaviours.

They insist they are “fine” or are uncharacteristically silent.

Leaders behave in un-leaderlike ways.

People become polarized into opposing camps.

Source: Diana Hendel and Mark Goulston