Training can help all employees—not just
the worksite hothead—deal productively with emotions.
In the past, many companies conspired with employees to look
the other way. After all, confronting an employee in denial is a thankless job,
and it’s likely to make an anger-prone person...well, angry. But in a
security-conscious world, this nonsolution is a nonstarter, so more companies
are looking for ways to help employees get their anger under control. A 2003
Society for Human Resource Management survey illustrates this trend: Of 270 HR
professionals responding, 16 percent reported that their companies offered
anger management courses to employees, double the percentage in 1999. To read full article go to:
http://www.shrm.org/hrmagazine/articles/0605/0605andrews.asp
HR
Magazine - June 2005Vol. 50,
No. 6