When employees have concerns, whether it’s an issue with a toxic manager or uncivil behavior from someone else on their team, they aren’t turning to HR, according to a new study. While this probably isn’t surprising to many, this finding points to an ongoing issue for HR.
Good article from HBR and the role of trust and the issue with not trusting HR departments. The big question is how do you effect actual change in trust through specific initiatives - or perhaps you have the wrong folks in those roles. Maybe it's time to take a hard look at whether you're actually building trust with your employees.