EBN: Inauguration Day: How leaders can prevent political division in the workplace

Chris Lipp, professor of practice in management communication, was interviewed by Employee Benefit News for a story about what managers can do to prevent political discord in the office.
 

While employers may be itching to dissuade workers from bringing up politics in the workplace, realistically, company leaders must accept that the subject is unavoidable, advises Chris Lipp, professor of practice and director of management communication at Tulane University's Freeman School of Business.

"Putting policies in place around politics goes against freedom of speech," he says. "Regardless of what side of the political spectrum you're on, these conversations are going to take place. People are going to have an economic conversation, for example, and politics and the economy are interwoven."

To read the story in its entirety, visit benefitnews.com:

https://www.benefitnews.com/news/how-leaders-can-create-unity-during-the-trump-administration