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Therese's Triple Newsletter Archive
Triple Take Tuesdays -- Why conflict resolution training fails (and what actually works)
TAKE #1 -- MYTH: Send problem people to conflict resolution training and they'll magically become collaborative team players. TAKE #2 --...

belvaprojects
Sep 6, 20251 min read
Triple Take Tuesdays -- Your culture survey results are worthless (here's what works)
TAKE #1 -- TRIGGER: The annual culture survey results are in. Engagement is down 15%. Trust in leadership is at an all-time low. Your...

belvaprojects
Sep 6, 20251 min read
Triple Take Tuesdays -- Stop asking why employees quit (do this instead)
TAKE #1 -- CONFLICT : Your best employee just quit. In their exit interview, they finally tell you everything that's been wrong for...

belvaprojects
Sep 6, 20251 min read
Triple Take Tuesdays -- Progressive Discipline: The Ripple Effects
TAKE #1 -- PROBLEM: A problem employee just received their second written warning. HR is following progressive discipline to the letter....

belvaprojects
Sep 6, 20251 min read
Triple Take Tuesdays -- The $500K lawsuit that "neutral" HR could have prevented
TAKE #1 -- STORY: An HR manager told me she stays "neutral" in workplace conflicts. Last month, her silence during a harassment...

belvaprojects
Sep 6, 20251 min read
Triple Take Tuesdays -- Nobody uses your open-door policy (here's why)
TAKE #1 -- TRIGGER: A new manager proudly announced his "open door policy" at the all-hands meeting. Six months later, he wonders why no...

belvaprojects
Sep 6, 20251 min read
Triple Take Tuesdays -- Why your best employee just quit (and maybe it's your fault)
TAKE #1 -- PROBLEM: A top performer asks for a raise. Her boss says no because "it wouldn't be fair to everyone else." Six months later,...

belvaprojects
Sep 6, 20251 min read
Triple Take Tuesdays -- The assumption that protects workplace predators
TAKE #1 -- MYTH: "When in doubt, assume innocent intent first ." This is a common rule in the workplace conflict resolution space,...

belvaprojects
Sep 6, 20251 min read
This Termination Documentation Mistake Cost $2.3 Million
TAKE #1 -- STORY: I read about a Senior HR director who spent three months documenting everyone's interaction with a "difficult" new...

belvaprojects
Sep 6, 20251 min read
Triple Take Tuesdays -- Why a $15,000 team retreat failed miserably
TAKE #1 -- THE CONFLICT: No matter what, the team couldn’t collaborate. Deadlines missed. Tense, unproductive meetings. Personal...

belvaprojects
Sep 6, 20251 min read
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