At that time, our CEO was a man of great integrity and concern for people. While his first priority was our patients, he also understood the importance of caring for the employee. His philosophy was take care of your employees and they will take care of you. Under his reign, our healthcare system has grown and developed a stellar reputation. Everyone wanted to work for our healthcare system. It actually took me two years of updating my application and calling regularly before I got a job. I started in the laundry room and was so proud! Fast forward to the present day, and I am looking at the system I have known, respected, and loved all these years, experiencing high turnover, dissatisfied employees, low performance, inappropriate behavior, and various inconsistencies. Why is this happening? There are numerous factors, but some of them are due to poor management decisions and treatment of employees. This doesn't affect the entire organization; we have some really strong leaders who care about some areas. Why is it allowed? The political climate is not managed and poor managers are not held accountable. My employee relations team plays an important role in disciplinary actions taken against employees. We act as an objective third party for management and employees. In my organization, HR is just one option. For example, I was faced with a very difficult situation
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