Warning Signs of Workplace Violence
In a perfect world, employers would filter out high-risk workers during the hiring process.
In reality, of course, screening job candidates for the potential to commit an act of workplace violence is difficult, if not impossible. Still, employers can educate their supervisors and others in the organization to know when a worker is on the brink of a breakdown.
Armistead Whitney, CEO of the Atlanta-based business-continuity firm Preparis Inc., advises employers to keep an eye out for workers who:
