Supervisory Inertia: A Key Component Leading to Aggressive & Violent Behaviour in the Workplace

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- First-line supervisors and mid-managers fail to appropriately identify and/or respond to warning signs and risk factors at an early stage of what may eventually become a crisis.  Because these risk issues are not identified, they often increase in severity until an employee becomes physically violent.

Violent acts include bullying and threats to physically harm; acts which sometimes end in homicides and suicides. One tragic example is the recent shooting incident at the Empire State building by a fired employee, which could have easily occurred at his former workplace.

Control Risks' John Lane brings 20 years of experience managing issues of risk within the work environment.  He will discuss supervisory inertia which serves to increase the potential for violent behaviour through examples such as a tragic multiple homicide that he investigated.  He will talk about how organizations must implement workplace violence policy and associated procedures, sound pre-employment protocols, the development of a formalized prevention and response team, training, incident response and post-critical incident response capabilities.

John Lane, an expert in workplace violence prevention, will be at the ASIS International Seminar and Exhibits 2012 Philadelphia, PA, to talk about "Supervisory Inertia: A Key Component Leading to Aggressive & Violent Behaviour in the Workplace" on Wednesday, September 12, 2012.

About Control Risks
Control Risks is a global risk consultancy specializing in political, security and integrity risk. The company enables its clients to understand and manage the risks of operating in complex or hostile environments.  Through a unique combination of services and wide geographical reach and by adopting a close partnership approach with clients, Control Risks helps organizations effectively solve their problems and realize new opportunities around the world.  www.controlrisks.com.

SOURCE Control Risks Group