workplace | Dr. Debbie Dougherty

Professor Trauma is Real

Last night I had a nightmare. I dreamed that I did not have time to read Francie Smith’s (who graduated at least 10 years ago)...

Can Men Control their Sexual Impulses? Are Women who Flirt and Walk Away Sexual Harassers?

Dear Dr. D.,What do you call it when a young woman flirts and teases a young man, getting him all aroused, then laughs and runs away,...

Sticks and Stones may Break your Bones, but Sexual Harassment Leaves Scars.

How Should I Talk About My Pain?

I have been in a lot of pain lately. Not the existential kind. The physical kind. It has been going on for close to five months and I am...

A Tale of Two Men (As Told by A Woman)

Let me start with a confession. I have been in a bit of trouble lately. Yep, as a woman, apparently I am not supposed to have opinions on...

Hey Managers, If Your Organizational Culture is a Web, are You the Spider or the Fly?

If organizational cultures are webs of meaning, then who weaves the web? Who is caught in the web? Are managers the spider or the fly?

Destroy Your Organizational Culture in Three Easy Steps!

Here are some of the ways that organizational leaders inadvertently damage their organizational cultures.

Where do these Wicked Workplace Problems Come From?

How do we recognize wicked problems, like sexual harassment? This blog provides advice about how problems become embedded in an organization

Damned if You Do. Damned if You Don't. The Paradox of Femininity

The paradox of femininity makes it impossible for women to be judged as good, or even as good enough.

The Unique Person Syndrome

By Debbie S. Dougherty I am sorry to have to tell you this, but we are not as special as we think we are. The problem isn’t that we think...

Andrew Tate Does not Care About Your Politics.

A friend of mine told me she loved my blog, but could not share it because she lived in a conservative community. I was surprised,...

Adored, Dreaded, Loved, and Loathed: Do you have a Predator at the office Holiday Party?

One of the most adored, dreaded, loved, and loathed events is just around the corner. I am talking about the annual workplace parties.

Sexual Predators Flourish in a Carefully Crafted Field of Silence

Not only am I a scholar and a consultant, but I am also a farmer. My family raises sheep. One of the things you learn quickly as a sheep...

Woman at Work? Must be a Prostitute.

Shortly after posting my first blog a few weeks back, I received the following message from a stranger: I would like to say that this...

Powerful Women are Objects of Suspicion

“Hey Women, Be Strong. (But if you are, we will threaten to kill you)” Where’s Nancy? Where’s ___ (insert name of any powerful woman...