Favoritism in the workplace is counter-productive and, in some cases, illegal. When management assigns responsibility or gives promotions based on favoritism, the company is not always getting the ...

The truth is that favoritism is part of our society. The question is: Are we playing favorites based on personal and cultural biases or are we playing favorites based on accountability?

Favoritism runs rampant in offices across the country. Whether you've received special treatment from a friendly boss or have watched an undeserving coworker get more opportunities, people ...

Executives acknowledge that playing favorites runs rampant in the workplace. But good luck getting individual executives to admitting that they engage in the practice.

Differential treatment based on "protected class," such as race, gender, religion or nationality, is where you get into legal trouble. The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) describes ...

In most entry-level roles, managing upwards or—managing your manager—is an integral part of advancing your career. Following Part 1 of our “Managing Up” series, we continue the discussion ...

Cartoonist John Klossner suggests that everyone just admit that favoritism exists -- and to acknowledge that not all favoritism is bad. Workforce Management In a former life, I was a playground ...

allenovery.com Managing a clash of rights in the workplace – recent cases and legal consideration Pheonix v The Open University Ms Pheonix (C) was a university professor employed by the Open ...

Consider workplace culture carefully. If you need to overcome age bias to prove your value going in, you may need to keep fighting an ongoing battle. Any way you slice it, age discrimination is ...