Trust Your Canary

Never before have managers been under such pressure to juggle the responsibilities of leading their teams to high performance and simultaneously responding to ever-increasing demands to maintain a psychologically safe work environment. In Trust Your Canary, popular speaker, consultant and writer Sharone Bar-David inspires managers to confidently identify, prevent and tame workplace incivility. A first of its kind, this hands-on comprehensive resource is the ultimate guide for leaders wishing to cultivate a respectful and productive workplace environment.For more than twenty years, Sharone Bar-David has provided training and consulting services across industries. In Trust Your Canary, she brings decades of experience to even the trickiest of situations and offers enlightened support. She compels us to create the kind of workplace we all aspire to: one that is respectful and thriving with abundant productivity. "Sharone Bar-David is a leading authority on the topic of workplace incivility. This is a book you'll want to refer to again and again." - David A. Wright, Chair, Law Society Tribunal; former associate chair, Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario"A must-have for the management bookshelf! Trust Your Canary guides the creation of the business case for action and provides excellent advice on strategies to effect change." - Prof. Charlotte Rayner, Portsmouth Business School, University of Portsmouth; past president, International Association on Workplace Bullying and Harassment "An important and engaging book for managers and decision makers, Trust Your Canary offers innovative strategies for what can be done about the devastating effects of workplace incivility." - Kipling D. Williams, Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University; author of Ostracism: The Power of Silence "High-performance teams require 'high civility' interactions, and Bar-David offers a full array of specific strategies to achieve this." - Dr. Laura Crawshaw, author of Taming the Abrasive Manager; Founder and Director of The Boss Whispering Institute