Some examples may help clarify just what advocacy is: 1  You join a group that helps build houses for the poor--that's wonderful, but it's not advocacy (it's a service). 2  You organize and agitate to get a proportion of apartments in a new development designated as low to moderate income housing-that's advocacy.
Modern managers also realize that effective employee discipline is more of a mindset than a physical action. By focusing on the needs of employees, and the human relations aspect of the management job, managers are able to foster the development of dedication in employees.
A hostile work environment exists when physical, verbal, and/or visual conduct at work creates an offensive, intimidating, and/or abusive environment. 1  The offensive behavior must be unwelcome. 2  The offensive behavior must be pervasive. 3  The offensive behavior must persist despite your efforts to stop it.