Psychologically, the term is “regression.”  Emotionally, the right word would be “childish.”  Both the label and the workplace situation are still the same:  someone in your organization needs to grow up!  If you see infantile behavior in your workplace from adults who are shaving facial hair every day or regularly applying eye liner, your workplace can benefit from this learning experience.

Skills Presented:  (1)  How to determine if your organization, because of its practices and policies, is actually “birthing” children in the workplace, (2) How to understand the principle of “regression” as an ego-defense mechanism among adults, (3) How to verbally and emotionally respond to childish behavior, (4) How to use 12 organizational practices to minimize the need for adults to act like children when they want to communicate with management and (5) How to communicate to the entire workforce this is an “adults only” organization.