Every Workplace Has Six Cats

Every workplace has that one employee who makes you want to pull your hair out. What if this isn't about attitude at all, but that no one ever taught you how to recognize the signs of coping?

Sarah Bennett, an HR leader with over two decades in management and HR, has spent her career sitting in the room where managers and HR either build trust or lose it. In Every Workplace Has Six Cats, she introduces a framework built on six real cats, each one representing a workplace behavior pattern every manager will instantly recognize:

• The employee who shuts down without step-by-step direction
• The one who short circuits at any hint of feedback
• The one who's quietly stopped trying and hopes no one notices
• The high performer who's one bad week away from burning out
• The one who seems fine and then suddenly isn't without warning
• The one everyone secretly wishes would just get another job

Grounded in real research on psychological safety, workplace stress, and personality science, and written with the warmth and humor of someone who has actually lived this work, this book gives managers and HR professionals a shared language. Fewer good employees get labeled as a "problem" and more get the support that turns their behavior around before it results in a resignation letter or a company lawsuit.

Whether you're a first-time manager, a seasoned HR professional, or someone in between, Every Workplace Has Six Cats will change how you see the person in the next cubicle, and maybe your own cat too.

Perfect for: managers navigating difficult conversations, HR professionals building better manager relationships, and anyone who has ever loves both cats and organizational psychology.