From snide remarks that set off office arguments to physical threats connected to a CEO’s social media post, political polarization has put workplace tensions on a hair trigger. Melissa Muir and Raymond Fleck of Pinkerton’s Comprehensive Risk Management Group join the GSX Daily edition of the SM Highlights podcast to talk about their upcoming GSX session on mitigating risk amid workplace incivility and where security professionals can lead their businesses forward by putting the mission over political differences.

Additional Resources

Meet this episode’s sponsor, Johnson Controls, at GSX booth 1955 or online at https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/

Attend Muir and Fleck’s presentation, “Bridging the Divide: Security Solutions in a Politically Polarized World,” at GSX on 29 September at 11:15 a.m. CT. Learn more here: https://gsx25.mapyourshow.com/8_0/sessions/session-details.cfm?scheduleid=695

Read more from SHRM about social and political incivility in the workplace in 2024 here: https://www.shrm.org/about/press-room/political-and-social-viewpoint-differences-escalating-workplace-

Explore the Harvard Business Review coverage of the costs of incivility at work here: https://hbr.org/2013/01/the-price-of-incivility

Read more about threats to judges, attorneys, and jurors in Security Management coverage here: https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/articles/2024/10/election-security/attorney-judge-threats/

Explore more about how to manage security during periods of mass protest: https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/articles/2025/05/mass-protests/

What do you do if your workplace is feeling toxic? Check out resources and articles here: https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/articles/2024/05/toxic-workplaces/

Discover six sources of workplace conflict here: https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/articles/2020/06/six-sources-of-workplace-cultural-conflicts/