Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low-Kramen is an American TEDx speaker, author, and a former Executive Assistant to Oscar winner Olympia Dukakis for 25 years. She was named a Top 100 HR Influencer who has walked in the shoes of the staff and has written about it in her books Be the Ultimate Assistant and Staff Matters. Bonnie has spoken in 14 countries and at the Wharton School, Harvard, and the British Parliament. Her writing has appeared in Harvard Business Review, and her work was profiled in Forbes. 

Bonnie works to end discrimination, close the wage gap, and to break the cycle of workplace bullying in order to build an ultimate workplace for her children and yours. She lives in Florida and has 7 grandchildren.

Why is the International Day Against Harassment and for Inclusion in the Workplace so important?

People don’t leave companies. They leave bad managers.” This quote by Marcus Buckingham goes to the heart of the matter about why this Day is relevant. In 2025, far too many staff are being chased away from potentially good jobs by harassment and toxic work environments. And, before they leave, they are traumatized in the process and that trauma stays with them for years, forever. The damage being inflicted and the price we are paying in human souls are unacceptable and solutions must be discussed