Respectful Workplace: Keeping the Sandbox Safe and Collegial
In our present cultural climate, it is essential to ensure that your workplace is respectful and harassment-free. But what does this actually mean for employees? What does this look like? This interactive workshop includes small and large group discussions, scenarios, games & activities, and communication techniques practice. Beginning with an exploration of the difference between friends & co-workers and how we can make the workplace inclusive for everyone, the workshop is divided into two main parts (which can be presented independently or together).
Part 1: The Boundaries of the Sandbox
- Defining & Identifying Harassment – Discriminatory and Personal (a.k.a. bullying))
- What are the elements of harassment
- What are the 13 grounds of discriminatory harassment?
- What is/isn’t bullying
- When disrespectful becomes harassment
- Difference between conflict and harassment
- Responding to Harassment
- What are the rights and responsibilities of the employer
- Government Regulations and Organization Policies and Procedures
- What are the rights and responsibilities of employees
- “But what do I say???!!!” – Setting Boundaries (and mending fences): DER Technique
- What are the rights and responsibilities of the employer
Part 2: Playing Together Safely in the Sandbox
- Introduction to Conflict Resolution
- What makes conflict “difficult”
- Managing Conflicts Collaboratively
- Requesting Behaviour Change: DEAR Technique
- Win-Win Problem Solving – moving from adversarial to interest-based
- Communicating toward Resolution
- Listening so people will talk: Active Listening – reflections, summaries, reframes
- Talking so people will listen: Inclusive Expression – “I” & “Let’s” Statements
Very important information. I appreciate Keiron’s ability to have the participants feel heard — he’s a very compassionate speaker and very inspiring of the same qualities.
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