Research in North America suggests that more than one in three employees have experienced bullying, abuse, harassment, or discrimination in their workplaces. This course provides organizations of all sizes, in any industry, with a proactive standard tool for all employees to combat bullying, abuse, harassment, discrimination, and incivility for a safer, more productive quality of life in the workplace and their personal spaces as well.
This Respect in the Workplace course will define and deal with bullying, abuse, harassment and discrimination; identify and address unconscious bias; identify power dynamics in the workplace; empower bystanders to take effective action; discuss understanding and managing common emotions in the workplace; talk about mental health outcomes of prolonged or unaddressed disrespectful behavior; and teach how to foster respect in a workplace.
Session One: Course Overview
Course Overview
Learning Objectives
Pre-Assignment
Pre-Course Assessment
Session Two: The Power of Respect
Framing our Experience
Making Connections
Definitions and Responsibilities
Pre-Assignment Review
Identifying Offensive Behaviors
Session Three: Unconscious Bias
Our Brains and Bias
Where Does This Fit Into Our Discussion of Diversity?
Predispositions
Assimilation, Accommodation and Mitigation
Recognizing Bias
Session Four: Workplace Dynamics
Power Dynamics
Types of Power in the Workplace
Inviting and Building Healthy Dynamics
Encouraging Healthier Dynamics
Session Five: Managing Emotions
Identifying Emotional Experience
Emotional Scenarios
Managing Difficult Emotions
Case Studies
Session Six: Empowering the Bystander
Anatomy of a Bystander
Taking Action
What Do I Say?
The Four D’s of Action
Session Seven: Fostering Respect
Showing and Sharing Respect
Brainstorming
Creating a Diverse Workplace
Showing Acceptance
Role Play: Dealing with Disrespectful Behavior
Personal Action Plan
Course Summary
Recommended Reading List
Post-Course Assessment
Pre- and Post-Course Assessment Answer Key
Pre-Course Assessment
Post-Course Assessment
Assignment Answer Key
Session Two: The Power of Respect
Session Three: Unconscious Bias
Session Four: Workplace Dynamics
Session Five: Managing Emotions
Session Six: Empowering the Bystander
Session Seven: Fostering Respect