| Creating
a Respectful Workplace
We have been delivering employee harassment awareness workshops for
many years. In the evaluations, participants consistently told us the
greatest learning came from hearing their co-workers' opinions about
workplace interactions. We decided to design a workshop that went beyond
the human rights protected categories and examined the workplace through
the lens of respectful and disrespectful behaviours. Using interactive
exercises, this workshop provides a framework within which to review
definitions and complaint avenues of harassment, define workplace culture
and encourage participants to make a commitment towards creating a more
respectful working environment.
This workshop may be useful when:
- you have already provided harassment awareness workshops
for your employees and want to review that education and take the
discussion a little deeper
- you haven’t offered harassment awareness education
and you want to do that from a broader perspective
- you have identified problem behaviours within a work
group and want to encourage changes in the workplace culture
- you want to encourage team building and leadership
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Power
in the Workplace
Another facet of workplace dynamics that has fascinated us for years
is the role power plays in interpersonal interactions. The root cause
of a lot of workplace problems is the abuse of power, whether from those
in traditional positions of power or from those who possess power because
of knowledge, experience, popularity or physical strength. Conflict,
harassment, bullying and general workplace dissatisfaction are the symptoms
of this problem, symptoms which take inordinate amounts of time and
money to address.
Some of the questions we explore in this workshop are: In what ways
do you have power? Who has the most power in your workplace? How do
they exercise this power? How do those with less power deal with the
power imbalance? What can you do to ensure that you do not abuse your
power? What can you do to ensure those with the most power do not abuse
their power?
This workshop may be useful when:
- there have been ongoing problems with a work group
- you want to take an honest look at ways to improve the
functioning of a team or work group
- you want to be proactive in creating a healthy work
culture
- you want to encourage leadership
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