Simple. Safe. Successful.

Do you need a safe and effective way for your leaders to fulfill their positive duty of care responsibilities by talking to their team about what is and is not okay when it comes to sexual harassment behaviors at work?  

Our world-leading team of workplace leadership and psychosocial safety researchers have created this evidence-based, step-by-step conversation pack to help leaders and team members: 

BUILD A SHARED UNDERSTANDING OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT

While some behaviors obviously constitute sexual harassment (e.g., sexually explicit images or sexual assault), other behaviors (e.g., sexual innuendo, a hug, or an invitation to a bar for a drink) are less obvious. Cultural, religious, and generational differences can result in behaviors that feel acceptable to one team member being completely offensive, intimidating, or humiliating to another. Understanding these differences is often the key to preventing sexual harassment encounters in teams. 

TALK SAFELY TOGETHER TO AGREE ON CLEAR BOUNDARIES

The Conversation Worksheet helps leaders guide a one-hour conversation with curiosity, compassion, and in a way that respects everybody’s unique contexts, communication preferences, and time constraints. Teams can quickly and easily assess any areas where clearer behavioral boundaries are required and co-create control ideas together at the individual, team, leader, and organizational levels before agreeing on the next steps they want to prioritize to minimize risks. 

NAVIGATE THE UNEXPECTED

The Bonus Troubleshooting Tips identify a list of potential challenges, pitfalls, and side-tracks teams can fall into and provides leaders with the evidence-based resources and referrals they need to navigate uncharted or uncomfortable topics that may emerge.

This done-for-you guide and template is available for you to co-brand or rebrand for your own culture and context, all we ask is that you acknowledge The Leaders Lab as the original source of the material.