8 Keys to a More Respectful Workplace: 04. Stop Workplace Harassment

Workplace harassment is something we hear a lot about these days. Harassment at work involves a pattern of unwanted behavior that can cause workplace turmoil, dysfunction, animosity, anxiety and pain. It’s up to all of us to support our coworkers and help make this behavior stop. The goal of this course is to raise awareness of the fact that harassment is determined by how the recipient of the behavior feels and how this knowledge can head off harassing behavior before it starts. The course also shows the steps to take to put a stop to harassing behavior.

Learning objectives:

• Demonstrate an understanding that it’s the harassed and not the harasser who determines what is harassment
• Demonstrate the techniques for avoiding harassing behavior and to stop it if it is already occurring