This workshop is being delivered in partnership with ACHIEVE Centre for Leadership.

Description:

A respectful workplace is a prerequisite for building a healthy and successful organization. Respectful workplaces not only foster productivity, they also contribute to employee well-being. This workshop explores the components of respect and addresses individual responsibilities within the work environment. Participants will learn how to voice their expectations as well as initiate and respond to difficult conversations about disrespectful behaviour. This training will help provide the attitudes and skills necessary to contribute to creating and sustaining a respectful work environment.

Some of the Topics Included:

- The Cost of Disrespect – Human and Financial
- The Legal Framework for Respect
- Grey Areas in Respect
- Identifying Unhealthy Environments
- Assessing Your Workplace
- Markers of Healthy Environments
- Assessing for Disrespect
- Steps to Deal with Disrespect
- Your Part in Maintaining Respect
- Employee and Employer Responsibilities
- Strategies for Change
- Respectful Workplace Policies

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants should be able to:

- Define respect and explain how it is experienced in the workplace
- List behaviours that are associated with discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, and gender harassment
- Describe their role in creating a respectful workplace

Target Audience:

This is an introductory-intermediate level workshop applicable to both leaders and employees.

Format:

This is a live virtual event using Zoom, an online meeting platform. Please check your system requirements prior to registering.

About the Presenter:
Jessica Antony is a communications specialist with over a decade of experience helping others share their stories, with a focus on collaborative communication, editorial development, and content creation. She has a bachelor’s degree in Rhetoric and Communications and a master’s degree in Media Studies. Jessica facilitates workshops on leadership, communication skills, and content creation, and has been teaching in the Department of Rhetoric, Writing, and Communications at the University of Winnipeg since 2009. In all her work, she is committed to developing and maintaining trusting relationships, with an attention to cultural differences, working styles, and mutual goals. Jessica is enthusiastic about helping people strengthen their ability to communicate clearly, respectfully, and with ease. She is a dynamic and engaging facilitator who is enthusiastic about understanding people’s communication styles and approaches to help them improve their capacity to effectively and respectfully communicate with those around them.

Cancellation Policy:

Registrations cancelled seven or more days prior to the workshop/live stream are refundable, minus a $50 administrative fee. Cancellations less than seven days prior to the workshop are non-refundable. If at any time you are unable to take part in the event, you are welcome to transfer your registration to another individual at no extra cost. In this case, please notify CPHR Manitoba immediately to discuss a transfer of registration.

ACHIEVE reserves the right to cancel an event due to unforeseen circumstances or under-enrolment. Liability is limited to a refund of workshop/live-stream fees only.