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10 tips for respectful communication
Respectful communication is about what, how, when, and where we speak as well as how we receive messages from other parties.
Self-respect
Self-respect and 2024 stats
Do you need self-respect before you can respect others?
7 attributes necessary for a Respectful Organisational Culture
Respect at Work is 7
So to celebrate the number 7, here are our top 7 attributes that we expect to see in a respectful organisation
New posters/magnets, Positive Duty, great feedback, and WorkSafe Month
New Posters/magnets. You can access them here Posters — Respect at Work, or please get in touch if you would like some magnet versions for your office fridge/filing cabinets.
Culture is NOT someone else’s job.
We are all an active participant in our cultures and subcultures just by virtue of being there.
Workplace toxicity
Let’s remember our humanness, our workplace responsibilities, and our compassion.
If you see someone struggling please check-in, support, and speak up.
Psychological safety (and wellbeing) and psychological health and safety - it IS ok to talk about both
I recently read (in a conference blurb that I intend on attending) that many people are ‘butchering the understanding of psychological health and safety’, and that one of the key red flags of this butchering is if the person quotes Amy Edmonson (as I do constantly).
Resilience (yes again)
‘Resilience isn’t just about learning ways to cope with unfavourable situations, but about identifying ways that will help you move forward so you don’t get ‘stuck’ in places that are detrimental to your overall wellbeing.’
2024 Here we go
I want 2024 to be a great year! not a good year but a GREAT year. I want to be engaged, compassionate, and of course respectful - to everyone I meet but also to myself.
2023 that’s a wrap!
I feel like this year has been a year of contradictions; it was long but also flew by, crazy busy but with time for a couple of nice holiday breaks, healthy but with some bouts of sickness, full of rewards and full of frustrations.
My unexpected unconscious bias
Awareness trumps ignorance.
Conscious inclusion trumps bias.
Why do sensible, professional adults act like toddlers?
I am gobsmacked by defensive, angry people/adults in workplaces who are firmly set on ‘pay-back’ and revenge who could instead attempt to listen with compassion and empathy.
Fence sitter?
I very much value listening above talking – Could that be perceived as fence-sitting?
Why should I? - Meeting your workplace legislative requirements Part 2
Perhaps a question for some readers is why? Why do I have to change anything? Or, What are the consequences if we don’t comply?
Meeting your sexual harassment and psychosocial hazards workplace legislative requirements. Part 1
Workplace sexual harassment is prohibited under the Fair Work Act from 6 March 2023, and Safe Work Australia’s Managing psychosocial hazards at work Code of Practice (July 2022) expects workplaces to protect their workers mental health. Do you know what this means for your organisation?
The privilege of respect (re-shared from April 2018)
We assume that respect and empathy come easily to all of us and all we need is gentle reminders - but how true is that?
Work IS emotional
Whether you believe in ‘work to live’ or ‘live to work’ most of us think about work and about our workplace relationships during our non-work hours.