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RUOK? Day 2022
You don’t have to be an expert to have a meaningful R U OK? conversation. Ask R U OK? No qualifications needed.
What do you do when you feel disrespected at work?
Once you have checked your perspective and gathered your facts, practice self-advocacy, approach the person and speak to them about how their behaviour is making you feel.
Remember that you have the right to be treated with respect and compassion.
Respect - is there a universal definition?
Respect is always simply about acknowledging and valuing others with consideration and without judgement.
27 years later…
Who would have thought that I and vocational education would progress so far – ‘What is this internet thing and what’s it got to do with me??’
- Roz 1993 😊
Did you hear about Maggie?
Is gossip like an addiction that some find near impossible to quit?
Who are you?
Our cultural self helps to define our identity.
Who I am is influenced by my upbringing, my family, life experiences, education, relationships, work experiences, trauma, tragedy, successes and failures.
Workplace Mediation
Mediation provides a genuine opportunity to listen and understand another’s perspective while they listen to understand yours.
Personal accountability
It’s easy to get caught up complaining about the behaviour of others but how often do we shine the spotlight on own behaviour?
Simple and small things you can do to make a difference
Listen to your staff – you can’t fix what you don’t understand
Our managers are unapproachable. Our managers don’t act.
Do your manager/s have the skills and training to deal with the bullying behaviours?
Where is your focus?
Be an active consumer of your workplace.
Walk around, have conversations, feel the vibe.
Are you listening?
It’s what happens AFTER the learning that makes the difference.
There is so much good information around at the moment but it’s only useful if you listen and apply it.
How do you want to feel at work?
Every time I am with a new group of training participants, I ask the question ‘how do you want to feel at work?’
New Normal?
In our 'new workplace normal' putting people first has never been as important.
We're all Wonder Women
Let's be advocates for ourselves and our female co-workers, not just for IWD but every day.
Words - Open to interpretation?
Words often become an issue when they are attached to the concept of 'political correctness'; that concept itself is then verbalised with invisible air inverted commas " ".
“Silence is golden, but sometimes it’s just plain yella”
Your input, your voice and your ears are powerful tools that contribute to the culture that you want, and are willing to accept.
