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Sexual Harassment Training
Please join us for this short, but highly important series on a topic we know is uncomfortable, but is vital to maintaining a healthy workplace.
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Week 3 - Best Practices for Preventing Sexual Harassment
Team Discussion Questions:
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Review the best practices suggested in the video. Please select one and discuss why you believe the practice could be helpful in preventing sexual harassment and protecting your team.
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Limit or avoid physical contact.
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Avoid commenting on others’ appearances.
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Avoid humor that involves legally protected categories.
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Limit social interaction outside of work, particularly one-on-one interaction and including social media or text messaging.
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Be familiar with Jack Cooper’s policies.
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Make one-on-one meetings interruptible and observable.
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Create a culture of speaking up.
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Be mindful that “innocent” interactions can (1) be perceived differently by others; or (2) create an open door for sexual abusers and predators to capitalize on a workplace with limited or no boundaries.
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Focus on the comfort of others, not what you can and cannot do (self).
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Please discuss the following hypothetical with your team. Deliver-It-Fast, Inc. is looking to hire new delivery drivers quickly. However, they have a limited number of driver trainers, all of whom are male. What would be the power dynamics of a male trainer/ female trainee, and how could this create an environment where sexual harassment could occur? What are some ideas you could suggest to Deliver-It-Fast, Inc. for putting boundaries in place to protect both trainers and trainees?
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If interested in learning more on this topic, please check out the news articles below:
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We know this has been a challenging series. As mentioned in this last video, one common reaction to trainings like these is, “You can’t do anything these days without offending someone.”
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Why is it so important, as the video suggests, to focus on the comfort of others, not self?
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Even if a person has “good intentions,” how does a disregard for boundaries open the door for people with bad intentions?
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