This week I have been delivering Respect at Work training in regional Australia for a logistics organisation. Respect at work is essentially an upgrade to the training I used to deliver around anti-discrimination, bullying and sexual harassment training. It focuses on organisations creating a culture that’s respectful of all, and prevents and eliminates as much as possible, discrimination, sexual harassment, and workplace environments that are hostile. The main focus is on the positive duty placed on organisations to present and eliminate as much as possible sexual harassment, based on the fifth national survey on sexual harassment in Australian workplaces, which showed at 33% of workers have experienced workplace sexual harassment, with

What I’ve noticed is that the attitudes and values of the audience for this training has shifted, and for the better. I have also noticed that perhaps my maturity and approach to delivering this training has also shifted, for the better.

Today the conversations in the room are heartening, and collaborative. They are open, and people are willing to share about their experiences. Not only is behaviour changing, but people are seeing the impact of behaviour that’s not respectful, and hearts and minds are shifting.