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Sometimes a department or field is dominated by one gender and it can be hard for people who aren’t that gender to be successful in that field - due to ingrained perceptions or long-standing stereotypes. Think male nurses... or female software developers.

Whistleblowers perform an important service by bringing to light allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement and by reporting what they reasonably believe to be evidence of wrongdoing. They must not be subject to or threatened with reprisal for doing so. Employees who blow the whistle play a critical role in keeping our organization’s programs and operations honest, efficient, and accountable. Federal laws (such as the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act) strongly encourage employees to disclose wrongdoing and protect whistleblowers from retaliation.

We’ve all felt nervous... even anxious about an upcoming event. Anxiety is something we all encounter as a normal part of life. Anxiety can actually be a motivator… helping us accomplish a task at hand that needs to be done. But many times, we experience the negative side of anxiety. this quick course provides a great overview of anxiety and how we can effectively tackle it.

You’ve got an employee who consistently ignores certain safety rules and needs to understand safety regulations must be adhered to. What do you do? This course provides the just-in-time information and tools needed to help a manager address the situation while maintaining a respectful workplace.

Promote inclusion and cultural competency in the workplace. Diversity can be defined as the unique characteristics of all of the various groups who make up your business environment (such as customers, managers, employees, suppliers and other stakeholders). Managing diversity is about recognizing and responding effectively to the similarities and differences among all groups that make up the organization.

Understanding standing and embracing other cultures is a key part of creating an inclusive workplace free of bias and stereotypes. This course provides an overview of the African American holiday – Juneteeth. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday. On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden declared Juneteenth an official federal holiday.

A change has been made in your area and, unfortunately, an employee is not accepting the change. What do you do? This course provides the just-in-time information and tools needed to help a manager address the situation while maintaining a respectful workplace.

You’re aware an employee is having some personal problems and you feel they’re affecting their work. What do you do? This course provides the just-in-time information and tools needed to help a manager address the situation while maintaining a respectful workplace.

You have an employee that's making and receiving too many personal phone calls during work hours. What do you do? This course provides the just-in-time information and tools needed to help a manager address the situation while maintaining a respectful workplace.

Understanding and embracing other cultures is a key part of creating an inclusive workplace free of bias and stereotypes. This course provides an overview of the Jewish holiday – Passover. Passover (sometimes called the Festival of Unleavened Bread) commemorates the Hebrews’ liberation from slavery in Egypt and the “passing over” (or the sparing) of the firstborn of the Israelites, on the eve of their exodus from Egypt.

You have an employee who may have been promoted beyond their capability, or perhaps the job outgrew this employee. How do you work with an employee who is not performing up to your expectations? This course provides the just-in-time information and tools needed to help a manager address the situation while maintaining a respectful workplace.

The powerful program features employees speaking out about what their managers could do to help them be successful. It provides a fantastic look into what employees are really thinking about when it comes to their manager/supervisor relationship. Streaming course version.

Understanding standing and embracing other cultures is a key part of creating an inclusive workplace free of bias and stereotypes. This course provides an overview of the Hindu and Sikh holiday – Holi. Also known as the festival of colors, Holi is celebrated in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, along with other countries with large Hindu and Sikh populations. Holi usually marks the happy transition from harsh, dark winter to brighter, warmer springtime - symbolic of the triumph of good over evil.

Understanding and embracing other cultures is a key part of creating an inclusive workplace free of bias and stereotypes. This course provides an overview of the Islamic holiday – Eid al-Fitr. After a month of prayer, devotion and self-control, Muslims celebrate the accomplishment of their sacred duties during Ramadan with the beginning of Eid al-Fitr, or the Festival of Breaking the Fast. The festival is a national holiday in many countries with large Muslim populations.

It's important to recognize that diversity, equity and inclusion go beyond race, gender, ethnicity, etc. They can and often do involve differences in organizational culture, including work styles and schedules, geographic and time-zone differences, occupations, and working on virtual teams.

Let's be honest, workplace sexual harassment is still an issue. Even when subtle in nature, comments, body language, and tone of voice that imply something sexual is not appropriate in the workplace. These kinds of actions can easily lead to charges of hostile environment sexual harassment.

Joking can make the workplace fun, but it is also an area that can easily cross the line from being inappropriate to being illegal. People who work together sometimes engage in ‘harmless flirting’. As long as that behavior is welcome for those who are flirting, and those who are around to see it, it isn’t sexual harassment. When someone changes their mind, however, the welcomeness ends, and it’s time to stop.

What do you do when a co-worker (or employee) takes compromising pictures of fellow worker and decides to post them on social media? Are you prepared for the fallout? Understanding how this behavior could be the basis of disciplinary action and even a hostile environment sexual harassment lawsuit.

Do your employees know the difference between unprofessional and illegal behavior and sexual harassment? Could they recognize how an unwelcome pursuit can become harassing behavior? What if it was a manager pursuing an employee? Inappropriate or illegal?

Do your employees know the difference between unprofessional and illegal behavior and sexual harassment? Do they know how to handle borderline situations involving themselves or their coworkers, even third party vendors/non-employees? This powerful vignette drives discussion, builds awareness and helps prevent incidents of sexual harassment.