Creating a Culture of Respect

Speaker: Lorie Reichel-Howe

An organization’s culture is determined by the way employees interact and communicate with each other. How people communicate will either empower or hinder your organization’s success. Unfortunately, the worst behaviors tolerated within an organization, become culture norms. Creating a culture of respect requires clarity around behavioral expectations and holding people accountable when conduct does not meet expectations. Posting values on the company wall or crafting policies is not enough and fails to create buy-in.

Establish a clear plan for creating clarity around expected behaviors and for securing employee buy-in to uphold expectations. Train your leaders and employees to reframe emotionally charged situations, even when opinions differ or personalities clash. Equip your team with the skills to hold accountable conversations when behaviors cross the line from respect to disrespect. By implementing these strategies, you will create a workplace culture where respect is not just a buzzword, but a lived reality that boosts morale, productivity, and overall success.

•  Create clarity around behavioral expectations·         
• Effectively address behaviors that strain working relationships and erode culture
• Increase accountability and ownership
• Build more positive and productive working relationships
• De-escalate conflict and create safety at times when opinions differ
• Create a workplace culture in which teams love to work