A MATTER OF RESPECT: How to Recognize and Eliminate Disrespectful Behavior

Produced

• 1994

Key Features

Presenter's Guide and Video. VHS or DVD video is 17 minutes in length, in 3 viewing segments.

An interactive video presentation on harassment designed for use by all employees.

Harassment, whether direct or indirect, takes many forms. Innuendos, slurs, mimicking, jokes, leering, intimidation, touching, gesturing, threats, rumors, and the list goes on. Unfortunately, forms of harassment are taking place every day within most organizations. And, unless disrespectful behavior is recognized and appropriate action taken, it will continue and lead to low morale, poor productivity, and turnover.

This is an interactive learning session that will take between 45 minutes and one hour if used as designed. A variety of situations are presented as acted-out scenes. Scenes center around situations regarding...
Age
Race
Religion
Sexual Orientation or Preference
Disability
Sex or Gender
Weight
Language or National Origin
Insensitivity by Managers and Supervisors
Rumors

The Presenter's Guide gives directions for introducing the video and for each interactive segment.

After viewing this video and participating in the interactive discussion, participants will...

• Get in touch with their feelings and express their reactions to the situational dramas presented in the video.
• Recognize and discuss direct and indirect forms of disrespectful behavior between co-workers and outside customers.
• Recognize that it may be necessary and appropriate to report harassment to a manager or human resources representative in the organization.

The video "preview" clip shown on this page requires that Windows Media Player is installed on your computer. To add this media player product, download from Microsoft Windows Media Player.