Signature Program: Building a Respectful Workplace
Workplace culture is not built overnight—it requires intentional commitment, reflection, and consistent practice. Elevate Inclusion Strategies’ Respectful Workplace Program is a three-year, three-module training journey that equips organizations with the tools to build inclusion, strengthen capacity-building, and embed authentic communication into everyday interactions.
Designed to meet Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) standards while going beyond compliance, this program creates psychologically safe environments where people thrive.
Why a Three-Year Approach?
The program is structured as a progressive journey, ensuring that learning is not only introduced but also reinforced, applied, and sustained across time. Each year builds upon the last, moving participants from awareness to empowerment.
Year One, Module One: Building the Foundation
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Explore respectful communication and inclusive language
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Develop awareness of unconscious bias and its impact
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Build emotional and cultural intelligence
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Establish the groundwork for a psychologically safe workplace
Year Two, Module Two: Deepening the Practice
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Apply real-world conflict resolution strategies
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Strengthen constructive feedback practices
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Understand personal conflict styles and responses
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Practice empathy-driven communication in challenging situations
Year Three, Module Three: Sustaining and Leading Change
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Empower participants to become champions of inclusion
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Mentor and model respectful behaviours across the organization
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Embed practices into organizational culture for long-term impact
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Commit to continuous improvement and accountability
A Coach Approach to Transformation
At the heart of this program is a Coach approach—a methodology that empowers participants to identify their own areas for growth and take ownership of their learning.
Through guided reflection, open dialogue, and hands-on practice, participants:
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Explore the impacts of exclusion and bias
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Develop inclusive communication strategies
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Strengthen both professional and personal relationships
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Build confidence in navigating difficult conversations
This approach ensures that respect and inclusion are not abstract concepts, but lived, everyday practices.
Purposeful Commitment to Teams
The program is flexible and can be tailored to organizational needs.
It is ideal for:
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Onboarding new staff to establish a culture of respect from day one
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Strengthening established teams through shared learning and dialogue
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Annual culture check-ins to sustain and reinforce respectful practices
Unlike mandatory compliance training, this program is designed to be sought out by teams who see its value. Participants actively engage in examining what works, identifying what needs to change, and committing to practices that build stronger, healthier workplaces.
