Management Development: Creating Safe Workplaces & Navigating Harassment Legislation

This session helps teams understand responsibilities and build a culture of respect. It clarifies what sexual harassment is, explores legal and moral responsibilities under current legislation, and focuses on practical actions that create safer reporting cultures and healthier workplace behaviour. 

The session is “short and snappy” while still creating the space needed for reflection and practical commitment. 

This session is ideal if you: 

• want to strengthen workplace culture and safety 
• want clarity on definitions, responsibilities and risk areas 
• want practical steps to reduce harm and increase trust 
• want confidence in how to respond to concerns appropriately 

• Defining sexual harassment and legal context 
• Responsibilities under current legislation (legal and moral) 
• Cultural factors and risk areas that enable harassment 
• Creating safer reporting cultures and responding well 
• Practical actions to foster respect, dignity and safety 

• Clear understanding of legal definitions and responsibilities 
• Practical actions to strengthen culture, respect and safety 
• Shared expectations around reporting and responding 
• A renewed focus on everyday behaviours (e.g. banter, low-level concerns)

• “It was a very helpful opener and got the team thinking practically about culture and communication.” 
• “I valued that the content was informative, short and ‘snappy’ while still being meaningful.” 
• “The interactive parts were particularly helpful for applying the learning.” 
• “It was valuable having open space to talk concerns — including how 1:1s support a safer culture.” 
• “A key principle I’m taking away is that impact matters more than intention.” 
• “It reinforced that policy only works if everyone understands it and takes it seriously.” 
• “The explanation of the legal definitions and changes in the law was clear and easy to follow.” 
• “It helped me think more intentionally about creating a culture that is open, honest and safe for reporting.” 
• “I appreciated that the legal content was engaging and applicable — it could have been heavy but wasn’t.” 
• “The pace of the session was great and kept the group engaged.”