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Providing effective feedback is essential for both personal and professional development, especially in refining presentation skills. This course illustrates the difficulties an employee encounters in receiving helpful feedback from a colleague, stressing the value of clear and actionable input for skill enhancement. It highlights the significant role of direct, constructive feedback in fostering professional growth, emphasizing the need for feedback providers to be clear, specific, and encouraging, allowing recipients to make substantial improvements in their abilities and performance.

Accountability and transparent communication are essential for managing mistakes and sustaining trust within a team. This module examines the impact of failing to acknowledge errors and underscores the role of openness in personal development and upholding organizational integrity. Recognizing the value of personal accountability and clear communication in addressing mistakes is crucial. It emphasizes the importance of creating a supportive environment that encourages honesty, builds trust, and cultivates a culture of ongoing improvement.

Policies and procedures are essential for business operations, but they can sometimes be used as a way to focus on what can’t be done for the customer instead of highlighting what can be done. While every situation is unique, striving to find a win-win solution—even if it involves seeking approval for a policy exception—is key to building long-term customer loyalty. To achieve this, empathize with your customer, reassure them that you will do everything possible to assist, and use your best judgment to resolve the issue effectively.

Designed for employees, staff, and team members to help you take a proactive approach in building and maintaining a respectful organizational culture. This course communicates the importance of legal compliance, adherence to company policies, and promotes a thriving and successful workplace. It's the responsibility of every employee and coworker to foster a professional workplace by exhibiting proper behavior, adhering to company policies, and complying with the law. By the end of this course, you will be equipped to identify and appropriately address unprofessional, prohibited, and illegal conduct in the workplace before it escalates.

Harassment means to trouble, worry or torment someone on a persistent basis. The important phrase here is “on a persistent basis.” Usually, a one-time offense is not considered harassment in the eyes of the law. This means that it's your responsibility to say something if you are offended or if you feel that someone's actions have crossed the line.

Inappropriate touching in the workplace - regardless of gender - is any unwelcome, non-consensual physical contact that violates personal boundaries and creates a hostile work environment. It can range from groping and massaging to holding hands and hugging. Inappropriate touching can be considered sexual harassment when it is severe or pervasive, meaning that it is either very serious or happens frequently. Do you know what to look out for when it comes to potential harassment?

You already know this but... Quid Pro Quo is the most blatant form of workplace sexual harassment. Simply put, it means “this for that.” Quid Pro Quo occurs when employment decisions such as hiring, promotions, salary increases, work assignments or performance evaluations are based on an employee’s willingness to grant or deny sexual favors.

Effective presentation skills are crucial in conveying ideas, results, and strategies compellingly and confidently within the workplace. This course underscores the critical role of presentation skills in professional settings and the need for individuals to develop confidence in their delivery. Remember, effective communication is not just about what is said, but how it is said, and the importance of engaging the audience through dynamic delivery and preparation.

Bullying is a widespread issue in the United States. While bullying can happen to anyone, some groups may be at greater risk. Bullying negatively affects those who are bullied, those who bully others, bystanders, and others in the school community. Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Kids who are bullied - and who bully others - may have serious, lasting problems.

Under federal law, discrimination based on sexual orientation is prohibited. Additionally, many states and local jurisdictions have laws that offer extra protections against harassment and discrimination based on both perceived and actual sexual orientation. In these areas, such behavior can lead coworkers to face legal consequences, including potential hostile environment harassment lawsuits.