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Module 6
Emotional Control, Respect & Workplace Dignity
Approximately 75–85 minutes in short sessions
Help employees manage emotions and pressure professionally while understanding that every person in the workplace deserves basic dignity.
Core behavior
Handle pressure without becoming abusive, disrespectful, threatening or unprofessional—and know when mistreatment should be escalated rather than tolerated.
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This module addresses:
- anger
- frustration
- correction
- embarrassment
- provocation
- de-escalation
- insults
- intimidation
- bullying
- threats
- sexual harassment
- inappropriate behavior
- abusive customers
- escalation
- respect across different job levels
By the end of this module, you should be able to:
- separate emotions from behavior
- manage anger and frustration without escalating situations unnecessarily
- respond professionally to correction
- recognize why humiliation is a poor correction method
- avoid retaliating when embarrassed or provoked
- use basic de-escalation approaches
- recognize bullying, intimidation and threatening conduct
- identify inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace
- understand that customer service has boundaries
- recognize when to step away, report or escalate
- treat people respectfully regardless of job title
- protect dignity during disagreement and correction
- Module opening scenario2 min
- Lesson 6.1 — Anger Is a Feeling. Your Response Is a Behavior.6 min
- Lesson 6.2 — Handling Frustration Without Spreading It6 min
- Lesson 6.3 — Receiving Correction Without Immediate Defensiveness7 min
- Lesson 6.4 — Correction Should Not Become Humiliation7 min
- Lesson 6.5 — Provocation & De-escalation7 min
- Lesson 6.6 — Bullying, Intimidation, Insults & Threats8 min
- Lesson 6.7 — Sexual Harassment & Inappropriate Sexual Behavior9 min
- Lesson 6.8 — Customer Abuse: Service Has Limits7 min
- Lesson 6.9 — Respect Regardless of Position6 min
- Lesson 6.10 — Know When to Step Away, Document & Escalate8 min
- Module 6 Workplace Challenge2 min
- Module 6 Scenario Assessment12 questions