Workplace ChallengeModule progress: 13 of 14

Module 6

Module 6 Workplace Challenge

During your next working day, practice these six behaviors:

  1. 1

    Notice your emotional warning signs.

    Recognize when frustration is beginning to affect your tone or decisions.

  2. 2

    Pause before reacting to correction.

    Understand the issue before defending yourself.

  3. 3

    Do not transfer one person’s behavior onto the next person.

  4. 4

    Refuse to participate in humiliation.

    Correct issues appropriately without insulting people.

  5. 5

    Step away from unnecessary escalation.

    You do not have to win every confrontation.

  6. 6

    Know your reporting route.

    Find out who should receive serious concerns involving threats, harassment, intimidation or unsafe conduct.

At the end of your day, ask:

Did I protect both professionalism and dignity today?