Workplace violence is your organization creating a environment for it.
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Workplace violence is your organization creating a environment for it.
- 1. Presented by Jonathan Wilks
- 2. Abbreviations Work place violence = WPV Human Resources = HR Employee assistance program = EAP
- 3. Common traits found in places that have experienced WPV Sexual harassment Verbal abuse Minimum-wage payrolls Discrimination Workplace Bullying Poor or dangerous working conditions Lack of job security. Physical attacks (i.e. hitting, shoving) Threatening behaviour (shaking fists, destroying property or throwing things)
- 4. Physical aggression and Violence Active (punching, kicking, pushing, use of weapons, e.g. guns, knives, syringes, pieces of furniture, bottles, glasses) Passive (causing others to create a delay for the target, reducing target's ability to contribute, i.e. scheduling them to present at the end of the day where less people will be attending)
- 5. Physical aggression and Violence Active indirect (theft, destruction of property, unnecessary consumption of resources needed by the target) Physical-active-direct (physical attack, nonverbal, vulgar gestures directed at the target)
- 6. Verbal aggression and Violence Verbal-passive-indirect (failure to deny false rumors about target, failure to provide information needed by target) Verbal-passive-direct ("silent treatment", failure to return communication, i.e. phone calls, e-mails)
- 7. Verbal aggression and Violence Verbal-active-indirect (spreading false rumors, belittling ideas or work) Verbal-active-direct (insulting, acting condescendingly, yelling)
- 8. HR methods to reduce WPV Promoting a Culture of inclusiveness and active Community in the organization EAP systems to help with stress, and defusing potential volatile employees Culture onboarding system to address workplace violence and alternative methods to resolve situations
- 9. HR methods to reduce WPV CPR training and Risk awareness Conduct background checks Implement a dignified termination process Strategic planning in case it WPV occurs
- 10. When working with people Human dignity + compassion = peace
- 11. Questions
Editor's Notes
- Work place violence has grown at a alarming rate over the last two decades. In the research that has been studied in the last couple of decades the above mentioned have been consistently been the tenets of all WPV situations
- When looking at any kind of violent act, you must look at aggression. Aggressions are usually split in two methods macro, and micro. when looking at WPV situations we are usually looking at micro aggressions that can result into macro aggressions. When looking at violence we usually split that into Active, passive, direct, physical, verbal and indirect.
- When researching and exploring the subject matter. I never really perceived WPV to be as complicated as it is. I also discovered I had a limited perspective on WPV because of what I have seen depicted through the media.
- I believe the following are tips to reduce and prepare for WPV and can help eliminate or reduce the situation before it hits the volatile tipping point,
- I state this equation on the final slide, because I do not think WPV would exist if we followed the equation in our work and personal life. If we give individuals the human dignity they deserve, and give compassion even when they don’t deserve it. We ultimately find peace( ie; community, connectivity) If we use this principle as the method to deliver the golden rule a large portion of work place issues would be solved.