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  • Has an employee come to you with a concern?

    Has an employee come to you with a concern?

    You nailed your speak-up campaign. Now it's time to build on that foundation and give your managers the perfect listen-up tool to handle those delicate intake conversations. Since it’s likely that employees will go to their supervisor with...

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  • Received an Employee Concern?

    Received an Employee Concern?

    This elegant guide shows exactly where to go within the company when issues pop up: HR, compliance, or both. A lot of really smart managers and employees don’t know the difference between HR and compliance—the two teams’...

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  • How to speak up when you're a bystander

    How to speak up when you're a bystander

    Employees don’t always speak up when they see things that don’t align with your org’s values or policies. Often, they throw in the towel because they think it’s someone else’s responsibility, that the issue was already...

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  • This is Harassment

    This is Harassment

    Understanding when behavior crosses a line isn't always clear. This guide shows employees the signs not to ignore in a graphic way that's easy to remember. Cleverly utilizing the senses of look, feel, and sound, this piece groups the main categories of...

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  • What is retaliation?

    What is retaliation?

    This helpful graphic gives full color to retaliation by both giving examples and explaining what to do about it. Retaliation is more than someone getting fired–this piece helps folks know it when they see it.

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  • Stuck with a tough decision?

    Stuck with a tough decision?

    Ordered around how people actually think, this decision tree aids employees wrestling with whether something is permissible. Everyone experiences that queasy feeling when they’re not sure what how to do the right thing. We ask some...

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  • Non-retaliation for managers (Do this, not that)

    Non-retaliation for managers (Do this, not that)

    Do this, not that! Show your managers how—and how not—to address employees' ethics concerns effectively. Leveraging the learning power of contrasting pairs, this task-based piece walks managers through how to react when an employee raises an...

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  • Non-retaliation for managers

    Non-retaliation for managers

    Ensure your managers know how to address employee concerns with this helpful go-to guide. We love contrasting examples—they’re extraordinarily powerful in helping people learn appropriate behavior. Here, this approach is used to show your...

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  • Ethics Ambassadors Onboarding

    Ethics Ambassadors Onboarding

    Ethics Ambassadors are great for building a culture of compliance. But this is often a volunteer role, and it’s likely your people already have A LOT going on.  Set your folks up for success by giving them our Ethics Ambassadors Onboarding...

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  • Video: Non-retaliation for Managers

    Video: Non-retaliation for Managers

    In this short, targeted training video (0:44), managers will learn how they should address employee concerns to encourage speaking up and prevent retaliation claims. We’ll guide them through how to react when an employee raises a concern using...

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  • Creating a speak up culture

    Creating a speak up culture

    You can preach “speaking up” until you’re blue in the face, but if your managers aren’t echoing the message—or even worse, unintentionally discouraging it—it’s not going to make a difference. And that’s sad...

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  • When employees speak up, it’s important to handle their concerns the right way and to avoid anything that might look like retaliation. In six brief slides, this deck reveals everything your managers need to know when employees come to them with a concern, like how to (1) handle the conversation, (2) support their team through an investigation, and (3) avoid and address peer retaliation. Wanna pull the non-retaliation curtain back even more? Add this micromodule to the Annual Refresher Course or What to do when an employee raises a concern module, or pair it with our What is retaliation? or What is social retaliation? job aids.

    Avoiding the appearance of retaliation (mini-module)

    When employees speak up, it’s important to handle their concerns the right way and to avoid anything that might look like retaliation. In six brief slides, this deck reveals everything your managers need to know when employees come to them with a...

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  • How a manager can create inclusion

    How a manager can create inclusion

    Let’s be real, when it comes to being a manager, the people stuff is usually the hardest part of the job. And being asked to be “inclusive” can raise anxiety levels even further: How exactly do I do that? Am I doing something wrong? Is...

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  • How we treat each other around the office

    How we treat each other around the office

    If a chunk of your Helpline reports stem from interpersonal issues—like general lack of civility and professionalism—you’re not alone. And, that’s no surprise. Like college roommates, sometimes our day-to-day interactions get...

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  • Video: What does the ethics and compliance team do?

    Video: What does the ethics and compliance team do?

    In this short, targeted training video (0:56), employees will learn how the E&C team puts your organizational values into practice.  We'll cover the "why" of training and policies, your role in overseeing the helpline, and your responsibility...

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  • Compliance, ink

    Compliance, ink

    Show off your compliance pride (and share the compliance love!) with this tattoo-themed piece.

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  • This micromodule equips your managers to create a speak-up culture that empowers employees to voice their concerns. In seven brief slides, the journey starts with explaining why employees might not feel comfortable raising concerns, and continues with several stops along the way: (1) how to foster open communication, (2) handling mistakes tactfully (including their own!) and (3) when and how to invite employees to raise concerns. Add this micromodule to the Annual Refresher Course, What to do when an employee raises a concern module, or couple it with the Creating a Speak-up Culture job aid or video to drive the point home.

    Creating a speak-up culture (mini-module)

    This mini-module equips your managers to create a speak-up culture that empowers employees to voice their concerns. In seven brief slides, the journey starts with explaining why employees might not feel comfortable raising concerns, and continues...

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  • What to do when an employee raises a concern

    What to do when an employee raises a concern

    So, your employees feel comfortable raising concerns to management.  Good! Your speak-up culture is on the right track for success. But wait, have you trained your managers on how to handle these delicate conversations? Prime your managers with the...

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  • Is it OK to do or say [blank] at work?

    Is it OK to do or say [blank] at work?

    Grandma knows what’s up. Help your team easily determine whether behavior is appropriate at the workplace with this colorful decision tree. Your workplace doesn’t have to be stuffy, but it’s a business, and recognition that your action...

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  • What happens when I contact the helpline?

    What happens when I contact the helpline?

    The hotline isn’t a black box. Take the mystery out of how the helpline process works with this easy explainer—you’ll show your people exactly how compliance reporting works, step-by-step, before they make the call. This is meant to...

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  • How to speak up and handle tough conversations

    How to speak up and handle tough conversations

    Imagine a world where employees are empowered and skilled at working out their ethics and compliance concerns themselves—before tensions escalate and managers, HR, and/or your helpline investigators have to step in...[insert clouds parting and...

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  • Video: How to speak up when you’re a bystander

    Video: How to speak up when you’re a bystander

    Give employees the confidence they need to intervene when they see or hear something that doesn’t seem right. This short, targeted training video (1:23) empowers your employees to take action by telling them: (1) How to prepare to respond, (2) What...

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  • Non-retaliation for managers (Do this, not that) (line art version)

    Non-retaliation for managers (Do this, not that) (line art version)

    Do this, not that! Show your managers how—and how not—to address employees' ethics concerns effectively. Leveraging the learning power of contrasting pairs, this task-based piece walks managers through how to react when an employee raises an...

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  • What is social retaliation?

    What is social retaliation?

    No one likes to feel like an outcast, especially after being brave and speaking up or participating in an investigation. This is the type of retaliation that many employees fear, but it isn’t always clearly covered by non-retaliation policies.This...

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