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TrainingBriefs® Humor Gone Wrong
TrainingBriefs® Course ID: 2235

TrainingBriefs® Humor Gone Wrong

Joking Around at Work (Using Stereotypes)

We all like to have fun at work. But playing off stereotypes - even when it's intended as "just a joke" - isn't everybody's idea of fun. It could be seen as ridicule, which nobody likes. And if it happens a lot, it could create a hostile environment, which nobody wants.

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TrainingBriefs® Humor Gone Wrong
eLearning Course

TrainingBriefs® Humor Gone Wrong

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This course takes a look at how horseplay and jokes, even when they’re intended as “just having a little fun,” can contribute to a disrespectful and hostile working environment. If this type of behavior goes uncorrected, it could lead to serious trouble for you and the organization.

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Competencies

  • Creating a Collaborative Environment
  • Ensuring Professional & Compliant Behavior

Learning Objectives

  • Understand what manner of joking could be seen as ridicule.
  • Learn what we need as managers to help employees understand when their behavior is out of line before there's a complaint.

Interactivity

  • Audible Narration
  • Linear Navigation
  • Integrated Video
  • Interactions and Activities
  • Post-Assessment

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