Roz Taylor 6/12/22 Roz Taylor 6/12/22

A Tasmanian Human Rights Act, 2022 stats, and an ambitious project

Here we are again heading towards the end of another year, my 2021 December blog included a summary of the year’s work so I will get to that, but I also want to mention the (fingers crossed) ramping up of momentum for a Human Rights Act in Tasmania.

Roz Taylor 31/10/22 Roz Taylor 31/10/22

Respect at Work is 5

Yay, it’s anniversary month for Respect at Work

Roz Taylor 6/10/22 Roz Taylor 6/10/22

Unpacking respect

My neighbour is a primary school teacher, chatting the other day she said that in her class every morning begins with a discussion about respect. How great is that!

Roz Taylor 7/9/22 Roz Taylor 7/9/22

RUOK? Day 2022

You don’t have to be an expert to have a meaningful R U OK? conversation. Ask R U OK? No qualifications needed.

Roz Taylor 3/8/22 Roz Taylor 3/8/22

What do you do when you feel disrespected at work?

Once you have checked your perspective and gathered your facts, practice self-advocacy, approach the person and speak to them about how their behaviour is making you feel.

Remember that you have the right to be treated with respect and compassion.

Roz Taylor 5/7/22 Roz Taylor 5/7/22

Respect - is there a universal definition?

Respect is always simply about acknowledging and valuing others with consideration and without judgement.

Roz Taylor 6/6/22 Roz Taylor 6/6/22

27 years later…

Who would have thought that I and vocational education would progress so far – ‘What is this internet thing and what’s it got to do with me??’

- Roz 1993 😊

Roz Taylor 8/4/22 Roz Taylor 8/4/22

Did you hear about Maggie?

Is gossip like an addiction that some find near impossible to quit?

Roz Taylor 4/4/22 Roz Taylor 4/4/22

Who are you?

Our cultural self helps to define our identity.

Who I am is influenced by my upbringing, my family, life experiences, education, relationships, work experiences, trauma, tragedy, successes and failures.

Roz Taylor 8/3/22 Roz Taylor 8/3/22

Is there a greater expectation for women to smile?

Do women have the same level of psychological safety as men? Always? Frustratingly there are still so many examples of women being treated differently.

Roz Taylor 10/2/22 Roz Taylor 10/2/22

Microaggressions and gaslighting

If we let bad behaviours ‘fly under the radar’, we become part of the problem.

Roz Taylor 6/1/22 Roz Taylor 6/1/22

Simple gestures

If we travel though life waiting for others to show respect before we do, all we will end up with is a stand-off.

Roz Taylor 13/12/21 Roz Taylor 13/12/21

2021, What a year!

This has been a busy year for Respect at Work, I delivered 147 training sessions, which equated to 346 training hours, to a total of 2087 participants.

Roz Taylor 8/11/21 Roz Taylor 8/11/21

Resilience

Research by the Black Dog Institute shows that enhanced resilience leads to a “significant improvement in job satisfaction, productivity and retention in the workplace.’

Roz Taylor 4/10/21 Roz Taylor 4/10/21

Language

I suggest that instructions about workplace behaviour make it clear that speaking in any way that others may not understand while in their presence can be exclusion and disrespectful.