Understanding and Overcoming Bullying and Harassment

Understanding of what constitutes bullying and harassment and contribute to a respectful workplace.

Employees learning to identify and prevent workplace bullying and harassment during training

Overview

Workplace bullying and harassment can have a serious impact on employee wellbeing, workplace culture, productivity, and organisational performance. Left unaddressed, these behaviours can create fear, stress, disengagement, and legal or reputational risks for organisations. Building a respectful and psychologically safe workplace starts with helping employees and leaders understand what bullying and harassment are, how they occur, and what everyone can do to prevent them.

Understanding and Overcoming Bullying and Harassment training equips managers and employees with practical knowledge and strategies to recognise, address, and prevent inappropriate workplace behaviour. Participants learn what bullying and harassment are, and are not, including sexual harassment, online and social media harassment, and inappropriate workplace conduct. The course also explores how to create a more respectful workplace culture, respond appropriately to concerns, and contribute to a safer, more positive work environment. By the end of the training, participants will have greater awareness, confidence, and understanding of their role in preventing bullying and harassment in the workplace.

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What Are the Key Learning Outcomes?

  • Understand the costs to lives and to organisations and how bullying and harassment affect others.
  • Why perceptions about bullying can differ?
  • Defining bullying and harassment.
    Identify types and examples of inappropriate workplace behaviours.
  • What constitutes bullying and harassment, and what does it not?
  • An overview of bullying, harassment, and Australian laws.
  • How to seek assistance from both internal and external sources when facing bullying or harassment is crucial.
  • Your rights and legal redress.
    If others perceive your words or actions as inappropriate, such as yelling, swearing, touching, or making comments on social media, there are steps you can take to prevent bullying and harassment.
  • Your role is to speak up to prevent bullying and harassment at work, whether you are an employee, team leader, victim, or observer.
Employees engaged in a heated workplace discussion while a colleague stands between them, illustrating conflict resolution and difficult conversations in the workplace.

How Is This Training Delivered?

Training Options

One-Day, Half-Day, 60 Minute Lunch & Learn

Format

In-person (at your location) or Live Zoom /MS Teams

Style

Engaging, interactive, and highly practical, designed to keep participants involved, not sitting through long lectures or ‘death by PowerPoint.’

Customisation

Tailored to your organisation’s values, culture, and goals, ensuring the training is relevant, practical, and immediately applicable.

Who Will Benefit from this Training?

Managers and employees who want to identify bullying and harassment early, respond appropriately, and contribute to a safer and more respectful workplace culture.

Managers and Team Leaders

Leaders responsible for maintaining respectful team behaviour and addressing workplace issues appropriately.

HR and People & Culture Teams

Professionals involved in workplace wellbeing, policies, and employee support.

Employees and Team Members

Individuals wanting to better understand workplace behaviour and contribute to a respectful culture.

Supervisors and Frontline Leaders

Leaders who need to recognise and respond to inappropriate behaviour early.

“This course helped our team better understand what bullying and harassment actually look like in the workplace. The discussions were practical, respectful, and extremely valuable. It’s already improved awareness and communication across our team.”

Michelle Carter, HR Coordinator

Why Choose The Success Institute for Bullying & Harassment Training

We deliver practical workplace behaviour training focused on creating safer, more respectful, and legally aware workplaces. Participants learn how to recognise inappropriate behaviour, respond appropriately, and contribute to a positive workplace culture.

Our training is designed around real workplace situations, including bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, and inappropriate online behaviour. We provide practical strategies that managers and employees can apply immediately.

We also tailor our training to your organisation’s policies, culture, and compliance requirements. The result is training that creates greater awareness and accountability, helping organisations build healthier, more respectful workplace environments.

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