Should #MeToo Be Part of Your Corporate Mission?

According to a 2019 article, CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women), a well respected organization dedicated to the advancement of women in the real estate industry, declined to address sexual harassment in the workplace at it’s annual convention in Chicago last year. 🤔

If the mission is to advance women in the industry , is it not important to focus on what tools women can use to deal with bad behavior in the workplace on the spot? 🛠🔦💡

Knowing what to say or do the very moment of the harassment and how to handle and educate members of the boy’s club in response is crucial to developing male mentors and supporters for career advancement in a male dominated industry. We can respond immediately with patience, grace and maybe even a little humor to quash and redirect behavior in a positive manner. 😇 Make it a gentle teaching moment and give that person an opportunity to apologize. If they do apologize, they have learned and may even correct others. 

If we don’t help each other to learn how to deal with bad behavior immediately and instead, try to ignore or tolerate the behavior, our experiences will only serve to traumatize us 🥺 and affect our mental health and success at work—and with that, we will not be able to #changetheculture to a more healthy and prosperous environment, free from #abuse and #workplacesexualharassment.

#TimesUp. ⏰ Let’s learn how to #playniceatwork together. 👍🏼

For more please check out our new book “Play Nice - Playground Rules for Respect in the Workplace”  and join us for further discussion at www.thesandboxseries.com.