Dignity at Work resources

In Equilibrium Dignity at Work Resources

On this page we have focussed on resources to help create a culture of dignity and respect in the workplace. As well as those listed below, dignity at work resources relating to the understanding and promotion of positive behaviours can also be found within 3 of our other resource pages. Please follow these links to view them:
Tackling Bullying at Work Resources
Tackling Sexual Harassment at Work Resources
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Resources

Conflict Handling and Mediation

Managing Conflict in the Modern Workplace
A 2020 report from the CIPD examines the state of working relationships in UK organisations. The report provides insight into issues such as the quality of working relationships, incidence of conflict, confidence to speak up about bullying and harassment, and how effectively managers and organisations handle complaints.

Thomas Kilmann Conflict Resolution Model
An article in Management Weekly which looks at the Thomas Kilmann approach to help resolve conflict in the workplace.

What mediation is and how it can help
A guidance document from ACAS which outlines what mediation is, how it can help resolve disagreements in the workplace, together with advice for employers written with the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development.

Emotional Intelligence

How we perceive, evaluate, express and control emotions - is EQ more important than IQ?
An article on the Verywell Mind website looks at the topic of emotional intelligence - how it's measured, what are its components, why it's useful and some tips for boosting our own social and emotional skills.

What great listeners actually do
A thought piece in the Harvard Business Review following some research by the authors, Zenger and Folkman. Rather than thinking of a good listener as a sponge, they propose a skilled listener should be thought of as a trampoline and have defined six levels of listening for readers to contemplate which level they'd like to aim for.

Leadership

How to build a culture of dignity and what happens if you don't
Part of the 'Today's True Leadership' series from Forbes.  A Q&A with Dr Donna Hicks,  an expert on dignity and its role at work and in society, to help us learn more about building a culture of dignity.

How to work with really difficult people
In this article from Management Today, coach and mentor Mike Liebling was asked for ten tried and tested tips for how we can work with people that we just don't seem to be able to get along with.

Thanks for the Feedback: The science and art of receiving feedback well
In a Talks at Google video, Sheila Heen and Douglas Stone give an entertaining  presentation based on their book of the same name which looks at why receiving feedback can be so hard to hear but is a skill that can be taught, refined and used to nurture real change.

The Equality Act

Your Rights Under the Equality Act 2010
On this page of their website, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) set out who the act protects, situations in which you're protected, types of discrimination, and where to go for further Information and guidance.

Explanatory Memorandum to The Equality Act 2010 (amendment) Regulations 2023
HTML version of the statutory guidance prepared by the Cabinet Office. The instrument's purpose is to reproduce in UK law a number of equality protections that were previously protected under EU case law.