Speak Up
It is essential for firms to have a strong speak up culture to ensure that staff raise concerns if they've witnessed misconduct. This is vital to the success of a business.
Addressing the risks and barriers to speaking up is an important part of nurturing this culture.
Our Speak Up training course outlines the benefits of creating a speak up culture, why psychological safety matters, how to reduce the risk of harm and drive forward lasting cultural change.
- 25 Minutes
- All staff
- Based on UK legislation, but suitable for global audiences upon the removal of UK-specific references and translation as necessary.

Learning objectives
- Recognise the benefits and challenges of a speak up culture
- Appreciate what psychological safety is and why it matters in creating the right culture
- Identify indicators of psychological safety
- Overcome barriers and speak up to protect our business and reduce the risk of harm to colleagues, customers and markets
- Recognise best practice and how to support colleagues
What can you expect your employees to learn?
Welcome
What is a speak up culture?
- Scenario 1: The bully
- Scenario 2: The 'handsy' manager
- Scenario 3: The high-net-worth manager
- Crossing the line
Getting the culture right
What are the push/pull factors?
- Bystander apathy
- Other factors
- Scenario: Recognising the barriers
- You decide: No reports!
- You decide: What are the issues?
Creating psychological safety
- You decide: Recognising the indicators
- The bully revisited
- Learning lessons from other industries
Our approach: Overcoming the barriers
- The 4D Bystander Intervention Model
- Scenario: The 'handsy' manager revisited
- Scenario: Out of sight, out of mind
- Examples
Summary
Affirmation
Assesment
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