Creating a Culture of Respect
Includes a Live Web Event on 01/22/2026 at 1:00 PM (EST)
Please join us on January 22nd at 1:00 pm ET for a dynamic discussion on how to create a work culture of respect.
Culture is determined by the way employees interact and communicate with each other. How people communicate will either empower or hinder your organization’s success. Unfortunately, the worst behaviors tolerated within an organization become culture norms. Creating a culture of respect requires clarity around behavioral expectations and holding people accountable when conduct does not meet expectations. Posting values on the company wall or crafting policies is not enough and fails to create buy-ins.
Build a clear plan for creating clarity around expected behaviors and for securing employee buy-in to uphold expectations. Train your leaders and employees to reframe emotionally charged situations, even when opinions differ or personalities clash. Equip your team with the skills to hold accountable conversations when behaviors cross the line from respect to disrespect. Create a workplace culture where respect is not just a buzzword, but a lived reality that boosts morale, productivity, and overall success.
Learn to:
- Create clarity around behavioral expectations
- Effectively address behaviors that strain working relationships and erode culture
- Increase accountability and ownership
- Build more positive and productive working relationships
- De-escalate conflict and create safety at times when opinions differ
- Discover action steps to create a culture of respect and accountability
Speaker: Lorie Reichel-Howe, Founder, Conversations in the Workplace
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Lorie Reichel- Howe
Founder, Conversations in the Workplace
Conversations in the Workplace
Lorie Reichel-Howe is founder of Conversations in the Workplace. She equips managers, teams, and business professionals to have “Safe Conversations” – transformative dialogue that uncovers hidden workplace issues. Whether addressing challenging team dynamics, mismanaged expectations, cultural insensitivity, or good old-fashioned bad behavior, “Safe Conversations” foster greater innovation, inclusion, and collaboration within organizations.
With over 20 years of experience in leadership development and relationship management, Lorie is passionate about equipping leaders with the skills to create and maintain a culture of respect and accountability.
Lorie is a professional mediator and leadership communication coach. She has supported organizations such as Pinterest, SYGMA, SHRM, PIHRA, HR.com, Women in Technology International, Los Angeles Women’s Leadership Conference, Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles, Santa Clara Superior Court, San Jose State University, Santa Clara County Office of Education and many more.
Learn more about Lorie’s impact at www.ConversationsInTheWorkplace.com