Anti-harassment & respectful workplace

A respectful workplace isn't mainly built in the big, obvious incidents; it's built in the everyday line between a joke that's fine and one that isn't, between banter and something that makes a colleague shrink. Most people want to get that line right and are genuinely unsure where it sits. Making it clear, and making it clear where to turn when it's crossed, is what keeps a team a place people feel safe in.

Why this subject matters

When the standard of respect is left vague, two things happen: behaviour that should have been checked slides by because no one was sure it crossed a line, and people who are affected stay silent because they don't know it's worth raising or who to tell. A workplace can look fine on the surface while quietly being uncomfortable for some of the people in it, and that discomfort costs real wellbeing and real talent over time.

This is hard because the line genuinely isn't always obvious, and intent and impact often diverge: something meant lightly can land heavily, and good people can get it wrong without any malice. Most of us were never given a clear, practical sense of where the boundary sits in everyday situations, only abstract policy that's hard to apply in the moment. That ambiguity, not bad character, is usually what's at play.

It matters everywhere, and especially on close-knit teams where informality is high and the boundaries can blur. A short training that makes the line concrete and the reporting path obvious gives everyone the clarity to keep the workplace genuinely respectful.

This is a sensitive topic; if any of it connects to something you're dealing with, your reporting channel or a trusted manager is there for exactly that.

Structure and types of content in the template

Each Eli template is a training (or engagement) program that spans one to two weeks and asks only a few minutes a day from every participant. These programs bring together three types of content: questions, memos, and actions. Questions surface employees' point of view on a subject, whether to poll them anonymously or to lead them to reconsider a habit they might have. Memos are small knowledge nuggets readable in just a few seconds, sometimes paired with an infographic or an educational video, and always followed by a quiz. Actions are concrete steps employees can adopt in their day, either together with their team or individually in the field.

Thanks to these three types of content, Eli builds an efficient, complete training cycle in which employees question, learn, and practice, all during a single training sprint, and in record time.

What makes it different from a standard training

Nobody chases after safety, compliance, or policy training. It doesn't excite anyone, and—let's be honest—it rarely changes much. So we push it as hard as we have to and tell ourselves a completion rate will cover us if something goes wrong. But this stuff is everyone's responsibility, and how well it actually lands can be the difference when a crisis hits. With this template on Eli, the topics people dread turn into a shared, genuinely fun quest for the practices that matter. Teams question, discover, and try things together, and notions that would've died in a PDF become an experience that sparks curiosity, gets people acting and reacting, and actually sticks.

How to get the most out of it

Our templates give you an excellent starting point, but using them raw will only get you about 60% of the result you're aiming for. To really move the needle across your teams, you'll need to fine-tune them to your specific needs, your company culture, your internal policies, and more.

That's exactly what our AI agent was built for. On Eli, you can describe what you need, add any documents it requires, and our agent handles the rest.

If you want to understand how our platform works and confirm it's a fit for you, book a meeting with one of our experts!

What's inside

Intent vs impact: the gap that changes how a comment lands
Intent vs impact: the gap that changes how a comment landsMemo
When a joke feels off at work, what usually happens on your team?
When a joke feels off at work, what usually happens on your team?Poll
Find and bookmark your workplace reporting channel today
Find and bookmark your workplace reporting channel todayAction
Agree on one respectful phrase to pause an uncomfortable comment
Agree on one respectful phrase to pause an uncomfortable commentAction

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