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From Harassment to Civility:Creating and Sustaining Culture
in the #metoo Era
Eric Swenson
Association of California Symphony OrchestrasAugust 6, 2019
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About Me• Workforce & Leadership
Strategist• Author of two books on
leadership and talent• Speaks nationally on topics such
as leadership, management and workforce trends and issues
• 17 year corporate career in sales, corporate training, marketing, and senior management.
• Led or worked on dozens of workplace investigations
@ericwswenson
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I shouldn’t be here today.
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I shouldn’t be here today.(However…)
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In The Workplace Right Now•13.6% increase in sexual harassment charges in 2018 from 2017
•#1 Discrimination Charge in U.S. in 2018?•Retaliation
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Sexual Harassment Cases Filed (EEOC)
5,000
7,500
10,000
12,500
15,000
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 03 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
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It Is Changing, But It’s Still Male Dominated
“There are more CEOs named John, than women CEOs”
---Professor Laura HuangHarvard Business School
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In The United States•87%-94% of employees experiencing harassment don’t file a formal complaint.
• If you’re a woman, you have a 60% chance of experiencing sexual harassment anywhere.
• If you’re a man, you have a 20% chance of experiencing sexual harassment.
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In Your Industry
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Non-Profits In Denial
“That could never happen here.”
Wanna bet?
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In California•3,698 Right-to-Sue Letters ordered by DFEH
•About 2 in 5 of our non-profit clients
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Excuses I Hear:• It was just a misunderstanding• “He/She over-reacted”• “I didn’t know”• “She’s not my type”
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Potential Sexual Harassers
Supervisors
Patrons
Vendors
Co-workers
Board Members
Volunteers
EMPLOYEE
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May 17, 2019
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Observations on That Survey1. Men at senior-levels are 12x more likely than
men at junior-levels to hesitate about 1:1 with women
2. Access needs to be equal
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Observations on That Survey
(In fairness, women deserve better mentors than men who find their very presence scary.)
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The Rules Aren’t That Complicated.
“Men who are polite aren’t really throwing up their hands and saying, now I can’t touch
anybody; it’s only the men who aren’t getting it who are saying that.”
--Jodi Smith, Founder, Mannersmith
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In The WorkplaceIs it #metoo or is it #outrage?A: It doesn’t really matter, if it
happens to you.
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Tactical Steps You Might TakeUpdate your Employee Handbook
Make it a regular practice to talk to your employees
Employee training (mandatory)
Board training (should be mandatory)
Encourage everyone to come forward.
Install a hotline for employees to call
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Define who you are before someone else defines it for you.
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If we want to discourage harassment, what is it we want to encourage?
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Values + Leadership + Self-Awareness=
Success
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“When you start out with really good values, it’s much easier to maintain them.”
--Robert Pasin, CEO, Radio Flyer
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I Went On Your Websites…• Accessibility• Accountable• Collaboration• Cooperation• Creativity• Diversity• Education
• Engagement• Excellence• Financial Responsibility• Innovation• Musicianship• Passion
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Potential Strategic Solutions
• Conduct a culture audit • Allow for truly confidential reporting• Employee engagement surveys• Update your training
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A Really Simple Leadership Philosophy:
Treat your employees like your donors.
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Goals & Values Builder
There are upsides/downside for a zero-tolerance policy.
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Quick!Describe Your Culture.
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Your Values Define Your Culture.
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Culture•Your corporate culture is tangible – it’s your job to care
•“Culture eats strategy for lunch.” •If someone is always negative, get them out of the room.
•Who’s in charge of yes?
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Culture•Don’t let your culture just happen.•Be better at endings.•Hire for character (train for skills)
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Your Spheres of Influence
You
Board Members
Community Leaders
End Users
Music Community
Friends & Family
Colleagues/Peers
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Everyone Blurs the Lines
YouSupervisorsDonors End Users
Music Community
Friends & Family
Colleagues/Peers
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Stop Putting It All on HR•HR rarely has the power to stop sexual harassment.
• If you want a culture of respect, it has to be a top priority of top leaders.
•No excuses for bad behavior. No exceptions for star performers.
• (Or, big donors.)• (Or, conductors.)
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My Biggest Concern is Your Board & HVDs
•Balance Your Boards•Set behavioral expectations for your boards•Pretty hard for an employee to say no to a Board member
•Train them
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--Verna Myers
“Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance.”
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Strategic Steps You Might Take• Survey Your Employees (and perhaps your musicians):
• How would you define our culture?• Based on your experience here, what really are our values?• If you were the Board Chair/CEO for a day, what’s the first
thing you’d do?• Leadership Development• Bystander Intervention Training
• leveraging the people in your environment to set the tone for what’s acceptable and what’s not
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If It Happens…Grievance ProcedureBoard Chair InvolvementTake it SeriouslyCalifornia Lawyers for the Arts
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Actions Employee Likely To Take If Company Fails to Act Against Sexual Harassment
4%
7%
15%
20%
43%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
Protest Publicly
Take no action
Leak incident to news media
Resign
Raise issue with manager/supervisor
The Manifest 2019 Workplace Values Survey
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Is It Getting Better?Harvard Study – July 2019
•Sexual Coercion: down from 25% to 16%•Unwanted Sexual Attention: down from 66% to 25%
•But: Increase in reports of gender harassment (76% to 92%)
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Your To Do ListGrievance ProcedureBoard Chair InvolvementTake it SeriouslyCalifornia Lawyers for the Arts
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