Background:

 Straight-forward or disrespectful? Fun or inappropriate? Tough or bully? Without clear guidance, it can be hard to figure out where to draw the line. When do you call out certain behaviors and when do accept them as a part of the workplace culture? How do you identify behaviors that compromise safety – both physical and emotional? Disruptive behaviors seed hostile work environments, leading to team dysfunction and employee dissatisfaction and disengagement. As hostility and toxicity grows, productivity and effectiveness declines. Inappropriate, disrespectful and bullying behaviors threaten the well-being of all employees and of the workplace. At this Lunch and Learn session, you will 1) learn to identify disruptive behaviors 2) learn about the continuum of disruptive behaviors 3) discuss the impact of these behaviors on physical and emotional safety 4) identify ways to address disruptive behaviors and reduce the risk to workplace safety and employee well-being.

Facilitator:

Darrow’s Bio

Darrow Brown is the Director of the Washington State Employee Assistance Program - a program that promotes the health, safety and well-being of more than 100,000 public employees.  The EAP operates out of the Department of Enterprise Services (DES) agency and the Workforce Support and Development division.  Darrow has over 25 years of combined professional experience in information technology, social work, and mental health and employee assistance programs. Prior to joining the EAP, Darrow was the program manager for the bullying and workplace violence prevention program at Johns Hopkins University and Hospital/Health Systems in Baltimore, MD.  Darrow, his spouse (a Seattle native), their 2 kids and 2 dogs moved to the Pacific Northwest from Baltimore, Maryland in summer 2018.  Darrow and his family currently reside in University Place, WA.