The First Line of Defense: A Guide to Preventing Sexual Harassment

by Wanda Dobrich

Description

By the time an employee lodges a sexual harassment complaint,it's already too late-too late to prevent the abuse, toolate to do anything but try to punish the offender and compensatethe victim, and maybe too late to avoid a costly litigation and aneven more costly judgment. In The First Line of Defense, twoleading organizational psychologists help companies give theiremployees the tools, skills, and training they need to recognizethe early warning signs of potential sexual show more harassmentrelationships and defuse these situations before any actualharassment occurs. In storytelling form, the human side of sexual harassment ispresented in a way that everyone can understand. This enlighteningguide breaks the harassment experience down into its componentparts and: * analyzes the "rules" that underlie sexual harassmentrelationships * identifies the early warning signs of sexual harassment * arms potential victims with skills and techniques to detersexual harassment * helps potential harassers change their behavior in ways thatwill alter the course of the relationship Based on the authors' innovative training program,recommended to clients by Chubb and Kemper, major national sellersof sexual harassment insurance, and supported by many insurancebrokerage firms, including Willis, The Risk Practice, The FirstLine of Defense is an unparalleled resource for employers inindustry and government who must find ways to protect employees atall levels from the pain, humiliation, and trauma of sexualharassment. show less