This month's Drop In Discussion: Why do harmful workplace cultures survive, even when the policies say otherwise?
Most organisations today have the right things on paper: a values statement, a code of conduct, a reporting process, a HR team. And yet bullying, harassment and discrimination persist, often quietly, often unreported, often protected by the very structures meant to prevent them.
Join us online, where we'll explore the gap between organisational intention and lived experience.
What we'll cover:
🔹 Why people don't report — and what outdated, old-school HR practices have to do with it
🔹 Policy vs. culture — the difference between what's written down and what's actually lived day to day
🔹 Institutional silence and psychological safety — how silence becomes normalised, and what breaks it
🔹 Unintentional reinforcement — how well-meaning organisations can end up protecting harmful dynamics without realising it
🔹 NDAs and organisational silence — where non-disclosure agreements fit into the wider picture of reputational risk and barriers to speaking up
🔹 Practical shifts — concrete steps HR professionals and leaders can take to build real accountability and trust
This session is for HR professionals, people leaders, and anyone who wants to understand why "having a policy" isn't the same as "having a safe culture" and what it actually takes to close that gap.
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