This lesson outlines the effects of harassment on individuals and teams, highlighting psychological safety, productivity, and retention. It uses a case example to show how harmful behavior disrupts teamwork and performance.
Impacts on individuals and teams
This lesson outlines the effects of harassment on individuals and teams, highlighting psychological safety, productivity, and retention. It uses a case example to show how harmful behavior disrupts teamwork and performance.

Individual Impacts

Harassment harms psychological safety, increases stress, and can lead to anxiety, burnout, or depression. It reduces concentration, motivation, and wellbeing, contributing to higher turnover risk.

Team Impacts

Harassment lowers trust and collaboration. Information sharing may decline, morale suffers, and overall team performance and innovation can drop as fear or defensiveness rise.

Case example: In a team with ongoing microaggressions, collaboration declines, meetings become guarded, and deadlines slip due to fear of conflict and reduced participation.