Speak Up!

If you come across something that doesn't seem right at a Radical Honesty event or within the organization itself, we want you to speak up about your concern. This could be anything from harassment to discrimination to abuse of power, or other behavior in violation of the Radical Honesty Institute (RHI) Code of Ethics.

RHI promotes a 24/48 Speak Up culture. This means that as an RHI stakeholder (e.g. Trainers, Trainer Candidates, staff, participants, clients), if you have something to say, were witness to something or were harmed, we want to create a process for you to speak up in a safe and clear way within 24-48 hours. 

For minor concerns, you’re welcome to take the first 24 hours to reflect on your experience and determine if you can address the concern on your own. If not, we encourage you to contact us within 48 hours of the concern while everything is still fresh in your mind.

For major concerns, we encourage you to contact us immediately. We would like to address issues in a timely manner … AND …  if you initially decide to not notify us within the first 48 hours and later, even much later, change your mind and want to bring your concern to our attention, please know that we really want it. Better late than never.

RHI has a zero-tolerance policy for retaliation against people who speak up. Reference our Whistleblower Protection Policy below.

You can reach out in order to:

1. Just Vent

You’re welcome to vent your frustrations to any trusted RHI owner, staff, Trainer, TC, or student

2. Request a Facilitated Conversation

When appropriate, the Ethics Circle offers support and mediation for all parties involved

3. File a Formal Complaint

RHI team members that violate RHI’s Code of Conduct or Ways of Being may be subject to accountability action

You have various ways to get in touch:

Whistleblower Protection

Purpose of This Policy

Unfortunately, retaliation against people who speak up about problems in organizations is all too common. Our Whistleblower Protection Policy is here to protect you from retaliation so that you feel encouraged to speak up and let us know about any concerns, misconduct, or unethical behavior you might come across. We want to be informed about problems and bad behavior and we want you to feel safe coming forward to us.

Who It Applies To

This policy applies to everyone associated with the Radical Honesty Institute, including our owners, Trainers, Trainer Candidates (TC’s), students, participants of workshops and events, coaching clients, employees, and anyone else who's part of RHI.

Protection from Discrimination

  • Whistleblower:

Anyone who files a formal sustained complaint.

  • Employees:

We won't fire, threaten, or discriminate against you regarding your compensation, employment terms, or privileges of employment because you speak up about something.

  • Trainers and trainees:

Your status as a Trainer or trainee and your ability to work or continue your training will not be affected because you speak up about something.

  • Workshop Participants & Coaching Clients:

While individual Trainers & TC’s reserve the right (and duty) to refuse service to participants and clients with whom they are in conflict, RHI will not deny you access to training, workshops, or any other support or benefits because you speak up about something. 

Limitations

We will take all reports seriously and we will only offer these protections if you believe the information you’re giving us is accurate and you report it in good faith. Please take a moment to notice if you are emotionally flooded, and possibly spend 24 hours to regulate before reporting. Please use your objective voice and clearly call out your inferences and conclusions as such when reporting. 

Whistleblower's Role

You're not responsible for investigating wrongdoing or deciding on corrective measures. That’s the job of our Ethics & Accountability Circles.

We will keep you informed and involve you in the process as appropriate.

Confidentiality and Anonymity

Rest assured that we'll keep your identity safe and your report confidential if that’s what you choose. If you'd rather not reveal your identity, that's perfectly fine too. We'll make sure your anonymity is protected. If you simply want to let us know about an issue but not take any action in order to protect your identity, that’s also ok! Simply let us know your preferences.

No Retaliation

We have a zero-tolerance policy against retaliation. 

Examples of retaliation by owners, employers, and Supervisors would include things like disciplinary action, termination, or harassment.

More subtle forms of retaliation can come from higher-ups or peers and might include things like bullying, peer-pressure, ostracizing, mocking, ridiculing, campaigning or lobbying against you. None of that will be tolerated. 

The Accountability Circle will take appropriate action (potentially resulting in a professional separation) with any RHI owner, Supervisor, staff member, Trainer, TC, or student who retaliates (or elicits others to retaliate) against a whistleblower. 

Investigation and Resolution

We will take all reports of unethical behavior or harm seriously and investigate them thoroughly and fairly. Depending on the situation and severity, this may involve a simple conversation with the person, a facilitated conversation to set things right, corrective measures, an accountability process, or disciplinary actions. 

We'll keep open the lines of communication to keep you informed about what happens and any resolution or actions taken.

Illegal Activity

In addition to reporting to RHI, Illegal activity should be reported to the appropriate authorities. In many cases, this must be done by eyewitnesses. If you want support in figuring out who that is and support in contacting them, we may be able to help. Don’t hesitate to ask.

Policy Review

We'll periodically review our Whistleblower Protection Policy to make sure it’s doing what it’s intended to do. If you think we missed something or have any questions, you can shoot us an email at accountability.circle@radicalhonesty.com.

 Radical Honesty Institute Ethics & Accountability Circles, and Support

Michael (Mak) Kolb, Jesper Jurcenoks, Dutin Billon, Kerri Timar, Maggie Doyle, Raven Dana