Building a workplace where people feel safe, supported, and empowered to act.
We help organizations prevent harm, increase safety, and reduce risk by addressing the sources of discrimination, violence, and harassment that undermine workplace culture.
Workplace Challenges
Helping Workplaces Solve Today's Toughest Culture Challenges
Workplaces are facing real challenges...And Costly Ones.
Every Workplace Challenge Has a Prevention Solution.
The Challenge:
Your organization is stuck in crisis-response mode…Harassment and harmful behavior escalate.
Poor workplace behaviors are often addressed only after they've escalated into complaints, investigations, or conflicts—leaving leaders constantly reacting instead of preventing harm.
Harassment Is a Business Cost
Harassment costs organizations billions each year through lost productivity, employee turnover, absenteeism, and other workplace disruptions.
Source: National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
The Challenge:
Compliance training checks the box, but doesn't change behavior.
Too often, workplace training becomes an annual requirement that employees complete simply to move on with their day. While organizations invest significant time and resources, the training rarely translates into meaningful behavior change or a stronger workplace culture.
Research shows...
Research consistently shows passive, compliance-based training is ineffective at changing behavior.
Source: National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
The Challenge:
Your organization needs to reduce risk while building a stronger workplace culture.
Today's organizations face growing expectations from employees, regulators, and stakeholders to create workplaces where people feel safe, respected, and supported. Waiting until problems escalate isn't just disruptive, it's costly.
$2–$5
Every $1 invested in prevention can save
$2–$5 in downstream costs.
Source: National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
The Challenge:
Your workplace culture doesn't feel as strong as it should, and employees don't feel supported; leading to high turnover.
Harassment, violence, and discrimination in a workplace can weaken the culture, leading to higher turnover lower engagement, and difficulty retaining top talent.
50–200%
Replacing an employee can cost
50–200% of their annual salary, making disengagement and attrition a significant financial risk.
Source: Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Why Prevention Matters
Workplace harassment is not rare: it’s increasing. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received over 31,000 harassment charges in 2023, a 47% increase over three years.
When organizations rely on crisis response instead of prevention, the costs quickly add up:
- The EEOC has recovered hundreds of millions annually for harassment and discrimination claims.
- Harassment costs organizations billions in lost productivity, turnover, and absenteeism.
- Large settlements can reach hundreds of millions of dollars, not including reputational damage.
THE BOTTOM LINE:
By the time workplace harm results in a formal complaint, organizations may already be facing significant financial, cultural, and operational consequences. Investing in prevention means acting before those costs escalate.
By the time workplace harm results in a formal complaint, organizations may already be facing significant financial, cultural, and operational consequences. Investing in prevention means acting before those costs escalate.
Why PREVENTION Matters
Research consistently shows that passive, compliance-based trainings are ineffective at changing behavior. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission concluded that many standard harassment trainings have “limited effectiveness” and often fail to prevent misconduct. — Urban Institute
In fact:
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People forget up to 70% of new information within a few days
without reinforcement.
Curve of Forgetting - Traditional trainings can sometimes even reinforce silence rather than encourage action.
- Organizations invest time and money but see minimal return in behavior change.
THE BOTTOM LINE:
Information alone doesn't change culture. Employees need opportunities to practice, reflect, and build confidence before they can apply what they've learned in real workplace situations.
Information alone doesn't change culture. Employees need opportunities to practice, reflect, and build confidence before they can apply what they've learned in real workplace situations.
Why PREVENTION Matters
Workplace harassment and misconduct are not just culture issues, they are financial risks. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reports that harassment costs employers millions annually in legal fees, turnover, and lost productivity. In fact, a single claim can cost organizations $250,000+ when factoring in legal expenses, internal investigations, and reputational impact.
At the same time, legal and cultural expectations are shifting. New legislation and increased scrutiny mean organizations are expected to demonstrate meaningful, proactive prevention efforts—not just basic compliance training.
The potential return on prevention is significant:
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Studies show workplace prevention efforts can yield up to a
500% return on investment.
National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC), 2017 -
Every $1 invested in prevention can save $2–$5
in downstream costs.
National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
THE BOTTOM LINE:
Prevention training is a fraction of the cost of workplace harm. Investing proactively can help organizations avoid the far greater costs associated with litigation, turnover, lost productivity, absenteeism, and workplace crises.
Prevention training is a fraction of the cost of workplace harm. Investing proactively can help organizations avoid the far greater costs associated with litigation, turnover, lost productivity, absenteeism, and workplace crises.
Why Prevention Matters
When workplace culture breaks down, the impact is measurable and costly:
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Only 23% of employees strongly agree they trust their organization’s leadership.
Gallup - Employees who don’t feel psychologically safe are less likely to speak up or intervene, allowing harmful behaviors to persist.
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Burnout is a major driver of turnover, with up to
50% of employees leaving roles due to workplace culture and well-being issues.
McKinsey & Company -
Replacing an employee can cost
50–200% of their annual salary,
making disengagement and attrition a significant financial risk.
Society for Human Resource Management
THE BOTTOM LINE:
When employees don’t feel safe or supported, they’re less likely to speak up, intervene, or stay. Over time, that can weaken team performance, workplace culture, and business performance overall.
When employees don’t feel safe or supported, they’re less likely to speak up, intervene, or stay. Over time, that can weaken team performance, workplace culture, and business performance overall.
How Soteria Solutions Can Help:
We Help You Take A Systematic Approach To Transforming Your Workplace Culture. Our Research-Backed Solutions Create Meaningful Change By Focusing On Prevention, Skill-Building, And Sustainable Culture Transformation.
Assess
Workplace Climate Survey
Comprehensive Needs Assessment/ Readiness Assessment
Risk & Protective Factors Analysis
Employee Experience Assessment
train
Direct-to-Staff Training
Train-the-Trainer Workshops
Online Learning Modules
Faculty & Staff Training™
Prosocial Bystander Intervention Training™
Resilience in Action: Preventing Sexual Violence in the Military™
build
Custom Workplace Curriculum
Strategic Resistance Curriculum™
Effective Communication- Workplace Solutions™
Leader & Team Toolkits
Action Planning Workshops
Reinforce
Social Marketing Norms Campaigns
Speaker Engagement Sessions: Bystander Intervention Overview
Manager Discussion Toolkits
Customized Materials For Ongoing Awareness & Reinforcement
Consult
Consulting Services
Comprehensive Evaluation Support
Evaluation & Strategic Planning
Facilitator / Implementation Coaching
Leadership Advising
Technical Assistance Support
sustain
Ongoing Support
Systems & Policy Alignment
Interactive & Research-Based eLearning
Annual Refresher Training
Booster Sessions
Train-the-Trainer Recertification
Annual Climate Survey Benchmarking
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Client Testimonial
“In a relatively short time, the curriculum Soteria Solutions developed for the National Academies has made a notable impact in strengthening our workforce through its engaging, evidence-based, tailored approach.”
Kimberly T. Helms
Director, Training
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Expected Organizational Outcomes
The Impact & What Success Looks Like
Organizations That Partner with Soteria Solutions Can Expect To:
Reduce Organizational Risk
Build a culture of trust & care, accountability, and peer support.
Create a culture where prevention (not reaction) is the norm.
Shifting organizations from reactive response to proactive prevention strategy.
Strengthen Workplace Trust
Reinforce the everyday behaviors that create a respectful workplace.
Bolster trust between employees and leadership.
Build Workforce Capability
Equip employees with practical skills to recognize, respond to, and help prevent harmful behaviors.
Teach practical skills employees can immediately apply.
Increase Performance & Productivity
Enhance employee engagement, collaboration, and productivity.
Prevent harmful behaviors before they escalate and reduce the number and severity of workplace crises.
Improve Retention & Leadership Effectiveness
Create workplaces where employees feel supported and empowered.
Ensure leaders spend more time leading and less time managing preventable conflicts.
Demonstrate a meaningful commitment to workplace safety and accountability.
Strengthen Organizational Resilience & Sustainable Business Impact
Reduce the organizational costs associated with turnover, conflict, disengagement, and workplace harm.
Build a resilient workplace culture where prevention becomes part of everyday operations.
Expected Outcomes
The Results
Lower Risk. Stronger Culture.
Greater Organizational Resilience.
Organizations that partner with Soteria Solutions shift from reactive problem-solving to proactive prevention, strengthening workplace culture while reducing the human and financial costs of workplace harm.
Return on Investment
Prevention delivers measurable organizational value through fewer preventable conflicts, lower turnover, stronger employee engagement, higher productivity, reduced organizational risk, and more time for leaders to focus on strategic priorities instead of preventable workplace issues.
Training employees remember.
Skills they can use.
Culture that changes.
See how our training can work for your organization.
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Client Testimonial
“Bystander training is an important initiative at Bloomberg. We're committed to providing our employees with the best possible working environment. Bringing in the Bystander® and the approach of Jane Stapleton and her team engages our employees in creating a culture in which respect for the individual is paramount.”
-Bloomberg
