Interpersonal Challenges

Community

• Does not show respect for every individual’s worth
• Makes ableist comments
• Demeaning to other coaches / students of lesser ability
• Holds others to a standard they are not themselves trying to meet
• Poor boundaries
• Poor communication
• Expects more from the community than they put in
• Expects exceptions
• Dismissive of other students, particularly less skilled students
• Does not take reasonable / valid “no” as answer, looks for loopholes
• Seeks out special treatment through personal relationships
• Does not value others’ expertise
• Sees all other organizations as a threat
• Entered a relationship with a minor student
• Used space as an opportunity to meet with and groom minor

• Is with a person who is known to be a bad actor who has harmed the organization
• Is all of the ‘ists and 'isms
• Does not demonstrate good judgment working with own abilities
• Poor awareness of shared space
• Makes inappropriate comments about other students

• Does not appropriately share responsibility of the physical space
• Poor awareness of shared space
• Badmouths organization
• Patterns of predatory behavior
• Brings outside problems and social issues to the class

• Whisper network rumors of bad behavior
• Private red flag raised

• Made repeated unwanted advances after being told no
• Reports of bad behavior from multiple sources
• Made a lot of students uncomfortable

• Made advances towards adult students / staff much younger
• Made repeated unwanted advances after being told no
• Everyone knows this person is a problem but no one has officially said anything

Staffing

• Brought outside issues into classes / workplace
• Frequently bailed on obligations / unreliable
• Rude behavior towards staff / students
• Discussion of unrelated potentially sensitive topics during class
• Stormed off in front of students / customers
• Lack of professional demeanor
• Not taking responsibility for issues
• Lack of followthrough

• Has behaved maliciously in an attempt to hurt other employees
• Doesn’t provide adequate staff training
• Dismissive of serious issues in order to avoid conflict

Coaching

• Preferential treatment of students
• Does not match coaching style to needs of students
• Criticizes student self rather than skill / performance
• Did not take into consideration students’ desires, prioritized based on coaching desires
• Backseat coaching

• No awareness of skill level / limitations
• Does not have a functional understanding of skills they are teaching
• Does not pay appropriate attention to students
• Badmouths other staff members to students
• Is overly familiar with students in a class setting
• Has made students uncomfortable with unwanted sexual advances
• Retaliated against student who declined advances
• Doesn’t keep staff physical welfare in mind
• Unwilling to consider other pathways
• “We do it like this because I say so”
• Gatekeeping
• Is possessive over the skills taught to
• Unwilling to consider other pathways

• Refuses to model correct behavior
• Unintentionally makes other students / staff uncomfortable

• Does not pay appropriate attention to students
• Does not consider student safety
• Prioritizes coaching desires over student needs
• Preferential treatment of students
• Badmouths other teachers’ skills
• Uses class time for their own training
• Unable to adapt teaching style to fit students
• Lacks the skill of teaching students who are dramatically different than them
• Teaches beyond skill level
• Overly familiar with students in a class setting
• Refuses to work with needs of organization
• Refuses to follow set curriculum
• Too much physical contact when spotting

• Demeaning of other staff members’ abilities
• Showed up to work drunk
• Frequently made disparaging comments about students bodies
• Attempted to live in the school building
• Backseat coaching classes uninvolved in

• Frequently spoke negatively about own body in a way that was harmful to students
• Extremely mercurial with students and staff
• Brought outside problems into class
• Talked about personal life in class
• Badmouthing other staff

• Poor awareness of own skills
• Trouble coaching students with very different approaches
• Did not model good behavior
• Poor understanding of own teaching limitations
• Lack of followthrough
• Inappropriate bringing up personal issues of staff
• Poor respect of bodily autonomy