Intersection’s conversation cards
It is important that leaders make conversations about respect, safety and inclusion part of their BAU. Knowing how to frame these discussions, and keep them open and engaging, can be challenging.
To support leaders to have these conversations Intersection has developed two structured packs of Conversation Cards.
Each pack of 52 cards contains questions for:
one-on-one meetings
team meetings
leader self-reflection.
Regular conversations, supported by these cards, are a practical and powerful way to create a healthier, safer, and more inclusive workplace for everyone.
Respect@Work Conversation Cards
The Respect@Work Conversation Cards include 52 questions and supporting follow-up questions that leaders can use in one-on-one meetings, team meetings or as a tool for self-reflection.
The positive duty to take reasonable and proportionate measures to eliminate sex discrimination, sexual harassment, harassment on the grounds of sex, hostile working environments on the ground of sex, and victimisation became enforceable in December 2022.
This duty shifts the focus from responding to harm after it occurs, to actively preventing inappropriate workplace behaviour.
Leaders are expected to set clear behavioural expectations, foster respectful and inclusive workplace cultures, and intervene early at the lowest possible level when issues arise. Regularly speaking with your people about workplace behaviour lies at the heart of this.
The Respect@Work Conversation Cards are designed to support these regular respect focused conversations. They provide structured, open-ended questions that encourage reflection, dialogue, and problem-solving around workplace behaviour.
By using these cards in one-on-one meetings, team discussions, and as a self-reflection tool leaders can:
identify emerging culture risks early
strengthen safe, respectful, and supportive workplace practices
promote shared responsibility for a respectful workplace culture
meet their legal duty to prevent inappropriate workplace behaviour.
Safety@Work Conversation Cards
The Safety@Work Conversation Cards include 52 questions and supporting follow-up questions that leaders can use in one-on-one meetings, team meetings or as a tool for self-reflection.
Across Australia, work health and safety (WHS) laws require employers and leaders to provide and maintain a work environment that is safe and without risks to health, so far as is reasonably practicable. This includes managing both physical and psychosocial hazards — such as high workload, role conflict, poor organisational change management, unsafe working environments, bullying, harassment, and a lack of support.
Psychosocial hazards are aspects of work that can cause psychological or physical harm. They may arise from the way work is designed, organised, managed, or from workplace interactions and culture. Under WHS laws, employers and leaders must take proactive steps to identify, assess, and eliminate or minimise psychosocial risks caused by these hazards.
One important way to meet these obligations is to hold regular, proactive safety conversations with team members. These conversations not only strengthen psychological safety and trust, but also help surface early warning signs of risk, enabling leaders to act before harm occurs.
The Safety@Work Conversation Cards are designed to support these regular safety conversations. They provide structured, open-ended questions that encourage reflection, dialogue, and problem-solving around common psychosocial hazards. By using these cards in one-on-one meetings, team discussions, and as a self-reflection tool, leaders can:
identify emerging psychosocial risks early
strengthen safe, respectful, and supportive workplace practices
promote shared responsibility for health, safety, and wellbeing
meet their legal duty to manage psychosocial hazards under WHS legislation.