Leadership Training...Acquiring the Skills to manage and Value Diversity

ACQUIRING THE SKILLS TO MANAGE AND VALUE DIVERSITY

OVERVIEW
Understanding, valuing and managing the diversity of human resources provide the culture and support for high performing, empowered work force. Successfully creating a culture and environment that reflect your diversity vision requires a perspective and approach that will transform the organization’s culture by building on its strengths. Managers require a new set of skills.

AUDIENCE PROFILE
Executives, Directors, Managers, Human Resource Professionals, Administrators, etc.

Anyone in your organization responsible for implementing diversity as well as anyone who wants to better understand the underlying dynamics of managing and valuing diversity in the workforce.

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

•Identify the business implications of a diverse workforce.
•Gain knowledge of cultural differences and their impact on the workplace.

•Acquire an understanding of the current issues facing diverse individuals in the workforce and learn how you can deal effectively with the differences we each bring.

•Develop skills you can use to create a work environment supporting pluralism.

•Create high performance and promote excellence through valuing and tapping the richness of a diverse work force.

DISCUSSION TOPICS

•Understanding Diversity - Defining diversity and learning to understand its impact on productivity, effectiveness and bottom-line business results.
•From Issue to Asset - Practical approaches for moving beyond the “issue” of diversity to “value” for diversity.
•Obstacles and Challenges - Identifying biases and prejudices and analyzing the organizational climate.

•Why the Process is Not Easy - Understanding and managing reaction change.
•Implementing Change - Strategic implementation of initiatives; controlling emotions and feelings; behavioral and attitudinal changes .

•Cultural Change - Changing the systems that prevent pluralism and the creation of new practices and norms; implementing on-going internal support.

FORMAT: Lecturette/Experimental Processes
LENGTH: 1 Day

Click below for links to additional training courses

Acquiring the Skills to Manage and Value Diversity Diversity Dynamics Diversity Dynamics for Managers Fundamental of Management Navigating Organizational Success Transformational Leadership: Acquiring the Skills to Manage and Value Diversity; Diversity Dynamics; Diversity Dynamics for Managers; Fundamental of Management; Navigating Organizational Success; Transformational Leadership