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The demographics in the 21st Century American workplace are ever-changing. Understanding diversity can help any organization adjust to the expanding differences that exist in the modern workforce and use those differences to generate a momentum of success.
This course will cover topics such as:
• Defining diversity• Recognizing how biases impact the workplace
• Seeing generations as a modern diversity issue
• See how professional behavior supports a diverse workplace
• Creating a Diversity Implementation Plan
Your staff will:
• Explore how diversity includes the many dimensions in all of us• Understand how laws and policies protect our individual differences
• Embrace professionalism as a tool in creating a respectful workplace
Your managers will:
• Analyze the landscape of those who help and hinder diversity efforts• Create a plan of action to create and maintain a diverse workforce
• Become a more successful organization through valuing diversity
Module
1 – Introduction to Diversity and the Changing Workforce
Here we look at the changing demographics in the American workplace for the 21st Century, and discuss how these realities can affect the changing workplace. We will also look at how understanding diversity can help any organization move ahead to achieve its goals, objectives, and return on investment.Audience: Staff & Managers
Length: 22 minutes
The learning outcomes for this module are:
- Create an inclusive, working definition of diversity
- Recognize how our biases impact the workplace
- Highlight the major changes in today’s workforce
- Understand why valuing diversity leads to success
Module
2 – Generations in the Workplace
In this module, we explore the different generations in the workplace. This subject is the fastest growing segment of diversity in the modern workforce. Discussions about generations can be found virtually everywhere - from articles in the New York Times, Fortune Magazine, and Business Week to blogs and website discussions related to business and business practices.Audience: Staff & Managers
Length: 24 minutes
The learning outcomes for this module are:
- See generations as a modern diversity issue
- Understand the strengths & weaknesses of your own generation
- Expose how generational differences create workplace conflict
- Prepare different approaches to work with each generation
Module 3 – Professionalism in the Workplace
Professionalism is a key part of diversity. Being professional is linked to your behaviors, your actions, the way you present yourself, and the way you interact with others. In this module, we explore what professionalism is and how it can help you find success in your career.Audience: Staff & Managers
Length: 20 minutes
The learning outcomes for this module are:
- See how professional behavior supports a diverse workplace
- Understand how your behaviors help or hinder professionalism
- Recognize the different interpretations of professionalism
- Become mroe effective & valued through your behaviors
Module 4 – Profiles of Those Who Will React
To Your Diversity Implementation Plan
The most important aspect of putting a Diversity Implementation Plan into action is assessing all of the individuals in an organization who will affect the plan. Understanding which people will be of assistance, and which will create potential roadblocks, is key to the plan's success.Audience: Managers
Length: 13 minutes
The learning outcomes for this module are:
- Define four distinct groups who will help or hurt your efforts
- Identify who those individuals in your organization are
- Leverage and become aware of their strengths and weaknesses
- Reflect on your own profile traits and use them to your advantage
Module 5 – Creating a Diversity Implementation
Plan (DIP)
In our last Diversity in the Workplace module, you will study a practical method for creating a strategic Diversity Implementation Plan. You will be provided concrete steps for developing and implementing a plan of action for your organization that will have measurable results.Audience: Managers
Length: 29 minutes
The learning outcomes for this module are:
- See why a DIP is critical to the success of modern organizations
- Understand how the DIP benefits your organization & leadership
- Learn the steps involved in creating a winning plan
Contact us for more information on purchasing this course.