Leading in a Diverse, Equitable and Inclusive Culture

A diverse team with unique individual perspectives can deliver exceptional results. Having such a team calls for a leader with an arsenal of inclusive leadership practices and keen self-awareness.

This course gives you deeper insights into yourself, your team, and the benefits of inclusion at all levels in your organization. Through self-assessments, case studies, and proven hands-on activities, you’ll develop competencies and get tools to create an environment fueled by engagement and innovation. In addition, you’ll learn to apply a roadmap that ensures that all are heard, recognized, and appreciated—so productivity can soar.

Course Objectives

• Understand the Business Case for Diversity and Inclusion. 
• Define Diversity and Inclusion and Describe Their Influence on Day-to-Day Interactions and Decision-Making Processes. 
• Recognize the Manner in Which Culture Impacts Our Behaviors, Beliefs, Perceptions, and Responses to Others. 
• Understand the Impact of Culture on the Way We Communicate, Build Relationships, and Lead Teams. 
• Demonstrate the Ability to Engage in Difficult Conversations and Manage Conflict. 
• Develop Cross-Cultural Competencies and Messaging Skills That Move Us to Commitment and Action. 
• Develop a Personal Vision to Apply Seminar Learning That Embraces Diversity and Supports an Inclusive Environment

How Will You Benefit

• Recognize the issues and value of D&I at the personal, team, and organizational levels
• Become a more inclusive leader by recognizing strengths and growth opportunities for yourself and for others
• Communicate effectively and inclusively in a diverse environment
• Articulate how operating from biases impacts innovation, productivity, and engagement
• Analyze diversity and cultural competencies in the context of talent management
• Harness the power of differences to boost team performance and collaboration
• Manage disagreements, misunderstandings, and conflict

What Will You Cover

• Introduction to diversity and inclusion
• How culture impacts our perceptions, beliefs, behaviors, and responses
• Bridging communication differences
• Applying cross-cultural communication and messaging skills that move people to commitment and action
• Recognizing and responding effectively and appropriately to diversity and inclusion dynamics
• Knowing how to be an actively inclusive leader
• Understanding the primary source of unconscious bias, micro-inequities, and micro advantages
• Conducting dialogues about unconscious bias with peers, managers, and subordinates to improve communication, services to clients, and team collaboration
• Leading a successful multicultural team and inclusive meetings  
• Dialogue: having difficult conversations 
• Practicing facilitating and engaging in successful difficult conversations
• Developing your vision and plan for an inclusive workplace and teams

Who Should Attend

Managers and leaders who want to promote and lead an increasingly diverse workforce and client base, and promote an inclusive environment; diversity and inclusion leaders; learning and development professionals.