Diversity in the Workplace
More than ever, a workplace is a diverse collection of individuals proud of who they are: their gender, , their ethnic background, or their religion.
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More than ever, a workplace is a diverse collection of individuals proud of who they are: their gender, their sexual orientation, their religion, their ethnic background, and all the other components that make an individual unique. One of the challenges for workplace leaders is how to help these diverse individuals work as a team. We all know what happens to organizations that don’t have effective teamwork: they fail. And, failing to embrace diversity can also have serious legal costs for corporations. This course will give you ways to celebrate diversity in the workplace while bringing individuals together. Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Describe what diversity and its related terms mean
- Explain how changes in the world have affected you and your view
- Identify your stereotypes
- Use terms that are politically correct and avoid those which are not
- Apply the four cornerstones of diversity
- Avoid the pitfalls related to diversity
- Use a technique for dealing with inappropriate behavior
- Develop a management style to encourage diversity
- Take action if you or one of your employees feels discriminated against
Topics Covered
- Defining diversity
- How does diversity affect me?
- Identifying stereotypes
- Wise words
- The cornerstones of diversity
- How to discourage diversity
- The stop technique
- Managing for diversity
- Dealing with discrimination
Your Instructor
Dr. Clay Phillips is an organizational culture, soft skills, and mediation expert with more than 20 years of experience helping others develop stronger, more effective interpersonal skills. In his career he has trained more than 6,500 individuals in a variety of professional settings - all to compliment, develop, and train the best skills for effectively working and getting along with others. As a mediator he has mediating hundreds of court cases ranging from employment disputes, to personal injury, to product liability, to wrongful death, and highly contentious divorce and post-divorce disputes with great success. Dr. Phillips believes in people... he believes in the good nature of people and our desire to learn and improve our lives. His many years of experience as a mediator has taught him that the vast majority of people fall in this category, while very few do not. His training programs, workshops, seminars, and online courses have improved the lives of thousands, not just in the workplace but in every aspect of their lives. He hopes that you will find the information presented in this and other courses will be beneficial to you personally, individually, and professionally.