Managing Today's Diverse Workforce SeminarGOAL: The goal of this workshop is to deepen managers’ understanding of diversity in the workplace and to stimulate the on-going process of building a respectful and inclusive workplace.
BENEFITS OF DIVERSITY TRAINING:
• Heighten awareness of issues, concerns and priorities of a diverse employee population
• Understand the business case for diversity
• Increase familiarity with non-discriminatory hiring, performance management, retention and employee development practices
HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS: Through the use of structured exercises, self-assessment, and other methods, participants learn to clarify the manager’s role in dealing with workplace diversity and to provide concepts and skills for recruiting, managing and retaining a diverse workforce.
PROGRAM OUTLINE:
• Introduction and overview
• Explore dimensions of diversity in the workplace
• Identify ways to work with, motivate, and advance a culturally diverse staff
• Culturally competent performance management
• Draft action plan to support improved diversity practices within their work team
METHODOLOGY: Training sessions consist of self-assessment, mini-lecture, small group exercises, case studies, question and answer and discussion. Available as half-day and one-day seminars.
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