Managing Today's Diverse Workforce Seminar

GOAL: 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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