Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Studies show that a diverse workforce is more productive, innovative, and profitable. It’s easy to talk the talk.
But how can you ensure your team members walk the walk, and gain the true value of difference in the workplace?
Most diversity training helps create understanding and increased awareness of difference. We’ll help you put that theory into action, bridging differences and making connections.
Fundamentals of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
This workshop introduces the fundamental concepts of diversity, equity and inclusion, and sheds a light on the blind spots that may be getting in the way of your best intentions.
Unconscious biases are the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and behaviour towards others in ways that are below our awareness. In the workplace, these unseen biases can have profound implications when we make decisions on who is hired, who is disciplined or promoted, who we chose to develop, or approach as a mentee. While we can’t completely rid ourselves of bias, we can learn how to recognize it, interrupt it and lessen its impact in our encounters with others.
You’ll learn to notice and disrupt bias and pave the way for real inclusion.
Stepping In: Speaking Up
An inclusive culture is one where employees feel that they can bring their whole selves to work, without fear of discrimination.
But sometimes comments made or actions occurring in the workplace can have the unintended result of making employees – or clients – feel uncomfortable, unsafe and ultimately, excluded.
This interactive and practice-based session explores how to engage in the challenging conversations needed to address microinequities and microaggressions, so that teams can have dialogue that is candid, respectful and ultimately builds trust.
Minding the Gap – Connecting the Generations at Work
Traditionalists, Baby boomers, Gen X, Millenials and now Gen Z? The generation gap has officially arrived at the office.
Each of the four (and a half) generations bring different values and world-views, shaping expectations of and approaches to work. And, as with every generation gap, this can lead to misunderstanding, frustration and conflict.
In this session, participants gain insight into this demographic shift, and how it’s changing every industry and every sector. With a deeper understanding of what drives each cohort, leaders can communicate and collaborate more effectively with each generation.
Power Up: Leadership Communication for Women
Are you a woman who is ready to step up and be more influential at work? Stepping into leadership means being truly visible. Everyone says to “be more assertive,” “lean in,” and “live your personal brand”…but how?
This session helps you tap your own powerful combination of authority and authenticity. Drawing on research, you’ll learn how women can uniquely leverage their strengths to wield serious clout. Challenging the notion of a ‘confidence gap’, uncover more useful ways to manage self-doubt, build resilience, and convey presence and composure every time you communicate. It’s time to crack the glass ceiling.
Inclusive Communication
As the makeup of today’s workforce evolves, understanding how to connect and engage with everyone becomes ever more challenging. Research shows that diverse teams are better innovators and problem-solvers. It’s worth the effort.
We have all been shaped by different values, beliefs, and experiences that define our identities and influence how we interact with the world around us. These differences influence our communication style, which often transcends the actual words we speak. To work productively, it’s essential to understand these differences and find inclusive ways of communicating, collaborating, and making decisions.
This session delves into four key aspects of communication: how we make a point and influence others, how we communicate our assessment of others, how we disagree and manage conflict, and how we interpret nonverbal communication. Raise your awareness and learn to minimize conflict and communicate across difference with greater clarity and impact.
Inclusive Leadership
It’s well documented: the more included employees feel, the more they’ll go above and beyond the “call of duty” to help other team members and meet objectives. But how can you build a culture of inclusion? The answer: it starts with leadership.
Any talent management activity that you’re likely to perform as a manager or leader is influenced by your dimensions of diversity and cultural values.
This session will help you as a leader understand and identify the traits and behaviours of inclusive leadership and assess your own competency. You’ll gain an appreciation of the risks of non-inclusive leadership and the benefits of building your own capabilities in this area. Through hands-on activities, you’ll learn how to extend your natural leadership style to motivate and influence diverse team members who may follow a leader in different ways
The D&I workshop with our Leadership Team proved to be a highlight. Our team appreciated the chance to have a really open conversation about diversity and microaggressions. I know we all walked away having learnt something about ourselves and about each other.