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Embracing Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace - Bonar Institute for Purposeful Leadership

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Embracing Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

Module 1: Defining Components of a Diverse Workforce  

  • How diverse is our workplace?
  • Self-assessment on diversity and inclusion
  • Unpacking the questionnaire – group discussion and feedback
  • Cultures in the workplace and organizational culture
  • Group discussion and feedback

Module 2: Discrimination

  • About stereotypes
  • Conditioning conscious and unconscious bias – putting a mirror on self
  • Group discussion and feedback
  • Helpful attitudes
  • Individual attributes
  • Organizational attitudes
  • Time redesigned
  • Group discussion and feedback

Module 3: Communication 

  • Differences across cultures
  • Non-verbal communication differs from culture to culture
  • Impact: Group discussion and feedback
  • Effective communication skills
  • Active listening
  • Body language basics
  • Handling miscommunication
  • Strategies for success
  • Group exercise and feedback

Module 4: Managing Across Cultures

  • Knowledge
  • Understanding
  • Acceptance
  • Behaviour
  • Exercise: How far to accommodate
  • Group discussion and feedback

 

Module 5: Moving Forward

  • Create a diversity and inclusion mindset in all stakeholders
  • Develop and implement appropriate programs
  • Group discussion
  • Insights
  • Integrate into the day-to-day
  • Next steps