Understand what diversity and inclusion is and how to manage it affectively in
the workplace.
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COURSE OVERVIEW
Duration: 1 day (6.5 hours)
Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace will help you develop an understanding
of why diversity and inclusion is important to a business, what it is and how
individuals and teams can work effectively together and harness the power that
comes from valuing diversity and promoting inclusion.
OBJECTIVES
By the end of the course you will be able to:
* Describe why diversity and inclusion is important in teams and organisations
* Explain and overcome unconscious bias and other beliefs that cause exclusion
and impact the workplace
* Recognise your own diversity and understand the value of diversity and
inclusion in teams
* Develop an Action Plan to create an inclusive work climate
CONTENT
UNDERSTAND DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
* What the Equality Act 2010 says about diversity
* Understanding protected characteristics
* Learn how to create an optimum climate to unlock the power of a diverse teams
UNDERSTANDING YOURSELF AND UNCONSCIOUS BIAS
* Identify your own unique characteristics and how these could impact your
performance
* Examine self-limiting beliefs and how these can impact personal performance
* Experience how unconscious bias impacts our information gathering, problem
solving, judgement and decision making
CREATING A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE TEAM CLIMATE
* Understand the importance of respect, the role of trust and what valuing
diversity really means
* Apply the ABC Model to the creation of a diverse climate:
* Awareness – be alert, self-aware and aware of others
* Boundaries – understand how things can go wrong when working with others:
boundaries, banter and bullying
* Coaching – learn listening and coaching skills to promote inclusion
* Create an achievable, personal action plan that can be applied immediately in
the workplace to improve diversity, promote teaming and create an inclusive
work climate