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Diversity Training for Managers


Course Description

 

Putting diversity to work in today's organization is everyone's job. More and more, organizations are seeing that true success occurs on not just one, but on three bottom lines: profit, people, and planet. This class focuses on the best practices for bringing the best out of all kinds of people.

It is written for people who manage people and care for the places in which people work.


Part 1: Enabling Your Organization to Embrace Diversity

 

Improving the Bottom Line Through Diversity

Taking Advantage of Diversity in Your Organization

Identifying Your Stakeholders on a Mind Map

Facilitating Stakeholder Synergy

Five Organizational Traits That Support Diversity

Diversifying Your Organization's Supply Chain

Benchmarking to Improve Diversity Practices

Embracing Diversity Strategies from Benchmarking

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

Recognizing the Sings of Success

 

Part 2: Developing Yourself to Embrace Diversity

 

Common Ideas About Diversity

What Exactly Is Diversity?

66 Ways We Differ

Exploring Your Values

Rethinking Your Biases and Assumptions

Learning About Others

Becoming a Diversity Leader

Making Diversity Your C-H-O-I-C-E

Getting IN-IN-IN to the Diversity Mind-set

Transitioning Through Change

Progress Check

 

Part 3: Leading and Communicating

 

Outlining Diversity Competencies for Managers

Communicating Face-to-Face

Asking Questions to Create Rapport

Increasing Employee Involvement

Ten Tips for Managing Multicultural Employees

Putting Diversity to Work Electronically

Showing Your Organization's Diversity Online

Leading and Managing Diversity Online

Using Electronic Tools Effectively

Ten Tips for E-Mailing Across Borders and Cultures

Progress Check

 

Part 4: Diversifying Your Workplace Successfully

Recruiting for Diversity

Examining Your Attitudes About Job Candidates

Rethinking Your Beliefs

Questions to Avoid During an Interview

Finding Employees Who Will Stay Long-Term

Introducing New Employees into the Organization

Retaining Diverse Talent

Choosing Employees for Promotion

Supporting Diverse Leadership Styles

Encouraging Input from Everyone on the Team

Analyzing Diversity Challenges

Understanding Conflict Resolution Styles

Managing People in Conflict

Dealing with Sexual Harassment

Progress Check

 

Appendix

Authors' Suggested Responses

Recommended Reading

Additional Resources