Mutual Respect Equals Success - Program Outline
Our population has become increasingly diverse and so has our workplace. To succeed in our multicultural society, organizations must value the differences of our diverse population, respect employee and customers individuality and maintain a climate whereby everyone is treated with dignity. Employees need to understand how words and actions affect their company’s bottom line, and how they need to maintain a positive outlook on diversity.
This workshop heightens awareness to better understand other cultures, age groups, genders, and lifestyle groups. Possible offenses that can create misunderstandings, including racial, cultural, sexual, physical, mental and verbal issues are discussed. The effects of perception, cultural background, discrimination and prejudice are reviewed.
Diversity training will make you more aware of ways you may be offending others without even knowing it. It will help you recognize your blind spots, show you how to avoid verbal, social and written mistakes and give you new ways to deal with and relate to people.
What will be covered:
- Diversity Concepts
- Dimensions of Diversity
- Diversity Defined
- Benefits of a Diverse Workforce
- Our Challenge
- Culture Differences are Business Strengths
- A Changing Environment
- Turn Differences into Strengths
- Laws that Support Diversity
- Impact of ADA
- Workplace Comfort for Both Genders
- Overcoming Bias, Prejudice and Stereotyping
- Confronting Our Belief Systems
- Acknowledging Prejudice
- Sexual Harassment
- What is it?
- What are my responsibilities and rights?
- Company procedure for complaints
- Open Communication and Constructive Feedback
- Resolving Conflict
- Respectful Disagreement is Healthy
- Managing Diversity
- Inclusion + Participation = Contribution
- Current Appropriate Diversity Terms
“…I never considered that my actions could be offensive or prejudicial to others, until now. This seminar has made me think about what I say and do and how it may affect my colleagues and me.”
Target Audience: All Employees
This presentation can be customized to fit the time frame for your event in keynote, breakout, half-day, or full-day format. We can also complement this topic with elements from other programs based on your overall event objectives .
Consider these complementary topics:
- Building Teams: Leading Teams to Work Together
- Championship Teamwork: Everyone Makes a Difference
- Interpersonal Skills: Maximize Your Communication
- The Supervision Series
- Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Creating Awareness for Managers
- Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Creating Awareness for Employees
