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Training Resources for Peak Performance
Valuing
Diversity Workshop
As a result of this seminar,
participants will learn to:
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Limit the influence of stereotypes.
Participants
learn how some of their attitudes toward differences may have been
influenced by false images and assumptions
By
reflecting on and building sensitivity to the history and traditions of
others, participants can learn to develop greater awareness and empathy.
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Increase tolerance and value differences
Using
sensitivity as a building block, participants begin to explore ways to
embrace differences as a genuine source of strength in the organization
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Become aware of the impact of behavior on others
Though
self-understanding, participants begin to see how their behavior may impact
others.
In
order to maximize experiential learning, class size is a minimum of ten
participants and a maximum of thirty participants.
Learning to accept individual differences may be the key skill needed as we
approach the millennium. Changes in demographics, family structures and the nature
of business today demand an understanding of our attitudes toward those who may be
different. A practice of inclusion, rather than exclusion, can unlock the potential
of a diverse workforce.
Employees need help in assessing their
behavior toward people who are different from themselves. And they must understand the
benefits of changing negative attitudes and resistance into appreciation and
cooperation.
Comments
from previous participants:
“The
training made me see my own shortcomings and identified problem areas to
work on and correct.”
“I am now more open to
differences and the need to adjust to those differences to make people and
things work better.”
“Thank you for a very
interesting day. The time
passed quickly. I was able to
ask questions and get answers I have never been able to get before. Enjoyed the training.”
DIVERSITY TRAINING PRODUCTS
Effective change begins with understanding.
The Discovering Diversity Profile
TM
promotes self-understanding by increasing individual awareness of
differences. Employees gain insight into their attitudes and are assisted, through
interpretation and feedback, in achieving a more positive attitude toward others different
from themselves.
By using the
Discovering
Diversity Profile TM to learn how they respond to workforce diversity, employees are better
able to:
- Limit the influence of stereotypes - Employees
learn that some of their attitudes toward differences may be impacted by false images and
assumptions. Once they understand this, employees may be helped to adjust their
attitudes through tailored diversity training programs.
- Gather accurate data about differences - Through
reading, cultural events, and seeking out others who live their differences every day,
employees can increase their factual knowledge about diversity issues.
- Transform knowledge into awareness and empathy -
By reflecting on the meaning of knowledge and building sensitivity to the history and
traditions of others, employees can learn to move toward true empathy.
- Increase tolerance and value differences -
Using
sensitivity as a building block, employees can explore ways to go beyond tolerance and
empathy to embrace differences as a genuine source of strength in an organization.
- Become aware of the impact of behavior on others. -
Through self-understanding, employees begin to see how their behavior may impact others
who are different.
The Discovering Diversity Profile Facilitator's Kit makes
it easy for a corporate trainer or diversity practitioner to use the profile in a new or
current diversity initiative. Key elements include:
- Business reasons for diversity training
- competency checklists for first time facilitators
- complete profile administration instructions
- Essential validity information
- Fully-scripted seminar, Building Bridges to Understanding, with field-proven activities
- Comprehensive handout and transparency masters
Yes, I would like more information on the
Discovering
Diversity Profile materials.
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Global Beads®
By Global Lead
- Objective: To understand how
individual socialization affects interactions with different groups
- Audience: All levels of
organizational members
- Time Required: 1 – 2 hours
- Each Game Trains: Up to 24
participants at one time
- Format: Game
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Finally — an interactive diversity game that is easy to facilitate but
drives home its point. Introducing Global Beads, an innovative,
experiential learning tool explores the ways in which factors such as
race, gender, age, and religion play a role in socialization, and impact
our interactions with others. What makes Global Beads so powerful
is that participants learn from their own lives and experiences, not a
hypothetical case study or abstract lecture. There simply is no other
product like it available today.
How the game is played:
Using colored beads to represent different races, genders, and religious
groups, participants respond to a series of 33 questions in order to
create visuals of their background and the choices they have made in
their lives. A thorough debriefing discussion then helps participants to
make a conscious effort to create larger zones of familiarity, comfort,
and trust.
Global Beads Learning Outcomes:
- Create a visual representation of
socialization
- Understand how individual
socialization affects interactions
- Learn how make deliberate attempts at
building relationships with different groups
- Increased familiarity, comfort, and
trust between people of different backgrounds
The Participant Guide provides
participants with a personal journal to record their thoughts, comments,
questions, and insights during and after the exercise. Highlights from
the Facilitator Guide include step-by-step guidelines; questions to
participants; debrief discussion; adaptations; teaching aids; and race,
ethnicity, gender, age, and religion overviews.
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