Who is this training for?
For leaders and managers who are inspired by the inclusive approach to leadership and want to develop skills needed to build inclusive and diverse environment.
Consult this training
What you will learn in the virtual workshop:
• what is Diversity and Inclusion in teams, organisations and leadership,
• what are elements and good practices of diverse and inclusive organisations,
• what are the ways to develop soft skills that make an inclusive leader,
• what leadership style do you personally choose and what are the areas for potential refinement.
Advantages of the virtual training
- guarantee of interactive participation in training with the use of online engaging tools
- half-day workshops allow flexible organization of the workday
- relationships building with remote colleagues through joint participation in training
- participation in the workshop from anywhere, all you need is access to a computer
Virtual workshop program
Module I
Diversity and Inclusion – the foundations
- Introduction to Diversity and Inclusion – what stands behind D&I?
- Self-assessment – evaluation of personal approach to D&I
- Diversity – is it related only to race, ethnicity, gender and age? What else is building diversity?
- Inclusion – what is the definition and how to build it?
- Unconscious bias – how it impacts decision-making, hiring, promotions, and workplace interactions
- Should we introduce D&I only because of the law? Benefits of diverse and inclusive workplaces
- Creating an inclusive workplace culture – how others do it? Research and case studies from different companies
- What is a cultural competence and how to use it to effectively interact with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Module II
Diversity and inclusion in practice
- Microaggressions and microaffirmations – how they impact on individuals’ sense of belonging and psychological safety in the workplace.
- The role of allies and advocates in promoting diversity and inclusion as a key part to introduce D&I to the company
- Inclusive Leadership – what it means to be an inclusive leader, is it possible to learn it?
- D&I in hiring people – best practices for attracting, hiring, and retaining diverse talents
- Key metrics for assessing diversity and inclusion efforts – can we have data to show the outcomes?
- How to implement continues improvement in D&I area – role of the feedback, exit interviews and trust in the organization.
- Can employees be the change – role of employee led groups and why is it worth to implement them
- Implementing diversity and inclusion in daily life of the company – what I can do to support D&I and what are my plans for upcoming weeks.
Project flow
Diagnosis and prework
- in-take interview with the project sponsor
- diagnosis of participants’ needs (online questionnaire and calls)
- prework for participants (material to watch, read or listen to)
Virtual workshops
- training divided into 2 workshops, 3,5 hours each
- interactive working methods: discussions, chat, virtual board, questionnaires, videos, case studies, breakout rooms, external tools (Mentimeter, Miro, Funretro)
- participants: up to 12 people
Summary and follow up
- training materials for participants
- access to the ETTA knowledge base
- follow up call with the project sponsor