In today’s changing world, businesses are made up of a variety of races, cultures, religions, ages, and lifestyles that interact regularly, making workplace inclusion and diversity training critical. To be competitive, organisations need everyone who works for them to make their best contribution.
Our courses are designed to maximise engagement, with both online training in-person training available. Our trainers usually use Zoom, or are happy to use Google Meet or other services - we offer customised training for your organisation.
John Pitts
Managing Director, The Woodhorn Group
“Excellent
Graham and Deborah were excellent helping the team work together to create a business strategy that they really did own and deliver against. The whole process was both focused and enjoyable and brought the team closer together."
Every Human Being is of equal worth and importance, they are all entitled to the same opportunities and privileges regardless of Race, Colour, Nationality, Religion, Sex, Age, Disability, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity or any other characteristics and are protected by law.
The norms that dictated our behaviour over the past 50 years are transforming. To be successful in today’s working environment, employers and employees at all levels must develop and demonstrate an awareness of inclusion and diversity within their business through appropriate diversity training in the workplace. Our training can assist organisations in this development.
Diversity in the workplace is apparent in everything from our names to the types of food we eat, and long-taboo subjects are now discussed freely and form part of our everyday lives.
The main business benefits of taking inclusion and diversity seriously are talent and corporate reputation. Research clearly indicates that people want to work for employers with good employment practices. They also want to feel valued at work.
As well as designing appropriate and fair people practices, it’s important to create open and inclusive workplace culture in which everyone feels valued, respects colleagues, and where their contribution is recognised.
Flexible working and job design are also important components of diversity strategies and part of attracting and retaining a wide pool of talented people.
Businesses also need to consider corporate responsibility (CR) in the context of diversity as social exclusion and low economic activity rates can limit business markets and their growth. CR used to be centred on environmental issues, but an increasing number of employers now take a wider view, seeing the overall image of an organisation as important in attracting and retaining both customers and employees.
Our inclusion and diversity training programmes:
- Recognise how the world we live and work in has changed over the past 50 years
- Understand and appreciate the importance of a diverse workforce and how we must all embrace the change this requires
- Recognise the need to give other employees the respect and dignity they deserve
- Programme content will be targeted to your specific needs and may cover the following:
- Unconscious or implicit bias: what it is and how to combat it
- Communication skills
- Cultural sensitivities and stereotyping
- Value systems and how they may differ
- Discrimination
- Cultural identities and potential sources of conflict, along with cultural competency
- Civility and sensitivity
- How to be inclusive in work practices
- Invisible disabilities
- Conflict management
- Modelling inclusive behaviour
- Legal ramifications of not being inclusive
Why us?
Please don’t hesitate to give us a call we would be delighted to discuss your specific requirements.
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Since launching the business 14 years ago 50,000 delegates have benefited from this unique partnership, helping hundreds of companies achieve competitive advantage and individual performance potential.
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We would be delighted to have a free no obligation discussion with you about your business, its requirements and to explore how we can work together to deliver your objectives.