Promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Develop a robust understanding of both individual factors and organizational practices that lead to discrimination
• Support and promote EDI in the workplace by encouraging leadership that is aware and committed 
• Transform EDI into a strategic priority
• Design and implement the most effective EDI policies and initiatives
• Develop a sustainable Action Plan that institutionalizes EDI initiatives to ensure continued success 

• Building the Foundation of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
  • Understanding EDI and why it is critical to mission accomplishment
  • Diversity and globalization: Exchanging different cultural values in the workplace
  • Benefits of Diversity
  • Assessing organizational gaps in meeting EDI goals
  • Costs and challenges of Diversity
  • Defining and distinguishing the concepts and types of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
• The Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Strategy
  • Planning for success
  • Defining the EDI strategy
  • The critical steps in the EDI strategy 
  • Exploring strategies to recruit and retain a diverse workforce 
  • Measuring and evaluating the effectiveness of an EDI strategy
  • Evolution and integration: How to ensure the sustainability of an EDI culture
• Impact of EDI Behaviors and Language
  • Investigating unconscious biases 
  • Interpreting the language of Diversity 
  • Defining inclusive and non-inclusive language
  • Activating workplace scenarios to improve the EDI environment
  • Resolving conflict in a diverse workforce
  • Communicating across the generation gaps
  • Identifying bias-free ways to collect and interpret diversity-related data
  • Understanding how to convey a comprehensive EDI strategy

• Creating a Culture of Inclusion
  • Organizational culture and context
  • Defining and creating a culture of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
  • Organizational change 
    • Policies 
    • Employees 
    • Managers
• Sustaining Diversity
  • Assessing the next steps
  • Sustainability of the Diversity initiative
  • Sustainability of the Equity initiative
  • Measurements and monitoring
  • Inclusive mentoring and coaching
  • Action planning for better EDI results
  • Key summary and review