Diversity - Leading and Managing Organisational Values

Overview:

An Empowering & Challenging Seminar enabling participants to clarify & focus on the organisations Diversity Agenda

Aims & Objectives:

Course Objectives /Aims:

The seminar is specifically designed to open a dialogue within the senior management team in developing positive strategies to champion the 'values' and 'strategic vision' within the organisation.
The seminar will focus on senior management commitment towards equal treatment & the promotion of best practice within the organisation.
To enable participants to better recognise how attitudes to difference, prejudice, stereotype and discrimination can lead to bullying and harassment in the workplace.
To effectively manage and value differences within the organisation and explore positive ways of fostering a healthy culture.

Learning outcomes:

On completion of the course, delegates will be able to:

Achieve a better understanding of the practical implications of diversity and how it impacts on their role as managers.
Appreciate the short and long term effects that bullying and harassment can have on the both the victim and organisation.
Be equipped with effective strategies and actions to deal pro-actively and positively with bullying and harassment.
Gain a clearer understanding of the dynamic role of organisational values within the development of an effective workforce.

Course Outline:

DAY 1

Overview of Training
Aims & Objectives
Organisational Values - The Business Case for Diversity
Leadership & values
Group Exercise - The Minority Perspective
"Bridging the gap"
Group Exercise - Attitudes in the workplace
Challenging inappropriate behaviour and Language
Managing Equality & Diversity
Case Studies
Strategic Vision
Review Key Learning Points

DAY 2

Aims and Objectives
Re-cap Day 1
Definition of Terms
Harassment, Bullying, Victimisation
How to identify and recognise Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace
Implications of Bullying and Harassment in the workplace (for employee and employer) Moral and Legal obligations
Current Legislation on Harassment (in particular on Equality grounds)
Case Studies
Effective strategies and actions for tackling Bullying and Harassment
The use of "How?" Why?" "When?" Principle to manage difficult situations
Identifying Practical Changes and improvements in the workplace
Maintaining Equality and Diversity
How! How! How!
Identify personal responsibilities and objectives
Closing Summary /Evaluations

Interactive, activity based, and involves group discussion.

We aim to incorporate different learning styles in a non-confrontational atmosphere. Training sessions will raise awareness and encourage participants to adopt an open-minded approach whilst positively challenging perceptions and assumptions. The sessions are fun and provide a firm foundation for sharing good practice.