Course details

Your Role in Workplace Diversity

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Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
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Expertise Level

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Overview/Description
To understand and appreciate diversity in the workplace, you must develop an understanding of yourself and the ways in which you and others view the world. Your ability to use a variety of strategies to effectively deal with diverse situations is very important. Equally important is the ability to share these effective strategies openly and leverage the diversity that exists within the organization. In this course, you'll explore strategies to help you become aware of your attitudes toward diversity, increase your acceptance of diverse cultures, people, and ideas, and become an advocate for diversity within the workplace.

Target Audience
Individuals at all levels who have an interest in diversity in the workplace.

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
0.5

Lesson Objectives

Your Role in Workplace Diversity

recognize the actions you can take to become aware of your values and beliefs

recognize how to adjust your self-talk to manage your reactions in challenging situations involving diversity

recognize guidelines for embracing social and cultural diversity in the workplace

recognize how your actions can improve social and cultural diversity

sequence the steps in the process for implementing a flexible communication style

recognize methods to improve your active listening skills

recognize attributes of inclusive language

develop your own capabilities to embrace and leverage diversity in your workplace

Course Number:
apd_01_a02_bs_enus

Expertise Level
Everyone