Diversity Equity and Inclusion Training

Building DEI Programs for the Modern Workforce

How to Build a Workplace Culture Around DEI Leadership

Every individual brings unique strengths and talents to the workplace. To empower employees and drive success for organizations, DEI leaders are building, advancing, and sustaining cultures that promote employee respect, diversity, and equity.

Why Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Matters

Diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace means making employees feel involved, included, and engaged so they can be their whole, authentic selves both in and outside of the office. It means recognizing, accepting, and appreciating individuals for their unique perspectives, and the ways they can enhance the employee experience.

By building DEI skills through DEI programming, you can cultivate an organizational culture centered around the needs of your employees. In turn, they can learn, inspire, and do their best work, which directly translates to an organization’s success.

With diverse companies outperforming their less diverse peers, the business case for DEI is stronger than ever. According to McKinsey & Company, organizations in the top quartile for ethnic/cultural diversity among executives were 36% more likely to achieve above-average profitability.

Make Inclusive Leadership the Foundation of your Business

Organizations of all sizes need bold leaders at every level to understand and address bias and discrimination. Building a culture of diversity and inclusion in the workplace is a must, and it has to start at the top. According to the Harvard Business Review, leaders’ words and actions make up to a 70% difference in individuals feeling included. And, the more employees speak up, the better they collaborate and perform.

In order to make DEI part of your company’s culture, leaders must build strong DEI programs that:

THE BUSINESS IMPACT OF DEI TRAINING

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Higher Revenue

According to Boston Consulting Group research, diverse management teams tend to achieve 19% higher revenue.

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more likely to have higher performance

According to Harvard Business Review, teams with inclusive leaders are 17% more likely to report that they are high performing, 20% more likely to say they make high-quality decisions, and 29% more likely to report behaving collaboratively.

The Pillars of Success: Implement and Scale DEI Throughout Your Organization

During the past few years, businesses have made significant investments in exploring diversity's power in the workforce. But what is DEI training, and how do you take the first steps to building a strong DEI program that makes a difference and scales across your business? How do you embed DEI values into the foundation of your organization?

Hear How

On The Edge podcast, TaChelle Lawson, Founder and President of FIG Strategy and Consulting, and Stephanie Wade, Political Organizer, Transgender Advocate, Educator, Speaker, Former Field Representative and Veteran's Liaison to U.S. Congressmen Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr., share insights on how to put DEI into action within your workplace.

Listen to more DEI-focused Edge episodes:

Inclusion Without Exceptions

Skillsoft and Special Olympics support inclusive workplaces for people with intellectual disabilities. Understand the disparities faced by people with intellectual disabilities and learn how to nurture inclusivity and equity in the workplace for people of all abilities through our curated resources and courses.

Prioritize Safety at Work

Discrimination and bias can create unsafe work environments, causing employees to feel undervalued, disrespected, and unmotivated to contribute to the workplace. That’s why prioritizing a safety culture within your organization is critical to success, but it is nearly impossible to do without having an effective Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) program in place.

THE PINK PANDEMIC

Women around the world have been more affected by the financial and social fallout of the pandemic than their male counterparts. Skillsoft identified how learning can play a pivotal role in addressing gender inequality, and has curated content to help women and organizations refocus and rebuild their careers.

Skillsoft Workplace Harassment Training

Creating a respectful and inclusive environment starts by educating employees on their pivotal role in eradicating harassment from the workplace. Skillsoft created anti-harassment training that can help employees recognize the various forms of harassment, learn how to respond to possible incidents effectively, and understand their part in preventing harassment and promoting respect.

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