Course Description
Think about how safe you feel when you’re at work. Do you feel both physically and psychologically safe? What about with other employees or leaders? Can you share concerns and issues with coworkers? With supervisors? And do you feel like your team is free from judgment and stereotypes about who you are? In an ideal work environment, everyone is able to say yes to all of these questions. The reality is that sometimes work can be a place where people don’t feel safe and included.
This course will teach you the long-lasting adjustments you can make to ensure your employees feel included, safe, and supported. We discuss ways you can learn about their needs, which will enable you to anticipate them throughout their employment. You’ll learn how to build a diverse leadership team and why it makes a major impact for your unique workforce. We also talk about bias, equal opportunity laws, and facing negative feedback on your efforts to make your workplace more equitable.
This course takes a nuanced look at confronting harmful biases that divide and discourage employees. You’ll learn the spectrum of actions you can take to interrupt microaggressions and initiate a proactive response towards welcoming each person’s diverse traits.
What You'll Learn
- Discover how to learn about the people you manage and their needs
- Build a diverse leadership team and understand its impact on your workforce
- Explore the benefits of equity for a business, including customer equity
- Create a safe and inclusive environment where employees feel supported
- Interrupt microaggressions and respond proactively to harmful biases
- Navigate equal opportunity laws and handle negative feedback during cultural transformation
Key Takeaways
- Lasting adjustments to the work environment help employees feel included, safe, and supported both physically and psychologically.
- Learning about employees' needs lets managers anticipate them throughout their employment.
- Building a diverse leadership team makes a major impact for a unique workforce.
- Confronting harmful biases and interrupting microaggressions helps welcome each person's diverse traits.
- Promoting workplace equity involves understanding equal opportunity laws and handling negative feedback on equity efforts.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
It is designed for managers and leaders who want to make their workplace more equitable, inclusive, and safe for employees, including those building or leading teams.
What topics does this course cover?
It covers knowing your team, creating a diverse leadership team, the benefits of equity for a business, creating a safe and inclusive environment, equal opportunity laws, how bias and microaggressions impact the workplace, and handling negative feedback during cultural transformation.
What skills will I gain from this course?
You will build skills in diversity training, employment equity, internal pay equity, job enrichment, workplace diversity, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
How does the course address bias and microaggressions?
It takes a nuanced look at confronting harmful biases that divide and discourage employees and teaches the spectrum of actions you can take to interrupt microaggressions and respond proactively.
Is there an assessment in this course?
Yes, the course concludes with a Test Your Knowledge lesson.
Professional Certifications and Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Professional Development Units (PDUs): 0.5
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