Course Description
In this course, you’ll learn how to go beyond basic diversity and inclusion efforts to create a workplace environment in which everyone feels welcome and respected. We’ll cover how to spot and overcome common challenges, like unconscious bias, resistance to change, and outdated thinking. You’ll also learn about the idea of "belonging" and how it can make employees feel more connected, motivated, and invested in their work.
We’ll look at how building a safe environment for open communication can boost mental health, well-being, and teamwork. We’ll also show you how to identify and reduce unconscious biases that can affect fairness. You’ll learn about how leadership can play a big part in creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong, no matter their background.
By the end of this course, you’ll have easy-to-use strategies for building a diverse, inclusive workplace where employees feel they belong, which helps your organization to thrive.
What You'll Learn
- Identify and address common challenges in diversity and inclusion programs, such as unconscious bias, resistance to change, and outdated thinking
- Explain how belonging and psychological safety improve workplace engagement, connection, and motivation
- Recognize unconscious biases that influence decisions, interactions, and fairness
- Apply leadership strategies to promote a sense of belonging for everyone, regardless of background
- Build a safe environment for open communication that supports mental health, well-being, and teamwork
- Describe how to create a more diverse, inclusive, and connected workplace
Key Takeaways
- Going beyond basic diversity and inclusion means creating an environment where everyone feels welcome and respected.
- Belonging helps employees feel more connected, motivated, and invested in their work.
- Building a safe environment for open communication can boost mental health, well-being, and teamwork.
- Identifying and reducing unconscious biases supports fairness in decisions and interactions.
- Leadership plays a major part in creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong, no matter their background.
Frequently Asked Questions
What will I learn in this course?
You'll learn how to go beyond basic diversity and inclusion efforts to create a workplace where everyone feels welcome and respected, including how to spot and overcome challenges like unconscious bias, resistance to change, and outdated thinking, and how the idea of belonging can make employees feel more connected, motivated, and invested.
What topics does this course cover?
The course covers the challenges of diversity and inclusion, understanding belonging, psychological safety, unconscious bias, and leadership's role in belonging, and concludes with a knowledge test.
How does the course address unconscious bias?
It shows you how to identify and reduce unconscious biases that can affect fairness, and helps you recognize biases that influence decisions and interactions.
What role does leadership play according to the course?
The course explains how leadership can play a big part in creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong, no matter their background, and teaches leadership strategies to promote a sense of belonging.
What will I be able to do by the end of the course?
By the end, you'll have easy-to-use strategies for building a diverse, inclusive workplace where employees feel they belong, which helps your organization to thrive.
Professional Certifications and Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Recertification Credits: 0.5
This Program has been pre-approved for (Number of recertification credit hours & credit type) toward aPHR®, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®).
Professional Development Credits (PDCs): 0.5
KnowledgeCity is approved by SHRM as a Recertification General Provider to offer SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP professional development credits (PDCs). By taking the courses approved by SHRM, KnowledgeCity can award SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for HR knowledge and competency programs related to the SHRM Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge™ (the SHRM BASK™).
