Course Description
Diversity can seem like a difficult concept to incorporate into the culture of a business. Leaders often view diversity initiatives as important but see them as secondary to the day-to-day operations of a successful business. You may ask yourself, where and how do I start? In this course, we’ll look at many strategies that can help jumpstart diversity and inclusion initiatives. Through these initiatives, we can build stronger relationships that improve the overall business environment and how it functions. These relationships can drive stability, sustainability, and profitability for years to come.
In this course on Diversity and Inclusion for a Better Business, we’ll discuss the benefits of building a culture of diversity and equity. We'll review essential concepts, such as the Six C’s of inclusive leadership, and learn how to apply them in practice. We’ll also learn about unconscious biases that can affect decision-making and how to identify and overcome them.
What You'll Learn
- Understand how diversity benefits business operations and the overall business environment
- Implement diversity-based communication and collaboration strategies to create a more inclusive workplace
- Apply the Six C's of inclusive leadership in practice
- Identify and challenge unconscious biases that affect decision-making
- Recognize how to create organizational equity
Key Takeaways
- Diversity and inclusion initiatives can build stronger relationships that improve how a business functions, supporting stability, sustainability, and profitability over time.
- The Six C's of inclusive leadership are essential concepts that can be applied in practice to build a culture of diversity and equity.
- Unconscious biases can affect decision-making, and learning to identify and overcome them leads to better decisions in the workplace.
- Diversity-based communication and collaboration strategies help create a more inclusive workplace.
- Although leaders often treat diversity as secondary to daily operations, this course offers strategies to jumpstart diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
It is aimed at leaders and others looking to incorporate diversity and inclusion into the culture of a business, including those who are unsure where and how to start.
What topics does this course cover?
It covers the benefits of building a culture of diversity and equity, the Six C's of inclusive leadership and how to apply them, and how to identify and overcome unconscious biases that affect decision-making. Lessons include The Value of Diversity, The Six C's, How Bias Impacts Decisions, and Creating Organizational Equity.
What skills will I gain from this course?
The course builds skills in decision making, diversity awareness, and diversity and inclusion.
How will this course help my business?
By building stronger relationships through diversity and inclusion initiatives, the course aims to improve the overall business environment and drive stability, sustainability, and profitability for years to come.
Professional Certifications and Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
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™).
