Description:-

Cultivating a work environment characterized by cultural competence is critical for success in the modern business environment, and doing so requires an organization-wide focus on overcoming barriers to a truly inclusive work environment – across all dimensions of diversity.

Today’s workforce is more diverse now than it has ever been in the past, and is likely to continue to become more and more diverse in the future. Organizations and individual professionals are well-served by striving to create inclusive work environments where diversity is truly welcomed and people are valued because of their unique contributions and individual differences – not in spite of them. Not only does this lead to a positive organizational culture and help boost team cohesiveness, it can also lead to powerful innovations and create competitive advantage.

Unfortunately, it is common for barriers to diversity and inclusion to exist in the workplace. Cultural competence is the key to overcoming these barriers and creating a culture where inclusion becomes the norm.

Areas Covered in the Session:-

Key topics include:

• What diversity and inclusion really are
• Overview of key dimensions of diversity
• Areas where points of diversity overlap with points of law (i.e., protected characteristics)
• How cultural competence extends beyond legal obligations
• Overcoming common barriers to inclusiveness and cultural competence in the workplace
• Keys for developing cultural competence
• Factors that define inclusive organizations
• Communicating and developing work habits for diversity and inclusion
• Problems that can result from a failure to emphasize diversity and inclusion

Why should you Attend:-

Attend this informative webinar and learn about key dimensions of diversity that impact the workplace and discover what it truly means to foster an inclusive workplace through emphasizing and developing cultural competence. Key statistics, challenges and barriers to cultural competence will be covered, along with a practical framework you can use to become more culturally competent on both an individual and an organizational level.

Who will Benefit:-

• HR professionals
• Employee relations professionals
• Talent management professionals
• Talent development professionals
• Risk management professionals
• Compliance professionals
• Diversity & inclusion professionals
• Organizational development professionals
• Ethics officers
• Communication professionals
• Managers
• Supervisors
• Executives
• Business owners