Cultural Awareness and Diversity, 1 day

The workshop explores how cultural diversity operates within an organisation – how it is perceived, develops and manifests itself. Participants will assess the benefits of embracing cultural diversity and look at ways to encourage implementation in the workplace.

By the end of this course you will be able to:

•Consider the impact of cultural diversity in your day to day work
•Explain the meaning of diversity and how to work effectively with diversity in the workplace.
•Explore how the environment in which we live shapes our personal beliefs, values and preferences and affects our attitude and responses to diversity
•Identify the link between cultural diversity and business strategy and organisational success
•Apply tools and techniques to support implementation of cultural diversity in the workplace

Cultural Awareness and Diversity in Context

•Defining diversity – the importance of difference in the workplace
•Understanding preconceptions – how do they influence our interactions?
•What is cultural awareness and how does it work with diversity?
•Making the links to my role
Defining Culture

•The links between values, attitudes and culture
•Development of the ’cultural layers’
•What’s your culture – how would others define you? How would you define yourself?
The Culture Paradigm

•Recognising how different cultures are manifest within an organisation
•Identifying how cultures and subcultures are embedded within your organisation – are they desired cultures and how do they fit with the business strategy?
Implementing Cultural Diversity in the Workplace

•How to promote an inclusive working environment
•Tools and techniques for challenging inappropriate and non aligned behaviour

Each participant will leave with a recognised certificate

Complete the below form to enquire about having this course delivered at your office where discounts may apply

Lots of subject matter covered but having this course at our office meant we could also have it tailored and that added lots of value. Highly recommend go courses. J B Strawbridge

Nicely structured training event. We were kept up to date at all times with timely communications during the booking process so we have already booked more sessions with go courses. T Eversham