DEI for HR

Business Partners Workshop

DEI for HR Business Partners Workshop empowers key human resource stakeholders, as change agents and business partners, to champion and drive diversity and inclusion.

Overview

Our DEI for HR Business Partners Workshop develops capability for supporting an employer’s diversity and inclusion efforts through leadership coaching and advice, best-practice implementation, and championing equity, diversity and inclusion.

 

 

Content & Flow

    • Understanding diversity
    • Employer business drivers for diversity
    • Identifying barriers to equitable representation and participation
    • Inclusion as a management strategy for addressing diversity challenges
    • The four-factor model of inclusion
    • Overview of diversity and inclusion best practices
    • Key stakeholders and their responsibilities
    • The role of HR in driving change
    • Employer diversity, equity & inclusion focus areas and goals
    • Identifying personal opportunities for driving diversity and inclusion
    • Setting an action and accountability plan
    • Tracking progress

Learning Outcomes 

    • Understanding of business drivers for diversity and inclusion
    • Awareness of their role in championing and driving diversity and inclusion
    • Knowledge of diversity and inclusion best practices
    • Knowledge of employer DEI strategy
    • Increased willingness to implement and promote inclusive processes, policies, and practices
    • Enhanced openness to novel ideas and diverse perspectives
    • Increased confidence in handling diversity and inclusion issues
    • Peer support and accountability to follow through on goals and actions
    • Sharing of experience, ideas, issues, and solutions with peers
    • Opportunities to gain insight and understanding from dialogue through a deeper exploration of issues and more varied perspectives that disrupt cognitive biases and blindspots
    • Greater self-awareness from reflection and feedback
    • Improved individual effectiveness
    • A strong results orientation by encouraging individuals to take personal accountability for change

Approach 

Consistent with research on adult learning, we believe that the best learning outcomes result when participants engage holistically with program content. All Culture Plus Consulting learning and development programs incorporate experiential learning techniques, including opportunities to reflect on and apply learnings to the real-life challenges facing participants.

Participants

Human resources personnel.

Recommended workshop size is 10-24 participants; however, larger groups can be accommodated. 

Delivery

Developing an inclusive mindset requires commitment. The recommended length of the workshop is a half-day (3 hours); however, shorter sessions are available on request. 

The workshop can be delivered virtually or face-to-face. 

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