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Diversity and Inclusion Training

When customizing training, we consider your business objectives and work with you in determining your desired workforce and work environment outcomes.  Several questions that guide the content design include:

  • What business related outcomes would you like from the training?
  • What is the knowledge level of your target audience? 
  • What type of prior training has been presented to the audience?

Since all of our training is designed to meet your needs, we offer training from basic awareness to advanced development of intercultural sensitivity and competence.  All of our training programs incorporate the use of varied learning methodologies to stimulate our audience and may include:

  • PowerPoint presentations
  • Role plays
  • Dialogue and discussion
  • Scenarios
  • Experiential exercises
  • Video
  • Visualization
  • Theatre-based training
  • Individual and/or group assessment and feedback using the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI)™

 

If you are interested in measuring how individuals and teams currently experience cultural difference, we suggest the powerful application of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) ™.
 
Study Results
Of the four generations in the U.S. workforce - Generation X, Generation Y (born 1980 - 1988), baby boomers (born 1946 - 1964), and "matures" (born 1900 - 1945) - rarely interact with each other, according to Randstad USA's annual 2008 World of Work Study.  The study found that although boomers have a lot of knowledge and experience to share with Gen Y  workers, 51% of them and 66%  of matures report  little or no interaction with Gen Y colleagues. The three younger generations reported little or no interaction with matures on the job.   Researchers found that "stereotyping is real".  "If Gen X'ers think their baby boomer colleagues are less flexible-even if they're not-they believe it."  "The current pressure for productivity-the pressure for people to do more with less creates that barrier."  "Employers need to be aware  that people just don't have time to interact."   Companies "need to give them common ground so they can begin to understand each other."  "The knowledge gap will come, and structurally it will create  problems.  It's that type of pressure that will force changes, just like globalization forced up productivity."  Companies "need to find ways to create functional work teams to bring employees together." 

 

 
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