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A Workshop for Managing Diversity in the Workplace

Around the world, managers face the challenge of dealing with an increasingly diverse work force. Now you can help people manage diversity as an organizational asset!

This timely trainer's guide offers a workshop design with 18 activities and lecturettes for building awareness, knowledge, and understanding of the complex issue of diversity. The intense but fun activities effectively help participants learn from one another and apply their learnings in action planning and contracting.

This complete guide includes:

Background information on diversityInstructions on preparing for the workshopMore than a dozen participant handouts . . . and more!

Order today for a complete training design plus insights and tools to help your participants manage diverse employees in a manner that benefits everyone involved.

The workshop strives to improve participants' abilities in:

Evaluating behavior, especially as it relates to work performanceIdentifying and working through their own stereotypesResponding effectively in encounters with individuals who are culturally different from themselvesBuilding a repertoire of practical methods for overcoming cultural barriers in the organizational settingCapitalizing on people's differing talents . . . and more!

TIMING: 1 day, 1-1/2 days, or 2 days

AUDIENCE: Managers and supervisors

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SANDRA KANU KOGOD, Ph.D., is the founder and president of Bridges in Organizations, Inc., a consulting firm in Bethesda, Maryland, that addresses three key organizational issues: 1) managing a multicultural environment, 2) enhancing productive relations in the workplace, and 3) improving customer service. She received her doctorate in sociocultural anthropology from the University of Florida and now applies her knowledge of anthropology to the management of diversity in organizations. In addition to her work as a consultant, she designs training and assessment programs and trains others in how to conduct diversity training. She has written several articles on cultural issues, and in 1989 the Society of Applied Anthropology elected her as a Fellow for outstanding contributions to the field.
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Part 1: Background & Preparation.

An Overview of the Workshop.

A Primer on Diversity in the Work Force.

Preparing for the Workshop.

Participant Reactions: What to Expect.

Tips for Success.

Part 2: Workshop Activities.

Introduction to Workshop Activities.

Module 1: Interpersonal Relationships.

Module 2: Relationships at Work.

Module 3: Learning to Manage Diversity.

Part 3: Handouts.

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