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Leadership for Identity Diversity
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Advanced Provider : Derrick Espadas 6 Lessons · 21m in German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese
Course Description
As a leader, people of many different backgrounds will look to you for guidance and security in the workplace. The individual identities within a workplace can include individuals from different racial and ethnic backgrounds, individuals with different gender and sexual identities, and individuals with different disabilities. One of the goals of a leader is to create a safe and inclusive environment for all employees. When creating an inclusive environment, it’s important to be aware of who you're creating it for and what their individual needs are. Recognizing individuality and implementing inclusion practices benefit everyone and improve your business’s culture.
In this course on Leadership for Identity Diversity, you will learn about obstacles that diverse populations face and how you can respect and prioritize their needs and experiences at work. We’ll discuss strategies and techniques that you can use to help improve relationships with all employees, as well as create a comfortable environment for everyone.
What You'll Learn
- Understand the challenges that unique identity groups face and how to accommodate them in the workplace
- Recognize how to improve workplace relationships by using different inclusion practices
- Identify how to support equality in the workplace by being a driving force for positivity and acceptance
- Lead for gender, family status, racial, ethnic, and LGBTQ+ diversity in the workplace
- Apply awareness and intersectionality to create a safe and inclusive environment for all employees
Key Takeaways
- A key goal of a leader is to create a safe and inclusive environment for all employees.
- Workplace identities can include people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds, gender and sexual identities, and disabilities.
- When creating an inclusive environment, it is important to be aware of who you are creating it for and what their individual needs are.
- Recognizing individuality and implementing inclusion practices benefit everyone and improve a business's culture.
- The course covers strategies and techniques to improve relationships with all employees and create a comfortable environment for everyone.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
It is for leaders, since people of many different backgrounds look to a leader for guidance and security in the workplace.
What will this course cover?
It covers the obstacles that diverse populations face and how to respect and prioritize their needs and experiences at work, along with strategies and techniques to improve relationships with all employees and create a comfortable environment for everyone.
What topics are included in the lessons?
Lessons cover an Introduction, Leadership for Gender and Family Status Diversity, Leadership for Racial and Ethnic Diversity, Leadership for LGBTQ+ Equality, Awareness and Intersectionality, and a Test Your Knowledge section.
What skills will I gain?
You will build skills in Diversity Awareness, Diversity and Inclusion, Diversity Management, Diversity Strategies, Diversity Training, and Workplace Diversity.
Professional Certifications and Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM®)
Professional Development Credits (PDCs): 0.5
KnowledgeCity is approved by SHRM as a Recertification General Provider to offer SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP professional development credits (PDCs). By taking the courses approved by SHRM, KnowledgeCity can award SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for HR knowledge and competency programs related to the SHRM Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge™ (the SHRM BASK™).
