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Leading a Diverse Workforce
This course centres around the fact that we now work in the most diverse workplaces in our history. By attending, you will increase your own toolkit of leadership skills for thriving on diversity. This course runs in Perth and Bunbury.
1 Day
Overview
Most people agree that diversity is a good thing for a workplace. However, few recognise that it can be more demanding to manage such a group of people and to realise the full benefits from diverse thinking and perspectives.
The emerging leaders of today need the ability to identify, analyse and engage with people from a variety of backgrounds so they can maximise the benefits of such diversity and achieve the outcomes required in their teams.
Who will benefit
This course is relevant to managers, supervisors and team leaders who are required to engage with a diverse workforce to gain their support and joint commitment to identify goals and tasks in the workplace.
Content
- The principles of diversity and how they impact on work practices
- Evaluating your current practice against best practice guidelines
- Factors that influence communication between diverse groups
- Recognising and creating solutions to overcome diversity issues
- Accessing appropriate resources to improve diverse relationships at work
- Exploring your own identity in relation to diversity.
Learning Outcomes
Participants should be able to:
- Identify the importance of diversity in their day-to-day role
- Align the legal, moral and ethical aspects of diversity to their team practices and policies
- Develop a strategy to ensure diversity becomes a positive influence in achieving desired outcomes
- Identify their own role in enhancing their organisation’s diversity.
Tailored for current supervisors, this course builds on your existing experience with people management. You will learn how to enhance your leadership skills and maximise your own potential and that of your staff.
Using case studies and simulation exercises, this course will help you to implement strategies to ensure your team works effectively together to achieve a set of goals and objectives. This course runs in Perth and select regional locations.
Responsible leadership is a prerequisite for high performing teams. This program focuses on creating an understanding of the role of the leader in a modern organisation. Flexibility and the capacity to apply a range of leadership styles is critical.
This practical course equips participants with the skills and knowledge to face choosing and setting priorities head-on. Learn how to set realistic goals and targets, organise work activities and achieve a healthy work life balance whilst meeting agreed goals and expectations.
National Reconciliation Week 2024
