Training Programs
Inclusive Leadership Workshop
In this signature interactive workshop, participants become more energized, aware, and confident in their ability to build more inclusion at work by learning and applying the Six C’s of Inclusive Leadership (Collaboration, Cognizance, Curiosity, Cultural Competence, Courage, and Commitment) as developed by Deloitte Australia. Session length options include 2, 3, and 3.5 hours.
Inclusive Leadership Journey
The purpose is to allow for an extended learning experience about about how to develop leadership traits that create an inclusive culture in which all people have a deep sense of belonging and engagement. Using the Six C’s described above, our purpose is to lead to a deeper understanding of how these dynamics impact the business and most importantly, what they can do as leaders to transform the conversation about inclusion within your organization and with your customers and stakeholders. The program includes assignments and small group (learning circles) tools to apply the learning in between sessions. Session length is two half-days.
Mastering High Performing Teams
This interactive workshop is designed to help professionals understand and cultivate the key elements of high-performing teams. Participants will explore the characteristics that set successful teams apart, learn to recognize functional and dysfunctional team dynamics, and how these dynamics impact performance and collaboration. Through hands-on exercises, participants practice communication repair strategies for resolving conflicts and strengthening individual accountability. Session length is 3.5 hours.
Psychological Safety
This course will support participants in understanding and supporting psychological safety. They will learn skills to foster a workplace where individuals can openly discuss concerns, disagree, and share ideas without fear of judgment or repercussions. It creates a supportive environment that encourages innovation and honest communication. Session length options are between 2 and 3.5 hours.
Addressing Microbehaviors
Microaggressions are only one part of the equation. This instructor-led workshop explores how microbehaviors can lead to a climate of mistrust and exclusion that negatively impacts individual and organizational performance. Participants will practice communication strategies to repair as well as prevent any harm that might occur from these exchanges and discover their own way to contribute to a strong and inclusive organizational culture. Session length options include 2 and 2.5 hours.
Mitigating Bias
In this engaging and highly interactive workshop, participants will explore the power of the unconscious mind. We will look at the social, neuro and cognitive science research behind bias: why and how it happens, and what we can do to assure that we are not being driven by unconscious beliefs and patterns that hinder a truly inclusive and equitable workplace. Session length options include 90 minutes and 2 hours.
Strengthening Your Intercultural Competence
This highly interactive workshop offers participants practical insights and hands-on activities to enhance their ability to recognize cultural nuances in professional settings. By applying the “3 Be’s” for Strengthening Intercultural Competence—Be Aware, Be Curious, and Be Open—to customized situations, participants will expand their awareness, deepen their knowledge base, and practice compassionate communication that respects diverse beliefs, values, and practices of all individuals. Session length options are between 1 and 3 hours.
Compassionate Leadership During Turbulent Times
Smart leaders need to manage a workforce triggered by an increasingly unpredictable world. Consistent stress can become chronic and lead to anxiety and depression which decreases our ability to be resourceful, open, and logical. And while you cannot control what is unpredictable, you can create a predictable culture of connection that will help people survive and be productive in these difficult times. In this interactive workshop, participants will learn how the brain reacts under stress, how our backgrounds impact our reactions, then how to build on their strengths to apply 7 Compassionate Leadership Strategies to their teams. Session length is 2 hours.
Cultivating Inclusion in the Workplace
Using applied theatre techniques during this interactive workshop, participants will explore how unconscious bias and microaggressions can contaiminate our work environment and create a climate of mistrust and exclusion. Best practices show that when employees are feeling seen, heard, valued, and connected to each other, both morale and job performance increase. Session length options include 2 and 3 hours (virtual sessions only).
Culturally Conscious & Caring Customer Service
Studies in human behavior show that all people are hardwired to have bias. In this session, we will explore how our cultural frame of reference sets the context for the biases that shape how we interact with others. During this energetic and creative learning lab we will practice ways to best serve a diverse customer base with culturally conscious and caring customer service skills. Session length is 2 hours.
Explore Your Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Journey
In this workshop, participants put to life the significant events and/or people that have influenced them and how these issues currently show up in their lives and impact their sense of freedom. Participants leave being better equipped to recognize when their identity frame with its sense of values, expectations, and safety responses is serving or not serving how they want to operate in the world. Session length options include 2 and 3 hours.
Mentoring Across Difference
This interactive workshop introduces participants to the PAR method of mentoring an individual with a different background. We use creative methods to explore the impact of power, advancement, and relationship in mentoring, to consider strategies for protégés, and to develop personal actions to build their PAR muscles. Session length is 2 hours.