Diversity allows groups, associations, and businesses to leverage the broadest array of talent, skills, and ability for their betterment. Team leaders and managers need a special skill set to lead in a diversity-friendly manner. This is akin to leading an ensemble. This program is designed specifically for team leaders and managers who want to create a diversity-friendly work environment.

Through a combination of lectures and interactive engagement tools, participants will learn the fundamentals of diversity. (Sample timed-agenda available upon request.)

The training does not require any prior knowledge and uses proven, effective methods of instruction.

Topics include:

• Being comfortable with the discomfort of thinking about diversity
• Why leadership often fails in diversity efforts and how to reverse this
• Identity-related statuses and demographic data
• Resources for further education about diversity

Participants will gain the following skills:

• Deploying different communication styles to enhance diversity
• Creating practices to foster diversity
• Identifying allies
• Managing emotions and increasing resiliency when confronting diversity-related issues
• Working through impasse and reaching agreement

Space is limited to 25 participants per session

Fee schedule: $7,500

For additional information or to schedule a training workshop, please contact Jane Ferketic at deia@halloransage.com or call 860.297.4641.