Strategic Learning Model

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Learn how to stay ahead of trends and your competition. A winning competitive diversity strategy is founded on consistently understanding and predicting changing market, workplace conditions and internal/external customer needs. The Strategic Learning Model process helps you acquire the skills and tools to master this "outside-in" approach - and ensures that your organization is competitive in moving forward. You'll leave these learning classes equipped with the tools to increase your organization's viability and profitability through increased productivity and innovation.

Diversity & Inclusion Learning Model

What is innovation?
The organization's ability to thrive in a changing environment depends on its ability to be innovative. Innovation is the result of leveraging the talents and abilities of all its employees to help drive business results.

What is Continuous Learning?
A long-term effort to learn, desire to acquire knowledge, participate in activities that facilitate learning and apply what is learned for personal and organizational benefit.

What are the Characteristics of the model?
There are five levels starting with:

Developing a Broad Awareness of Diversity
Participants explore "people" issues in a diverse workplace.

Topics discussed:

• Identify the changing marketplace and the business case
• Practice communication skills for better engagement
• Sensitivity/insensitivity

Understanding Self / Supporting an Inclusive Environment
Makes up the second and third levels of this model.

Topics discussed:

• Develop better team building techniques
• Examine the power of perspective
• Recognize organizational culture and characteristics
• Explore the value spectrum to support understanding

Leading an Inclusive Team
The fourth level takes a closer look at how managers and supervisors create and maintain high performance teams.

Topics discussed:

• Apply techniques to facilitate discussions regarding diversity
• Develop and implement inclusion strategies
• Compare and contrast performance feedback without bias
• Practice managing conflict
• Develop strategic action planning

Leading Change (Senior Leaders)

• Identify the impact diversity has on organizational goals within today's marketplace
• Manage concepts of being culturally competent to be more effective
• Apply innovative techniques for higher creativity and enhanced productivity

These are just some of the benefits of the Diversity & Inclusion learning model. To learn more about this strategic approach to learning, contact us.