Leading Diverse Teams
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Leading Diverse Teams
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What you'll learn
Engage others in important conversations about issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion
Manage conflicts that arise among team members
Facilitate collaboration among diverse team members
Skills you'll gain
- Negotiation
- Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives
- Discussion Facilitation
- Conflict Management
- Diversity Awareness
- Decision Making
- Collaboration
- Persuasive Communication
- Interactive Learning
- Communication Strategies
- Influencing
- Cultural Diversity
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Leadership
- Diversity Training
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Team Management
- Workplace inclusivity
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There are 3 modules in this course
This course is the first of a series that will enable you to become an effective leader and advocate, both within and outside your organization, on issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion. In this course, youβll explore how to engage members of your organization in important and challenging conversations. Youβll learn by playing games (realistic simulations) in which animated characters challenge you to understand their perspectives and interests.
The simulations cover a wide range of situations in which issues of diversity, equity and inclusion may arise. Complementing compliance training, this course offers a safe space to practice difficult conversations and explore diverging viewpoints. By the end of this course, youβll be able to: β’ Engage others in important conversations about issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion β’ Understand the perspectives of others and find common ground β’ Manage conflicts that arise among team members β’ Facilitate collaboration among diverse team members β’ Make decisions that meet organizational objectives and satisfy peopleβs interests
This module explores the universal importance of matters of diversity, equity and inclusion, and ways to determine how to effectively take appropriate action or engage in productive dialogue with others. In this module, you will learn how to focus on what matters to you and others, and how to be respectful and strategic with respect to matters regarding diversity, equity and inclusion. You'll learn by playing games (realistic simulations) in which animated characters challenge you to understand their perspectives and interests. Please use Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome to take this course for the best experience with all nine Relationships Labs. Other browsers may not be compatible with the lab simulations.
What's included
8 videos3 readings5 assignments2 app items
8 videosβ’Total 14 minutes
- Alignor's Leading Diverse Teams Course: Introductionβ’3 minutes
- Discrimination and Exclusion Harm Us Allβ’1 minute
- Welcome to Alignor's Relationships Labβ’2 minutes
- Be Respectful for Effective Conversations about Diversity, Equity and Inclusionβ’1 minute
- You Need Not Have All the Answersβ’1 minute
- Be Strategic for Successful Decision-Making about Diversity, Equity and Inclusionβ’3 minutes
- If You Don't Stand Up, What Are the Costs?β’1 minute
- Respect Emotionsβ’2 minutes
3 readingsβ’Total 30 minutes
- Syllabus: Leading Diverse Teamsβ’10 minutes
- Key Points: βBe Strategic for Successful Decision Making about Diversity, Equity and Inclusionβ β’10 minutes
- DEI Checklistβ’10 minutes
5 assignmentsβ’Total 70 minutes
- 'Stand Up for Others' Reflectionβ’10 minutes
- 'Be Respectful for Effective Conversations' Reflection:β’10 minutes
- 'Be Strategic for Successful Decision Making about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion' Reflection:β’10 minutes
- 'If You Don't Stand Up, What Are the Costs?' Reflection:β’10 minutes
- Module 1 Assessment β’30 minutes
2 app itemsβ’Total 30 minutes
- Relationships Lab: Stand up for Othersβ’15 minutes
- Relationships Lab: Listen and Be Heardβ’15 minutes
This module addresses one of the greatest challenges you may face in leading conversations about issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion. In this module, you'll explore how to identify the root causes of conflict, including the interests driving conflict, and how to resolve (or manage) conflict effectively. You'll learn by playing games (realistic simulations) in which animated characters challenge you to understand their perspectives and interests.
What's included
7 videos5 assignments4 app items
7 videosβ’Total 11 minutes
- Conflict is Natural and Offers Opportunities for Growthβ’2 minutes
- Explore Underlying Assumptionsβ’1 minute
- Seek All Relevant Information Before You Decide What to Doβ’1 minute
- Stand Up, and Listenβ’2 minutes
- Finding a Path Forward that Resolves Conflictβ’3 minutes
- Explain Clearly What You Are Proposingβ’1 minute
- Stay Calm and Strategicβ’1 minute
5 assignmentsβ’Total 70 minutes
- 'Conflict Is Natural and Provides Opportunities for Growth' Reflection:β’10 minutes
- 'Getting Unexpected Feedback from a Friend' Reflection:β’10 minutes
- 'Exploring a Difficult Issue' Reflection:β’10 minutes
- 'Stay Calm and Strategic' Reflection:β’10 minutes
- Module 2 Assessment β’30 minutes
4 app itemsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Relationships Lab: Getting unexpected feedback from a friendβ’15 minutes
- Relationships Lab: Exploring a Difficult Issueβ’15 minutes
- Relationships Lab: Sharing a proposed solution to a difficult issueβ’15 minutes
- Relationships Lab: Dealing with someone who does not keep a commitmentβ’15 minutes
This module focuses on the choices you and others must make in determining whether to collaborate or compete with each other when you address challenging issues, including issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion. In this module, you'll evaluate the pros and cons of different approaches to your own decision-making and explore ways to influence the decision-making of others. You'll learn by playing games (realistic simulations) in which animated characters challenge you to understand thgeir perspectives and interests.
What's included
8 videos2 readings8 assignments3 app items
8 videosβ’Total 14 minutes
- Collaboration or Competition?β’3 minutes
- Think Carefully Before You Decide Whether and How to Say Noβ’1 minute
- Evaluate Collaborate Options vs. 'Fighting Alternatives'β’2 minutes
- Satisfying Your Own Interests Can Harm the Interests of "Bystanders"β’1 minute
- Communicating Carrots and Sticksβ’3 minutes
- Look for Common Ground and Links to the Interests of Othersβ’1 minute
- Tough Words Can Send an Important Messageβ’2 minutes
- Change is Less Likely When You Shut Down Conversationsβ’2 minutes
2 readingsβ’Total 20 minutes
- Negotiating Life: Understanding Your Own Interestsβ’10 minutes
- Negotiating Life: How to Turn Sticks into Carrotsβ’10 minutes
8 assignmentsβ’Total 120 minutes
- Final DEI Course Assessmentβ’30 minutes
- 'Collaboration or Competition' Reflection:β’10 minutes
- 'Think Carefully Before You Decide Whether and How to Say No' Reflection:β’10 minutes
- 'Understanding Interests' Reflection:β’10 minutes
- 'Satisfying Your Own Interests' Reflection:β’10 minutes
- 'Communicating Carrots and Sticks' Reflection:β’10 minutes
- 'Tough Words Can Send an Important Message' Reflection:β’10 minutes
- Module 3 Assessmentβ’30 minutes
3 app itemsβ’Total 45 minutes
- Relationships Lab: Saying no to a last minute requestβ’15 minutes
- Relationships Lab: Stand up for core valuesβ’15 minutes
- Relationships Lab: Asking a busy co-worker for helpβ’15 minutes
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