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LEADERSHIP: SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT

Managing a Diverse Workforce Beyond Gender and Race* - ONSITE ONLY

Description

Please contact MEA if you are interested in having our expert staff conduct this workshop on-site at your location for several of your employees. When we deliver a workshop on-site at your location, we will customize the course to meet your needs as part of our fee. If you would like to discuss your company's on-site needs with an MEA professional, please contact us at (800) 662-6238 or e-mail training@meainfo.org.

Leaders in organizations today are awakening to the fact that a diverse workforce is not a burden, but their greatest potential strength – when managed for results. This workshop leads supervisors and managers through the full spectrum of identifying and understanding the skills needed to manage a diverse workforce. Participants who attend will be able to:

Topics

Understand what makes an organization “diverse”

Capitalize on all differences including generation, gender, physical ability, ethnicity, race, and personal style

Understand the benefits and costs associated with diversity in the workplace

Self-assess ability to appreciate differences

Gain critical specialized skills for managing a diverse workforce

Find ways to celebrate uniqueness in staff members

* This program has been approved for 4 recertification strategic credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certificate Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI hompage at www.hrci.org.