Changing the Corporate Culture

Overview/Description
 To instill an appreciation of diversity within a company is a difficult task. It requires changing existing views and practices that until now have defined the workplace. You can overcome ingrained attitudes by learning how a diversity initiative differs from federal mandate, why some workers will object to the concept of diversity, and how to handle their opposition. This course describes the challenges of providing a climate of acceptance, explains policies and practices that further the goal of diversity, and suggests ways to leverage diversity and build inclusion. This SkillSoft product has been reviewed by the Employment Practice Group of Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green. As of the date reviewed, the content of this course is in compliance with federal law and court decisions. Due to the rapidly changing nature of the law, information in this course may become outdated.

Target Audience
 Employees, managers, and executives seeking an overview and an understanding of diversity in the workplace

Expected Duration
2.5 hours

Lesson Objectives:

Battling Ingrained Attitudes

  • identify the benefits of corporate commitment to diversity.
  • match types of unconscious barriers to diversity in the workplace to examples.
  • determine the types of unconscious barriers to diversity that exist in a given workplace scenario.
  • select examples of contrasting elements between workplace diversity initiatives and federally-mandated directives.
  • determine whether a federally-mandated directive or a workplace diversity initiative has been used in a hypothetical workplace scenario.
  • match techniques for handling opposition to diversity to examples.
  • employ techniques for handling opposition to diversity in a given workplace situation.

    • Moving Forward

  • identify the benefits of effective diversity implementation.
  • match procedures for creating a new corporate culture to examples.
  • determine which procedures for creating a new corporate culture have been employed in a given workplace scenario.
  • select examples of policies and practices for creating diversity.
  • identify techniques to link diversity with organizational strategy and culture, and match them to examples.
  • examine a given workplace scenario to determine how diversity has been linked with organizational strategy and culture.

    • Course Number: HR0022