Optimizing Diversity: Disability, Gender, Generation and Culture

Training Theme

This comprehensive training addresses the four essential dimensions of diversity in the workplace: disability, gender, generations and cultures. It offers concrete tools to create an inclusive work environment, including accommodations for people with disabilities, gender equality, intergenerational collaboration and intercultural communication. Through practical cases, success stories and concrete recommendations, it allows participants to develop the skills necessary to transform diversity into a lever for collective performance.

Training Objectives

In this online training, you will discover how to:

• Request suitable accommodations for including people with disabilities
• Create an environment conducive to professional and pay equality between women and men
• Facilitate collaboration between the 4 generations present in the company (Baby-boomers, X, Y and Z)
• Develop effective communication in a multicultural context
• Identify and overcome stereotypes related to each form of diversity

Target Audience 

Anyone interested in diversity and inclusion matters.

Means and Methods 

• E-learning Modules: Consisting of text, videos, interactive content, and quizzes designed to help you achieve the defined learning outcomes.
• Additional resources: Downloadable documents such as the coaching memo sheet (PDF).

Training Content 

This training contains 5 modules:

Introduction to the fundamentals of diversity

• Definition and importance of diversity in business
• Positive impact on the performance of organizations

The diversity of disability

• Understanding the different types of disability
• Accommodations and integration solutions
• Management of invisible disability

Gender diversity and professional equality

• Equal pay issues and access to positions
• Parenting management
• Combating stereotypes and unconscious biases
• Inclusion of non-binary gender identities

Intergenerational diversity

• Characteristics of the different generations (Baby Boomers to Gen Z)
• Strategies for intergenerational collaboration
• Managing tensions and differences in working methods

Intercultural diversity

• Understanding cultural differences (Hofstede model)
• Intercultural communication techniques
• Management adapted to different cultures

Exercises

• Quizzes, matching, true/false, scenarios

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• Downloadable documents:
  • Coaching memo sheet (PDF)
• Bonus: TED or Youtube video(s)