Diversity Training
Experts agree that diversity training programs and strategies that focus on cooperation, collaboration and inclusion can have a tremendous impact on the overall ability of a company to compete effectively in the global marketplace.
Individual work groups and/or departments are better able to achieve business goals by working more effectively with others who may be different than them.
Increase collaboration and retention, and improve your competitive edge.
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The EDGE Advantage™
As the profile of the population, workforce and consumer changes, so does the responsibility of every employee to interact effectively with co-workers, as well as consumers, no matter the difference in backgrounds. Knowledge, understanding and exposure to the dimensions of difference increases comfort and acceptance, therefore increasing personal productivity and bottom-line results.
The award-winning series The EDGE Advantage consists of four modules that go beyond the basics of diversity, leveraging multimedia technology to create an individualized and highly interactive learning environment. Designed to reduce barriers and improve productivity, you’ll interact with a virtual work group of individuals who are diverse in many ways and have just been assigned to a newly created department.
Why should I use The EDGE Advantage?
After completing EDGE, organizations are better able to see opportunities for development, as well as strengths within various work groups, allowing them to reapply best practices. Our innovative approach increases the interactivity of the content delivery by posing questions and surveys within the program series. The data is captured by our proprietary Learning Management System, DQTracs and provides you with invaluable feedback about the culture of inclusion inside your workforce. You will be better able to meet the needs of your workforce, as well as your consumer, viewing the collective perceptions and concerns by a variety of filters, such as race, ethnicity, gender, age and company position.
Price: $50.00
The EDGE Advantage Lite™
The award-winning series The EDGE Advantage Lite consists of two modules that go beyond the basics of diversity, leveraging multimedia technology to create an individualized and highly interactive learning environment. Designed to reduce barriers and improve productivity, you’ll interact with a virtual workgroup of individuals who are diverse in many ways and have just been assigned to a newly created department. Both modules combined provide a 1.5 hour interactive learning experience of realistic workplace dynamics.
Why should I use The EDGE Advantage?
After completing EDGE. organizations are better able to see opportunities for development, as well as strengths within various workgroups, allowing them to reapply best practices. Our innovative approach increases the interactivity of the content delivery by posing questions and surveys within the program series. The data is captured by our proprietary Learning Management System, DQTracs and provides you with invaluable feedback about the culture of inclusion inside your workforce. You will be better able to meet the needs of your workforce, as well as your consumer, viewing the collective perceptions and concerns by a variety of filters, such as race, ethnicity, gender, age and company position.
Price: $30.00
The International EDGE Advantage™
Using the highly effective and engaging EDGE Advantage© e-learning course as the base for the International EDGE© curriculum ensures that participants will enjoy the learning experience and walk away with actionable skills. Dozens of Fortune 500 corporations have used the EDGE Advantage© to train their workforce and report extremely high levels of satisfaction with the content and the delivery methodology. In fact, over 97% of participants agree that they have a greater understanding of diversity and its impact after viewing this training. 93% said the course was of good quality and 89% said they could immediately apply what they’ve learned on the job.
As organizations become increasingly global, it is imperative that individuals understand and relate to those from other cultures/countries to improve their overall effectiveness and create a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
The International EDGE© Advantage course series goes beyond the basics of diversity and sets the stage for a truly inclusive work environment that not only understands, but values and leverages the differences among an international workforce. The two modules – The Knowledge EDGE© and The Awareness EDGE©, provide an opportunity to learn about some of the things that are commonly not known or are misunderstood about people who are different than ourselves with the goal of fostering a global work environment of understanding, mutual respect and proactive inclusion.
The first module in the series, The Knowledge EDGE©, includes tools to help participants better understand key differences such as nationality, religion, gender, ethnicity/race and many others. More important, participants discover why these differences are a business issue, and that it’s in everyone’s best interest to work more effectively with others, regardless of their background.
A variety of interactive exercises are used to explore how we’re taught to think and feel about differences…and how this influences our behavior with people who are different from ourselves. Increased understanding is at the very core of the second module, The Awareness Edge©, as participants learn how increased awareness of differences and proactive efforts to include others can improve product development, innovation, employee development/contribution, business decisions and customer service. Key pointers on business practices/etiquette around the world are also included in this module to increase participant comfort in interacting with people from different cultures.
Price: $30.00
The EDGE.edu™
The award-winning program of learning and awareness about diversity and inclusion in the workplace, focusing on inclusion in institutions of higher learning. Engage your faculty, staff and students in a unique exercise of understanding diversity, and the impact on our educational institutions. Raise the standards and expectations of your colleagues and students on the intellectual and fiscal necessities of a diverse institution of learning.
Price: $30.00
Team Advantage™
Creating a High Performing Team that maximizes individual talent and increases teamwork has never been more important. 74% of employees indicate that they "like their work, and are willing to do more than is expected" with only 2/3 of respondents indicating that they are "committed to staying" with their company through the remainder of the year. As few as 21% of these individuals indicate that they may be fully engaged. At the same time, increased global competition has caused many organizations to reduce head-count in order to cut costs. How, then, do we improve our team performance, and increase productivity, innovation and our bottom time?
Leveraging the true power of diversity inside your teams, to engage your employees and gain your competitive edge has never been more important. Workplace Diversity: The Team Advantage™ is designed to improve the ability of your workforce to engage and interact more effectively with co-workers who are different than themselves, and to learn the characteristics and value of High Performing Teams.
Four courses in The Team Advantage™ series leverage multimedia technology to create an individualized and highly interactive learning environment. The program engages the employee with a virtual work-group of individuals who are diverse in many ways and have just been assigned to a new team to develop a high performance initiative for their company. Each course is a 30-45 minute interactive learning experience of realistic workplace dynamics.
Price: $50.00
Reality Bytes™
Answer the “what’s next?” question about inclusion initiatives by reinforcing the investment made in professional development. How often does “training” lose its momentum and its impact?
Reality Bytes provide quick, simple, interactive scenarios on a variety of diversity topics. Delivered routinely via email, Reality Bytes encourage the ongoing practice of applying the knowledge and skills in which you’ve already invested.
Price: $25.00