What Follows Diversity Awareness Training?

Our Organization has Completed Diversity Awareness Training Now What Do We Do Now? Consider forming a committee to assess and review several follow up initiatives to further the organization’s diversity initiative beyond diversity awareness training. Consider forming a committee to assess and review several follow up initiatives to further the organization’s diversity initiative beyond diversity awareness training.

Process Consider seeking the help of a trained facilitator to assist the committee with this process Consider seeking the help of a trained facilitator to assist the committee with this process Introduce the committee to six (6) possible initiatives to pursue beyond diversity awareness training Introduce the committee to six (6) possible initiatives to pursue beyond diversity awareness training Participants will work in groups Participants will work in groups Each group will be provided a specific initiative and will work as a team to provide reasons why their assigned initiative would be the most appropriate follow up project to pursue Each group will be provided a specific initiative and will work as a team to provide reasons why their assigned initiative would be the most appropriate follow up project to pursue Each group will report its findings to the larger group Each group will report its findings to the larger group The facilitator will provide information to help the committee decide on the most appropriate projects to pursue beyond diversity awareness training. The facilitator will provide information to help the committee decide on the most appropriate projects to pursue beyond diversity awareness training.

MESSAGE FROM CEO Hello Staff! We’ve completed our diversity awareness training session, but I wish to do more. Therefore, I ask you to work in assigned teams to provide me arguments about what initiative we should pursue next. Based on the information I have given you, I ask that you provide me with as much detail as possible about why your group’s assigned project should be our next step. GOOD LUCK! I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR YOUR SUGGESTIONS!

SIX POSSIBLE INITIATIVES TO PURSUE Create a Diversity Strategic Plan (selected focus areas to promote diversity within our organization. Including a step-by-step process on how we will achieve our goals). Create a Diversity Strategic Plan (selected focus areas to promote diversity within our organization. Including a step-by-step process on how we will achieve our goals). Create a Diversity Statement from the CEO Create a Diversity Statement from the CEO Engage in a Series of Customized Diversity-Related Training Programs Engage in a Series of Customized Diversity-Related Training Programs

SIX POSSIBLE INITIATIVES TO PURSUE (Cont.) Conduct an Organizational Assessment (e.g., focus groups and interviews to get a snapshot of staff issues) Conduct an Organizational Assessment (e.g., focus groups and interviews to get a snapshot of staff issues) Create a Diversity Council (a group of staff members whose mission is to monitor and enforce our diversity initiatives) Create a Diversity Council (a group of staff members whose mission is to monitor and enforce our diversity initiatives) Create Affinity Groups (e.g., staff groups with special interests that meet informally, and serve as a resource to the company about their particular group) Create Affinity Groups (e.g., staff groups with special interests that meet informally, and serve as a resource to the company about their particular group)

GROUP WORK Group 1: Diversity Strategic Plan Group 1: Diversity Strategic Plan Group 2: Diversity Statement from CEO Group 2: Diversity Statement from CEO Group 3: Customized Training on Specific Diversity-Related Projects Group 3: Customized Training on Specific Diversity-Related Projects Group 4: Organizational Assessment Group 4: Organizational Assessment Group 5: Staff Diversity Council Group 5: Staff Diversity Council Group 6: Affinity Groups Group 6: Affinity Groups

PREFERRED ORDER OF INTIATIVES TO PURSUE 1 st : Conduct Organizational Assessment 2 nd : Create CEO Diversity Statement 3 rd : Form Staff Diversity Council 4 th : Create Diversity Strategic Plan 5 th : Participate in Second Level Diversity Training Programs 6 th : Create Staff Affinity Groups

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