Diverse Teams@Work

How can the diversity of your team be an asset instead of a liability?

This course focuses on how to create high-performing diverse teams and is ideal for managers of teams that already face diversity issues, or for managers who are creating new teams from a diverse workforce.

Diverse teams often experience difficulties working together. Perceived differences can create distance between team members and prevent them from using their strengths as a group.

This course addresses how a manager can encourage understanding, harmony and cooperation within a group of diverse individuals, moving them through the stages of group development to become a high-performing team.

In this course, we will answer questions like:

• How do I help my people accept and understand one another?
• How can I create positive communication in my team?
• How much do I need to do as the leader of the team, and how much is up to the staff members themselves?

Learn these basics and have a chance to workshop some of your own team's issues in this interactive course.

Learning areas

• Myths and realities
• Teams versus work groups
• Active Constructive Communication
• Challenging negative beliefs and stereotypes
• Setting positive norms and boundaries
• The Tuckman Model as it applies to diversity
• Action plan for your team

Who should attend?

• HR Professionals
• Managers experiencing difficulty with diverse teams
• Managers introducing diversity into an existing team
• Managers experiencing intercultural miscommunication
• Managers experiencing values conflict
• New managers
• Supervisors

Package dates

Program Length

Full Day Interactive Program

For more information

For any queries in relation to this program, please contact Donna de Zwart on (03) 9608 0900 or via email: donna@diversityatwork.com.au

Please note that we can also tailor this, or any other of our courses, specifically to meet the individual needs of your organisation.