Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in The Workplace: Awareness & Management

We Know Why Diversity Is Important, But How Do We Drive Real Change At Work?

The population has become increasingly diverse and so has our workplace. To succeed in our multicultural society, organizations must value the differences of our diverse population, respect employee and customer’s individuality and maintain a climate whereby everyone is treated with dignity – leading to Equity & Inclusion. Employees need to understand how words and actions affect their company’s bottom line, and how they need to maintain a positive outlook on diversity.

How To Be An Inclusive Organization: Your Role In Creating Cultures Of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive

Diversity and inclusion are important parts of every organization’s culture with many potential and proven benefits (attracting talent, engagement, retention). But enjoying these benefits takes more than just hiring a diverse workforce: your organization needs to become an inclusive place to work. Employees need to understand how words and actions affect their company’s bottom line, and how they need to maintain a positive outlook on diversity.

1-Day Step By Step Guide To Managing Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion (DEI) In Your Workplace

Transform your organization into a diverse and inclusive place to work where everyone can thrive by adopting a modern and comprehensive approach to D&I. This highly practical workshop will help you implement strategies to create heighten awareness to better understand other cultures, age groups, genders, and lifestyle groups. As a Diversity and Inclusion Professional, you are key to inclusive communication, understanding intercultural differences, and driving culture change through powerful diversity and inclusion initiatives. It will help you recognize your blind spots, show you how to avoid verbal, social and written mistakes and give you new ways to deal with and relate to people.

Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to create an engaging and inclusive workplace:

• Understand and define diversity, leading to equity & inclusion
• Recognize the importance of understanding the root causes of workplace inequalities to pursue change.
• Learn the different dimensions and types of diversity
• Gain key insights and tools to effectively create safe spaces and foster constructive dialogue around diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Improve people skills in handling diverse workforce, leading to conflict resolution and enhanced productivity
• Gain essential skills and tools to develop and communicate an effective DEI business case within your organization.
• Enhanced leadership abilities and a clear communication strategy for DEI to help diverse teams meet objectives with cohesion
• Apply key metrics for monitoring, evaluating, and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in your own business context.
• Know your rights, roles, and responsibilities

Personnel and professionals from the Human Resource or Human Capital fields seeking to build and lead more diverse teams Managers/senior managers, general managers, directors, and those who wish to improve their organization in the areas of diversity management. Trainers, consultants, or professionals interested in fostering inclusivity in your organization You’re a policymaker or key officer-involved In planning to diversify your workforce and make DEI a strategic business priority

“Andrew is a very effective trainer with a lot of great examples to explain concepts. The training class was very engaging and fun” – Catherine Mendez, SAS

“Mr Cheah is knowledgeable in his delivery and is able to explain contents well. His amiable personality is very welcoming and keeps the class entertained.” – Nuraishah Nahat, MHA

“Andrew is able to bring concepts to the simple minds. The concepts are easy to apply. There were no boring moments at all! Totally worth my time!’ – Armida Diano, Qualcomm Global Trading Pte Ltd

“An interactive session. Learnt more about setting correct KPI and managing behaviours” – Ong Shilei, Senior Specialist, HTX

Trainer’s Profile Personal and Organisational Effectiveness Master Trainer: Andrew Cheah

Andrew Cheah has been a trainer and management consultant since 1991, specialising in the areas of performance management, productivity improvement, behavioural change and leadership. Andrew has trained clients from diverse industries such as in banking, insurance, hospitality, sales and distribution, manufacturing, food, property development, government/public services, and higher education. Being tri-lingual (English, Mandarin, and Malay Languages), Andrew has extensive regional exposure in Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, China, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam. In addition to training, Andrew has guided and provided consulting services to clients, leading to one of them winning the prestigious Malaysian National Productivity Award presented by the previous Malaysian Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir. Andrew has also been invited to speak in events such as International Conference on Best Practices, which was graced by senior officials from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), sharing the stage with Professor Michael Gregory of the University of Cambridge, Mr Dieter Heyl (2007 Vice President of Mercedes Benz Malaysia), and Dr Marcus Chao, President of Lean China Enterprise Inc. Andrew has an MBA degree qualification with the University of Portsmouth, UK. At the professional level, Andrew has a certificate in Blue Ocean Leadership Masterclass, as well as Leading Dimensions Profiling Trainer Certification (LDP certified). In addition to being a qualified ISO9000 assessor, his experience in international consultancy has also earned him a membership with the Association of Productivity Specialist in New York.