Who Should Attend ?

The Human Resources department, operational managers who need to anticipate and address the growing diversity of their teams.

Benefits of Attendance

The objective of the seminar is to help participants build and execute a Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) vision and strategy in the company. By the end of this training, participants will have acquired insights and techniques to help them to:

• Understand French's legal framework
• Develop an integrated approach of diversity with the concept of inclusion
• Shift culture: create an atmosphere of openness and inclusion
• Resolve diversity-related conflicts
• Attract and retain best talents
• Leverage diversity-related opportunities

Training Approach

• Exercises and case studies based on the experiences of participants in the company
• Personalized action plan and cross-cultural strategies
• Access  to the Nomad’ Network, an exclusive online tool for Akteos’ clients and experts: find resources, exchange experiences, knowledge and insights

Programme outline

Module 1: Understand Diversity

1. Understand the concepts

• Visible and invisible diversity 
• Identities and values

2. Learn from the different perspectives on diversity

• French perspective: anti-discrimination and equality
• Anglo-Saxon perspective: recognize and leverage differences
• Intercultural approach and the concept of inclusion

3. Knowing the risks

• Discrimination mechanisms
• Re-think differences 
• French legal framework

4 Building a strategic vision of diversity

• The good reasons not to discriminate
• Non-discrimination, equality and strategic opportunities
• Develop and execute a D&I vision

Module 2: Strategic Management of Diversity

1. Attract and retain best talents

• Mindset and processes
• Assessment and decision
• Retain and develop talents

2. Communicate

• Communication differences
• Understand and use different styles of communication
• The critical importance of feedbacks

3. Manage

• Self-assessment of its own way of managing and leading
• “Invisible” diversity: fault lines, cohesiveness and leader's role
• Leading a diverse team

4. Resolve conflicts

• Diverse resolution strategies
• Managing uncertainty and ambiguity
• Reconciling multiple perspectives
• Fostering creative solutions