24 February 2022
Employers are using token initiatives to try and create diversity, equity and inclusion, but they’re failing to make any impact.
Discrimination, bias and sexism are still prevalent, and women are severely underrepresented in management and senior leadership positions.
To truly support diversity in your organisation, and enable your business to flourish as a result, companies need to focus on culture. Behaviour change will only happen if every individual is accountable for diversity, and a consistent and considered narrative about why it matters is developed.
Check out our three hand-selected eWorkouts that drive focused behaviour change around diversity, and help companies bring the advantages of it to life.
eWorkouts change people’s behaviour via learning that is fast, flexible, and accessible.
Scientific research shows learning platforms that rely on reading and talking heads lead to low engagement and low uptake. They’re designed for knowledge transmission, not behaviour change.
Shorter interactive sessions over time are more effective in creating lasting learning.
Unlike the typical, monotonous 60+ minute eLearning sessions, eWorkouts change what people do, think and feel through 5 to 10-minute mini learning sessions that are easily digestible, digital and entirely self-guided.
Backed by behavioural science, eWorkouts help people master a wide range of skills in the areas of diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I), management development, and performance management. They can also be easily added to an organisation’s learning and development system.
Up to 86% of employees and executives believe the lack of effective collaboration and communication is the main cause of workplace failures, according to research.[1]
We know what we want to say. But for some reason, when we open our mouths, our message turns into an ambiguous ramble of words.
Thankfully, the Saying what you want eWorkout guides people on how to deliver their messages effectively to colleagues, bosses, clients, and anyone else.
Ideal for people who struggle to say the right thing at the right time, this eWorkout helps participants to convert their thoughts into key messages that are easier for recipients to understand.
You will see their confidence grow, as they learn how to overcome the internal barriers that prevent them from communicating the way they want to.
This is crucial to enabling everyone in your organisation to hold constructive conversations that celebrate diversity – the first cornerstone of developing an inclusive culture.
Equipping everyone with the skills to express themselves, their background, their advantages and disadvantages, gets everyone invested in appreciating diversity.
This is an important foundation for stimulating empathetic, solutions-focused discussions throughout your workforce about how everyone can contribute to solving gender inequality.
Find out more about: Saying what you want eWorkout
Having a good relationship with your team, and your boss, goes a long way towards creating a happy and productive environment that allows everyone to perform at their best.
When it goes wrong, performance drops and your top talent leaves. Up to 50% of employees cite poor relationships with their bosses as the main reason for leaving their jobs.[2]
With 23% of women already considering leaving the workforce and fewer than half of women satisfied with their current jobs,[3] the Managing upwards eWorkout helps employees improve their ability to interact with each other.
All employees will discover how to see things from the other's perspective. Not just "you in their shoes" but understanding what their boss or colleague wants and why.
Such empathy aids stronger communication and collaboration throughout your organisation, creating stronger bonds, and developing a high-trust culture.
Tailoring their approach to different types of leaders – such as a “consulter” or “evangelist” – learners will be prepared to make every encounter smooth and productive.
Read more about: Managing upwards eWorkout
A key part of empowering diversity in the workforce is ensuring that every employee calls out discrimination when they see it.
Not everyone feels confident to act and they need guidance. Because avoiding these conversations can make the situation even worse.
Saying nothing makes them complicit, and the longer they wait, the more it breeds further frustration and discontent – disrupting workplace harmony and productivity.
The Courageous conversations eWorkout will prepare individuals to manage difficult conversations with courage and confidence – while staying in full control of their emotions.
Discovering the benefits of having difficult conversations, learners will gain a deep understanding of how to overcome the common blocks that get in the way of these conversations, as well as how to pre-empt the behaviour of others.
Read more about: Courageous conversations eWorkout
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