Cramuel Harlan
Diversity
Baker College
11/30/15

Diversity training is an essential part of building awareness and a cohesive work environment. Diversity is defined as the differences between people. These differences can include race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, background, socioeconomic status, and etc. Diversity training is the centerpiece of organizations. It challenges ingrained biases and is the primary driver of change in organizational culture. A workplace benefits from diversity training by having employees letting their guards down and building healthy business relationships, as well as decreasing bullying and discrimination. Therefore, diversity training is to be seen as the cornerstone of any diversity initiative and will be a natural part of an organizational program. When a company or organization decides to implement diversity training into its workplace culture, it must take proactive steps to ensure that diversity initiatives are seen as opportunities to improve the overall productivity of the company and its employees in a bias-free, diverse workplace. A company should also gain information on its learners, understanding their take on diversity. Also finding out if their targeted audience already have any stereotypes or assumptions that can be broken. The diverse nature of a company is important when implementing diversity training. When a company has cultural group of the same background it might be harder to incorporate a diversity plan oppose to a company that is more diverse. One great way to begin the training is structuring work teams so they are ethnically, racially and gender-balanced will aid employees in dismantling stereotypes and assumptions, by exposing them to realities. Presenting the training information in different ways can help employees with different learning styles. Creating activities for more interactive employees. Creating a power point with a short film would be more appealing to the visual and audio learners.
References
Kenely, N. (2015). The importance of training in diversity management. Retrieved from www.timeofmalta.com: http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20130818/business-news/The-importance-of-training-in-diversity-management.482610