Diversity and Inclusion: The Imperative for Modern Business – 4th March 2025
Elearning - Live Online Course
3 Hours - Tuesday, 4th March 2025
£299.00 ex VAT
When it comes to people, culture and diversity, organisations often look to HR to provide the key.
Human Resource professionals need an understanding of what the complete journey to diversity and inclusion looks like. A lot of organisations run isolated training events, which feedback has shown, lacks authenticity and sustainability. HR must guide the business to deliver a real and sustainable change.
This thought-provoking 3-hour workshop lets you review, and deepen, your knowledge, and ability, to promote Diversity and Inclusion within your organisation.
We will have an open and constructive conversation about what it is, what it could be, and how your organisation can work toward harnessing the true value, a breadth of diversity can deliver.
We will demystify terminology, give you advice to follow and provide tools to help you promote EDI for boards, leaders, managers and teams who need to embed good practice and engage, motivate and drive performance.
Josh Bersin
Who Is the Course For?
HR Professionals looking to deepen their knowledge and understanding. The course is designed for HRBPs and HR managers who are looking to discuss how to promote and embed Diversity and Inclusion across the board.
Why Take the Promoting Diversity and Inclusion Course?
As a result of this workshop, you will:
- Have a compelling case for action, and change, within your organisation
- Be more confident in how you communicate about diversity and inclusion
- Drive engagement from your HR role with innovative implementation ideas that make a difference
- Know what a journey plan of activities will include
- Make a tangible difference to the diversity and inclusive practices within your organisation
What is the Format?
Remote live learning. The course takes place live at a specific time, with booked attendees participating remotely. The course is not pre-recorded and cannot be watched ‘on demand’ at a later date. Participation is essential!
Duration: 3 hours.
The Promoting Diversity and Inclusion as an HR Professional Course Agenda
- Case for Action
How diverse and inclusive organisations outperform those who aren’t - Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) or Equality Impact Assessments (EIP) – How to apply policies through an inclusion lens
How impact assessments work and its application to general business - Influencing your organisation
How does human resources influence culture via succession planning leadership, engagement, talent management, employee relations reviews and objective setting and ultimately performance? - Case Management
How do you view cases related to a protected characteristic and how to support line managers to identify bias in practices - Using Data
Workforce transformation via data collection - Demystifying Terminology
Using appropriate terms and reviewing what you feel comfortable with - Network Formation
How to encourage diverse networking and what it means to build an inclusive culture - Inclusive Recruitment
Avoiding biased hiring – how to eat the elephant when it comes to biased recruiting practices
Meena Karawadhra
Meena has over 25 years in Learning and Development. Working with Leadership, Management and Human Resource teams to improve effectiveness through learning.
Meena’s personal experience of managing multi-disciplinary teams in front-line service delivery in the public sector was the precursor to moving into learning and development at the corporate centre of a Government Department where she led Diversity and Inclusion Projects as part of the Leadership portfolio.
She now specialises in helping businesses to improve their approach to Diversity and Inclusion. She works as an advocate and ally in this area and demonstrates deep knowledge of employment law. Meena works as a facilitator and consultant across all sectors and industries collaborating with stakeholders in the design and delivery of learning. Most recently, Meena designed and delivered an international Women in Leadership programme.
• Management and Leadership and Inclusion
• Harassment/Bullying
• Unconscious Bias/ Equality and Diversity and the Law
• Performance Management and links to reasonable adjustments/Disability
• Psychological safety and well-being
Meena is also a qualified coach and works with clients to achieve business goals using a client-centric and holistic approach when helping them move towards personal change, dealing with issues such as limiting beliefs and confidence, motivation, values elicitation, and behavioural change.
Are there Any Pre-course Requirements?
As preparation for the workshop, you will complete a short self-assessment questionnaire
You will read some corresponding information, and complete a few questions to capture your initial reflections.
This will ensure you maximise the potential learning available during the live session.
Will the Trainee Receive any Post Course Assets?
Yes. A fact sheet will be made available with a bibliography of books, links, talks, or webinars related to the topic.
Do I have to have a grounding knowledge in EDI to attend?
No, the pre-reading includes a grounding knowledge, so that everyone has a consistent basic knowledge and understanding. This is so we can focus on how to make a difference to your organisation – regardless of size or sector.
Is this training sector specific? as it includes Equality Impact Assessments (EIA’s)?
No, although EIAs are mandatory for Public Sector orgs, or commercial orgs providing a public service, they are an example of best practice and should be used to demonstrate intentions towards an inclusive culture.
Who Are LSM?
HRreview is working with our partner Learning Solutions Matter to provide this course. You may therefore notice LSM mentioned on correspondence and receipts etc.