Today’s workforce faces a complex world where it is more important than ever to meet the needs of team members with different cultural values, working styles, and behaviors. As our society evolves into the next phase of diversity, inclusion, and belonging initiatives, our organizational strategies are looking to evolve to meet people where they are and to meet the challenges that are unique to today’s society.
There are a myriad of diversity and inclusion resources that can further your diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy for this upcoming year. How do you know if CultureWizard is the right tool for you and your employees?
There are several key factors to consider when choosing your inclusion learning partnership:
- Is your audience global?
When assessing ways to grow and sustain your diversity and inclusion strategies, it is important to remember who your audience is, and where you want them to go.
Some D&I programs can sometimes be undertaken solely from the perspective and context of the United States, limiting our understanding of what the global working environment can truly offer everyone. Even within a specific country or region, we have local cultural, demographic, and industry-specific considerations that must be considered when it comes to true diversity and inclusion practices.
One common challenge for global organizations is planning inclusive learning events around global time zone differences. In our downloadable guide, “Navigating Global Inclusion: A Handbook for Today’s Modern Workplace,” we recommend a blended learning approach, that is, a combination of employee engagement tools and techniques to supplement specific topics and audiences. A blended learning approach allows for self-paced learning, as well as customized instruction based on the time commitment and global time zones appropriate for your employees, no matter where they are in the world.
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Is your D&I learning strategy focused on employee engagement?
Whether you have 5-10 minutes on your commute to test your knowledge with a CultureWizard learning experience, or 2-3 hours to dedicate to DEI training, it is important to consider various formats of training that can fit into limited schedules and attention spans. This includes the incorporation of your learning resources into existing platforms and processes. One easy way to assimilate your inclusion resources is by integrating with your Learning Management System (LMS). Employee engagement often depends on simplified navigation directing your audience towards your DEI learning material.
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Do your teams have unique needs that require customization?
One-size-fits-all diversity and inclusion training programs don’t always hold the same gravitas when it comes to imparting applicable strategies for your teams. If your inclusion strategy is focused on addressing industry and team-specific challenges, you will need industry and team-specific solutions. When you partner with an inclusion training organization, your Client Service Manager can help you curate the subject matter, length, and even the language of instruction.
- Do you use metrics to drive change?
Measuring the growth and impact of your D&I curriculum is an enormous factor in determining the longevity and credibility of your strategy.
For individual and team metrics, we recommend using assessments that can be retaken after important events or changes in company culture, allowing you to fully measure behavioral change consistently, over longer periods of time. For a more holistic measurement of how diversity is measured in your organization as a whole, it is important to assess from both vertical and horizontal comparisons. In other words, we look at changes in behavior over time, as well as look at where we stand in comparison to our industry peers. At RW3 CultureWizard, we have the Global Inclusion Analytics Dashboard, which allows for aggregate analysis of organizational metrics comparative both industry-wide and globally.
Not all solutions are created equal when it comes to fostering authentic and long-lasting behavioral change for a global audience. CultureWizard’s award-winning training methodology is meticulously crafted to support your diversity and inclusion goals.
To learn more, download our guide: NAVIGATING GLOBAL INCLUSION: A HANDBOOK FOR TODAY’S MODERN WORKPLACE.
