SHRM Diversity & Inclusion Strategic Leadership Program

Available as:

• A full 2-day onsite program (all six modules below)
• A virtual modularized program (Contact us for details.)
• Public Seminars

Recertification Hours: 15
(Approved for Strategic Business Management Credit)

Program Overview
Based on cutting-edge research and benchmarking, and featuring “real-life” best practices from a wide array of forward-thinking organizations, this interactive course will help diversity professionals and other business leaders develop successful diversity practices and strategies for enhancing their organization’s talent profile and meeting the demands of a changing marketplace. Gain a thorough understanding of how workforce diversity and inclusion initiatives can help drive business results.

The Diversity & Inclusion Strategic Leadership Program includes the following six modules:

• The Business Case for Diversity
• Leveraging Employee Diversity
• Commitment from the Top
• Diversity Strategy
• Measurement & Accountability
• Leveraging Stakeholder Diversity

Learning Objectives include:

• Develop and communicate the business case for diversity by understanding the diversity value proposition and how firms may gain competitive advantage through effective diversity practices and strategies.
• Formulate approaches for leveraging diversity to enhance business processes by considering how diversity management links to value creation.
• Demonstrate the bottom-line impact of diversity by learning measurement approaches that exhibit diversity return on investment.
• Build and strengthen relationships with minority stakeholders and other organizations by generating competitive sourcing opportunities and business development in diverse markets.

Intended Audience
Designed for the mid- to senior-level Diversity & Inclusion/HR professionals, including:

• Diversity executives with responsibility for their organization's diversity function
• Diversity specialists and EEO Officers
• Human resource, organizational development and change management professionals

Eligible participants will come to class with the following

• Three or more years of experience in the Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) field, or
• Three or more years of experience in HR, managing a D&I function (e.g., Recruiting, Training & Development, Strategy, etc.).

Diversity & Inclusion Strategic Leadership Program for Individuals!
Are you an individual looking for diversity & inclusion training? Please see our SHRM Seminar public offerings for more information.