C O R P O R AT E E D U C AT I O N G R O U P 5
"Friends of Dorothy" – LGBTQ+ 101
The goal of this session is to raise your awareness
around issues relevant to the LGBTQ+ community and
enhance your ability to act as an ally.
What you will learn:
• Define key terminology associated with the LGBTQ+
community.
• Distinguish between biological sex, gender identity,
and sexual orientation.
• Identify health disparities and legal challenges
that exist for LGBTQ+ people.
•
Recognize the importance of inclusive language.
• Articulate ways to utilize ally skills to support your
LGBTQ+ colleagues.
Increasing Intercultural Competence to Drive
Team Performance
In this session, you will explore various models for
understanding intercultural differences, applying them
to
team challenges and real-life scenarios.
What you will learn:
• Recognize the impact of culture on communication.
• Utilize selected models to help understand cultural
differences within the team.
• Identify strengths and weaknesses of various cultural
frameworks.
• Assess where your team falls across various
behavioral scales.
•
Role-play real-life scenarios involving cultural
"asymmetry."
Lead "Like a Girl"
The 2014 campaign for Procter & Gamble's Always brand
sparked conversations all over the world around what it
means to do something "Like a Girl." In this session, we'll
explore the unique challenges and opportunities that
women encounter in the workplace.
What you will learn:
• Distinguish between biological sex and gender.
• Describe how gender-role stereotyping can impact
expectations of women leaders.
• Recognize internal and external factors that may
hold women back as leaders.
• Identify skills and abilities unique to you as a leader.
• List concrete steps you can take to empower women
at your organization.
Leveraging Diverse Thinking to Drive Innovation
This course focuses on the benefits of embracing
a diversity of perspectives and experiences when
working
in teams, specifically to promote idea
generation and creative problem solving.
What
you will learn:
• Articulate the intimate connection between critical
thinking and creative thinking.
• Apply various problem-solving approaches to real-life
challenges.
• Leverage different tools and techniques to generate
divergent and convergent thinking.
• Employ selected techniques and models to enhance
the quality and robustness of your decisions.
• Integrate creative and critical thinking to engage
in problem-solving challenges.
