It is important for companies with culture diverse employees and/or customers to provide their team members with Culture Diversity Training. The training provides the team members with the knowledge, skills and tools to assist them for behaving differently. It focuses on building community rather than pointing out the differences. The following are some points which Diversity Training help companies in:
- solving conflicts from different point of view
- safeguarding against harassment and unfair employment lawsuits
- benefiting from employees' diversity to increase productivity
- aiming to combat racism, sexism, exclusion and ethnocentrism.
- preparing employees for International work - also companies which send their employees for International convention will definitely benefit from the training too.
References:
PRISM. (n.d.). Cultural Diversity Training Resources. Retrieved from http://www.prismdiversity.com/resources/diversity_training.html
DTUI. (n.d.). Becoming a Diversity Trainer - FAQ. Retrieved from http://www.dtui.com/qapg1.html
From the above, do you think that it is worth adding it to the usual training the employees receive?
Great points and great references.
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