Cultural diversity and implications at work
Topic ID
D7
Duration
1 hour
Audience
Employees
Topic Description
The world is a colourful canvas of people from all walks of life and backgrounds. In every corner of the globe, there exist people from different religions, racial identifications, ethnic identities who speak different languages, and celebrate different holidays.
In simple words, cultural diversity means that there are many different types of cultures in the world, and they all have their own special customs, traditions, and ways of life. In this training we will unpack what is culture and the different aspects of culture and also look at unconscious bias in culture and how we can improve our cultural intelligence
Learning Outcomes
- Cultural diversity
- What is it and why is it important in a global society?
- What is culture?
- What defines culture?
- What are the components of culture?
- How does culture evolve?
- Recognizing cultural biases
- Unconscious bias in culture
- Stereotyping and how it strips away diversity
- Effective cross-cultural communication
- Why does something that is common in one culture seem to be different in another?
- Impact of culture on communication and communication styles
- Non-verbal communication nuances
- Cultural intelligence (CQ)
- Improving our CQ, what can we do?
- Case studies
- Future trends in cultural diversity
- Reminder of Lyra support
Disclaimers
Standard duration for most topics is 1 hour. Listen-and-learn sessions can be hosted online or in-person by client organisations. Topics may be adapted upon enquiry.