Beth Ridley walks through the basics of DEI in the workplace: what equity, diversity, and inclusion actually mean, why implicit bias and privilege get in the way, and how to build intercultural competency. The course teaches everyday practices to create more inclusive environments at work and in your personal life.
I'm Beth Ridley, leadership and workplace culture expert. I consult with organizations of all kinds on how to create thriving workplace cultures that bring out the best in everyone to better support business goals. An important differentiator of thriving workplaces is the ability for individuals to bring principles rooted in equity, diversity and inclusion to life in day to day experiences at work. In doing so, organizations can create an environment and in which all individuals are respected and feel a sense of belonging and where differences are valued and diverse perspectives inform decision making in order to positively impact outcomes. The good news is everyone can contribute to fostering this kind of inclusive environment when armed with a common understanding of what equity, diversity and inclusion principles are and equipped with some easy to implement practices and that can be applied in your day to day. That's exactly what this course is all about. In this course we'll cover foundational equity, diversity and inclusion principles, why they matter at work and why they may matter to you personally. We'll learn what gets in the way of fostering a culture of inclusion, including implicit bias and sensitivity around the topic of privilege. We'll also learn what gets to better in order to foster a culture of inclusion, including how to strengthen intercultural competency, which is the ability to bridge across differences to achieve more inclusion. Finally, we'll learn easy ways to put equity, diversity and inclusion principles into practice right away so you can strengthen intercultural competency and positively contribute to a culture of inclusion. The knowledge you'll gain in this course will help you develop and demonstrate an inclusive mindset that at the end of the day makes you better informed, more thoughtful, more empathetic and more balanced. All competencies of a great leader, a great parent and a great friend. So this course will help you strengthen skills that you can apply in all aspects of your life to be the best version of yourself and to positively contribute to creating an environment that brings out the best in others around you.
