Courses
The first step to change is always education
The Building Blocks of Change
One of the primary barriers to equality and inclusion is a lack of awareness about the experiences of marginalized groups and the long-reaching impact it has on their lives. At Henderson & Payne, we bridge that gap with our interactive and in-depth group courses that provide essential education and tools to leadership teams of all sizes. Our courses include:
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This course provides a foundational understanding of why Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion work is important.
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This course will help individuals, teams, and organizations understand gender identities, multi-generationals, and what people of color experience at the intersection.
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This course will help polish and reframe your cultural awareness.
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It's an "inside job." Leading change through the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion lens requires a heightened sense of self-awareness and a consciousness of one’s thoughts. Through the course, learn to manage your bias and its impact on your relationships and decision-making.
*Learn more about our courses below.
“The foundation of any lasting change is education”
-Anonymous
Open Dialogue. Practical Strategies.
Our customizable courses are held virtually via Zoom. However, in-person sessions are available upon request. Our courses offer small group sizes, breakout rooms, and activities and exercises. Each course is designed to encourage open dialogue, and recording is not allowed for confidentiality and increased psychological safety.
Completing these courses will give attendees practical strategies for identifying bias and the confidence needed to engage in dialogue on diversity, equity, and inclusion. They will also be able to use this awareness to create inclusive behaviors in their day-to-day interactions and decision-making.
OUR COURSES
Self-Awareness
Self-awareness is essential to any lasting and transformative change. Its two major components are understanding who you are and how you come across to others. With this course, we provide the education and skills necessary to enhance this awareness, which helps improve communication, build relationships, resolve conflict, and create a more positive environment. You will also learn to manage your bias and its impact on relationships and decision-making.
This course will:
Heightening your level of self-awareness in how you convey information.
Include facts, ideas, concepts, opinions, beliefs, attitudes, instructions, and even emotions.
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Each course is offered virtually, custom-designed, and can run between 2 to 4 hours. In-person by request only.
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Definitions, reflection, and through an assessment process you will discover what your dominant natural behaviors are and how to leverage them and best communicate across differences.
Self-Management - Manage your Bias.
Social Awareness – Impacting Others
Relationship Skills - Building Relations
Responsible Decision Making
IT BEGINS WITH YOU!!
Foundation of Diversity
This course provides a foundational understanding of why Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion work is important. It will help attendees understand definitions and concepts related to bias and their overall impact on society and workplace culture. Strategies are provided for each concept to support continuous learning.
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Each course is 1.5 hours and can be taken as a package for a total of 3.0 hours - Offered virtually. In-person by request only.
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Business Case
-Why DEI is so important and the benefits of a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce.
Bias
-Definitions, concepts, and examples to help attendees understand different types of bias and their impact.
Micro-Behaviors
-Microaggressions and the micro messages that cause people to feel devalued, slighted, discouraged, or excluded.
Understanding Identities
This course will help polish and reframe your cultural awareness. It will also provide the tools leaders need to create a psychologically safe, inclusive, and thriving work environment for themselves, their teams, and their employees. (Prefer knowledge: Understanding Identities, suggested but not required)
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Each Course is approximately 2 Hours and is Offered virtually. In-person by request only.
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Gender Bias
-Understanding gender through definitions and insights into gender identities and sexual orientation.
Multigenerational Workforce
-Understanding generational differences, the characteristics of each group, who they are, and what they experience. We will also discuss creating effective relationships in a multigenerational workplace.
Race and Ethnicity
-Understanding race and ethnicity through personal experiences and the impact of marginalization in the workplace.
Intersectionality
Understanding how social identities—such as gender, race, ethnicity, social class, religion, sexual orientation, nationality, and disability—overlap with one another and the impact of these identity overlaps.
Getting to Inclusion
This course will help individuals, teams, and organizations understand gender identities, multi-generationals, and what people of color experience at the intersection. In addition to our level one course, this course will continue to expand your perception and help you understand these groups' experiences on a more personal level.
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Each Course is approximately 2 hours each and is offered virtually. In-person by request only.
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Psychological safety
-What does it mean to bring your best self to work and to have a sense of belonging.
Culture Awareness
-This session will increase cultural awareness and the influence and impact of cultural differences in the workplace.
Allyship
-What does it mean to be an Ally?
“It is not our differences that divide us.
It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.”
- Audre Lorde