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S. Kanu Kogod (Author)


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January 15, 1991 0883902990 978-0883902998 1
A Workshop for Managing Diversity in the Workplace

Around the world, managers face the challenge of dealing with an increasingly diverse work force. Now you can help people manage diversity as an organizational asset!

This timely trainer's guide offers a workshop design with 18 activities and lecturettes for building awareness, knowledge, and understanding of the complex issue of diversity. The intense but fun activities effectively help participants learn from one another and apply their learnings in action planning and contracting.

This complete guide includes:

  • Background information on diversity
  • Instructions on preparing for the workshop
  • More than a dozen participant handouts . . . and more!

Order today for a complete training design plus insights and tools to help your participants manage diverse employees in a manner that benefits everyone involved.

The workshop strives to improve participants' abilities in:

  • Evaluating behavior, especially as it relates to work performance
  • Identifying and working through their own stereotypes
  • Responding effectively in encounters with individuals who are culturally different from themselves
  • Building a repertoire of practical methods for overcoming cultural barriers in the organizational setting
  • Capitalizing on people's differing talents . . . and more!

TIMING: 1 day, 1-1/2 days, or 2 days

AUDIENCE: Managers and supervisors


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About the Author

SANDRA KANU KOGOD, Ph.D., is the founder and president of Bridges in Organizations, Inc., a consulting firm in Bethesda, Maryland, that addresses three key organizational issues: 1) managing a multicultural environment, 2) enhancing productive relations in the workplace, and 3) improving customer service. She received her doctorate in sociocultural anthropology from the University of Florida and now applies her knowledge of anthropology to the management of diversity in organizations. In addition to her work as a consultant, she designs training and assessment programs and trains others in how to conduct diversity training. She has written several articles on cultural issues, and in 1989 the Society of Applied Anthropology elected her as a Fellow for outstanding contributions to the field.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 115 pages
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 1 edition (January 15, 1991)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0883902990
  • ISBN-13: 978-0883902998
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.1 x 2.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,190,741 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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