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Strategies for DEI&B Leadership

Discover the influence diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEI&B) can have in empowering leaders. In about 4 hours, Strategies for DEI&B Leadership can help those in leadership positions foster an inclusive culture where every employee feels valued. Learn how to recognize and address inequities in access to promotions, resources, or decision-making power and so much more.

Skills you'll learn

  • Develop strategies to foster diverse organizational cultures
  • Create equitable workspaces that promote fair opportunities for all
  • Implement best practices to actively support the needs and perspectives of diverse individuals
  • Apply leadership skills to promote a transformative culture of belonging within an organization

Skill modules

Celebrating Diversity

    • Recognizing Diversity and Appreciating Differences
    • Understanding Culture: Values, Norms, and Traditions
    • Recognizing the Importance of Differences

Creating Equity

    • Understanding Equity, Fairness, and Inclusion
    • Consequences of Unconscious Bias
    • Addressing Unconscious Bias (Reaction and Recognition of Bias in the Workplace)

Ensuring Inclusion

    • Inclusivity and Embracing Differences
    • Intersectionality and Social Identities
    • Inclusivity and Impact (Empowering Communities)

Fostering Belonging

    • Embracing Cultural Diversity: Enhancing Cultural Competency
    • Fostering Inclusive Leadership: Transforming Organizational Culture
    • Belonging and Believing (How Compassion and Care Can Transform the Workplace)


Frequently asked questions

The Strategies for DEI&B Leadership Skills Pathway may be right for you if you’re ready to commit to creating an inclusive environment that fosters diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Additionally, because this Skills Pathway offers SHRM and HRCI recertification credits, it’s a great option for HR professionals.

By purchasing this Strategies for DEI&B Leadership Skills Pathway, you are preparing to lead your workplace into a welcoming, inclusive environment that helps all employees feel valued, respected and appreciated. You should purchase this Skills Pathway if you’re ready to identify and address inequities within your organization that impact members of your team.

No application is necessary. Everyone is welcome to the Strategies for DEI&B Leadership Skills Pathway.

All levels and skillsets are welcome to take the Strategies for DEI&B Leadership non-college-credit Skills Pathway. There are no prerequisites for this Skills Pathway.

The Strategies for DEI&B Leadership Skills Pathway has four modules comprised of subjects like “Ensuring Inclusion.” Each module has a knowledge check and skill assessment where you can demonstrate what you’ve learned. You can expect the Skills Pathway to take about 30 hours, and all Skills Pathways are non-credit, 100% online and self-paced.

A Skills Pathway is a series of skills that can be learned over a period of time.

Prebuilt Pathway: A series of two or more existing skill modules that’s ready to launch today.

  • Training Pathway: A series of two or more one-hour skill modules that does not prepare employees for a certification exam or help them earn recertification credits.
  • Certification Pathway: Completing this Prebuilt Pathway can help employees prepare for a third-party certification exam.
  • Recertification Pathway: Completing this Prebuilt Pathway can help employees earn recertification credits for a specific agency such as SHRM® and HRCI®.

Tailored Skills Pathway: Select multiple existing skill modules to create this Pathway. Skill modules and assessments can be modified slightly to accommodate the needs of your business.

Custom Skills Pathway: Our team will build completely new skill modules and assessments for your business and workforce.

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