Training Resources for Diversity and Equality

This month, Program Development Associates features the Diversity:  Face to Face D.V.D., a unique an innovative tool that explores the four main aspects of diversity in the workforce:  stereotypes, similarities, unity, and benefits.  Organizations watch, together, and learn the stories men and women who truly live in diverse environments.  Through their stories and thoughts, viewers see not only what it is like to live with diversity, but also learn their roles in supporting a courteous and inclusive work environment.

Diversity in the Workforce and Stereotypes

Stereotypes affect both the person acting as well as the individual receiving.  The Diversity:  Face to Face D.V.D. helps employers and employees recognize signs of stereotyping with the goal of identifying and diffusing it before severe problems arise.

Finding Similarities

Next, the role of similarities in a group is explored.  The motivation to pin point differences among people is dispelled.  Instead, viewers are challenged to consider what common ground they share with one another.

Managing Workforce Diversity Through Unity

Next, the diversity D.V.D. uses similarities as a basis to cultivate a newfound sense of organizational unity.  Each member of the organization will be challenged to bond in a way that seeks a common goal and purpose.

Benefits of Diversity Training

This featured diversity product ends with an exploration of the benefits of diversity in the marketplace of today.  A talented pool of individuals with varying abilities has much to offer in our global and digital business world, and the Diversity D.V.D. surveys this idea through the eyes of workers in inclusive, diverse workplaces.

An instrumental part of training diversity is building courteous and respectful behavior among all members of an organization.  A richly varied group of individuals cannot function cooperatively without mutually respecting one another.  Program Development Associates’ diversity resources provide the perfect medium for employers and employees alike to learn more about the importance and benefits of working within a large and heterogeneous group.  This month P.D.A. offers the Diversity: Face to Face D.V.D. to help organizations recognize, embrace, and monetize their diversity.