Course Overview

Do you want to learn the foundations of diversity and inclusion performance management? Do you want to understand how to design key inclusive performance metrics? Would it be helpful for you to know how to eliminate unconscious bias in inclusive teams? How about understanding the importance of cultural competence and addressing intersectionality in performance management? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this course is just for you!

As companies embrace a diverse workforce, performance management has become crucial for maximising team potential. Diversity involves hiring individuals from various backgrounds to cater to a global market, while inclusivity focuses on fostering cohesion within these teams. A survey found a strong link between employee engagement and DE&I policies, with 82% of highly engaged companies having clear DE&I definitions. This highlights the need for a top-down approach that creates a positive environment for diverse individuals. Furthermore, many organisations struggle with managing diverse teams, underscoring the need for leaders to understand the complexities involved—a key area this course will address.

Over a series of short video-based lectures, you'll acquire the essential skills to foster a workplace that thrives on diversity and inclusion. Throughout the program, we will learn to design inclusive performance metrics you’ll acquire crucial skills to foster a workplace that excels in diversity and inclusion. You will learn to design inclusive performance metrics that align with organisational goals, ensuring fair and equitable assessment criteria. We will also guide you in eliminating unconscious bias from performance evaluations so that all team members are assessed fairly. We will develop inclusive feedback and coaching strategies tailored to the needs of diverse individuals, supporting their growth effectively. Additionally, we will enhance your awareness of managing team performance fairly and equitably, building cultural competence to better navigate and manage a diverse workforce. Lastly, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of intersectionality and its relevance to performance management, equipping you to create an environment that is both inclusive and high-performing.

By the end of this course,you will be able to understand the performance metrics for inclusive teams, how to eliminate bias in the workplace, how to develop inclusive feedback systems for diverse teams, how to build cultural competence in managers, and how to address intersectionality in performance management. Are you ready to give your performance management strategies a makeover?

What You Will Learn

• Design inclusive performance metrics
• Eliminate unconscious bias in performance evaluations
• Develop inclusive feedback and coaching strategies
• Be more aware of the ways you are fairly managing your teams’ performance
• Build cultural competence in performance management
• Understand intersectionality and how it aligns with performance management

Who Is The Course For?

• Individuals shaping organisational culture and contributing to creating an inclusive workplace
• Managers in D&I and performance management who want to gain insights into aligning performance metrics with diversity goals
• Aspiring D&I professionals aiming to specialise in promoting diversity and inclusion
• Team leaders who want to learn effective goal setting and performance expectations and collaborate on inclusive practices
• HR professionals with the goal to design and implement performance management systems