Equity Framework: Building an Equitable Team

Our comprehensive training is designed to guide leaders and teams through the essential process of building an equitable environment that fosters growth, understanding, and collaboration. This program is meticulously crafted for cohorts of 4-6 people, ensuring personalized attention and an intimate learning experience.

Overview

Our program begins with a Warm Introduction that sets the stage for transformative learning. Participants will explore foundational concepts that are critical to understanding and fostering equity within teams:

  • Culture vs. Climate: Unpack the differences and interplay between the culture of your organization and its climate.
  • Social Discipline/Fair Process: Learn about the importance of fair processes in establishing trust and accountability.
  • Relational Care Ladder: Discover a framework for building and maintaining strong, care-based relationships in the workplace.
  • Compass of Shame: Understand how shame can impact team dynamics and learn strategies to navigate its effects.
  • Nine Affects: Dive into the nine core affects that influence human interaction and team cohesion.
  • Check-in, Stress Scale, Conflict Survey, Listening Circles: Engage in practical exercises designed to enhance team communication and manage stress and conflict effectively.
  • Developing the FIGHT in your team: Learn strategies to foster Fearlessness, Integrity, Grit, Humility, and Teamwork.

Main Themes Covered

This training tackles the core elements essential to building an equitable team:

  • Hearts, Minds, Practices: Explore the intersection of emotional, intellectual, and practical dimensions in creating an equitable workspace.
  • Addressing the 4 Legs: Delve into Culture, Climate, Relationships, and Handling Everything Else (from struggles and differences to incidents and empathy).
  • Inter-generational Application & Team Approach: Learn how to apply these principles across generations within your team, promoting a cohesive and inclusive environment.

3 Courses

  1. Leading with Emotional Intelligence: Gain insights into Emotional Intelligence, including personal and social competence, and how these skills are crucial for equitable leadership.
  2. Strategic Growth: Navigate through Managing Complex Change, the Change Grief Curve, Advocacy vs Inquiry, and the impacts on Culture & Climate within your team or organization.
  3. Diversity Basics: Understand the foundations of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and move towards taking actionable steps to build and sustain an equitable workplace.

Certification

Upon completion of the training, participants will receive a certification, symbolizing their commitment to building an equitable team and their ability to apply these principles in real-world scenarios.