Training Resources to Reduce Inequity and Bias in the Workplace
A systemic problem requires a systemic solution. We, at Training Industry, believe the way forward will require public-private partnerships, where both corporations and our government work together to eliminate inequality and bias in the workplace and beyond. We will look to our network for the best and most promising training programs to help us all create change within our organizations, and we will share them with you. We must all take this journey in a purposeful way to ensure all our communities are treated equally.
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Bias, Diversity and Inclusion
Courses and Training Tools
Training Industry, Inc.: Building Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Training Programs Workshop
Training Industry, Inc.: Helping Training Managers Become Diversity & Inclusion Champions
Future Learn and Purdue University: Understanding Diversity and Inclusion
Coursera: Optimizing Diversity on Teams
Stanford Graduate School of Business: “Leverage Diversity and Inclusion for Organizational Excellence”
Microsoft: Unconscious Bias
eCornell: Diversity and Inclusion Certificate
Seeds for Change: Facilitation Tools for Meetings and Workshops
Social Justice Toolbox: activities and facilitation guides
LinkedIn Learning: Free Courses to Help You Become a Stronger Ally and Have Inclusive Conversations
LinkedIn Learning: Unconscious Bias
Quality Analytics Associates: “Gaining Training Value and Metrics through an AI System”
HRTrain: free “Undo Bias, Act Consciously” course
Industry Masters: “Team Manager Business Simulation”
WILL Interactive: unconscious bias training (free demo)
Skillsoft: “Leading Inclusively Leadercamp”
Annie E. Casey Foundation: “Advancing the Mission: Tools for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion”
Dr. Kristal Walker, CPTM: three-part diversity and inclusion training
Lamson Consulting: Inclusive Leadership Assessment
Taproot Foundation and Deloitte: Pro Bono + Inclusive Leadership
Lean In: Free “50 Ways to Fight Bias at Work” Digital Program
Latino Leadership Institute: “Insight to Inclusive Leadership” Course
2U: Resources to Help Empower Asian and Pacific Islander Communities
Traliant: Workplace Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Suite
The Diversity Movement: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Training Course Library
The Derm Review: A Guide on Racism, Inequality and Health Care for African Americans
The Center for Equity and Inclusion (CEI): Equity Certificate Program
Education and Advocacy Organizations
Project Implicit: an international collaboration and nonprofit whose goal “is to educate the public about hidden biases and to provide a ‘virtual laboratory’ for collecting data on the Internet.”
Project Include: a not-for-profit organization that uses data and advocacy to accelerate diversity and inclusion solutions in the tech industry.
#ThisMessageMatters: a free platform “to educate yourself or others; find ways to get involved; download free materials for protests and social media; and donate to various organizations”
Articles, Reports and Blogs
Training Industry Magazine: “Building an Equitable Workplace”
Society for Human Resources Management: “How to Develop a Diversity and Inclusion Initiative”
Harvard Business Review: “DEI Gets Real” by Dagny Dukach
Harvard Business Review:“5 Practices to Make Your Hybrid Workplace More Inclusive” by Grace Lordan, Teresa Almeida and Lindsay Kohler
Harvard Business Review: “Two Types of Diversity Training That Really Work,” by Alex Lindsey, Eden King, Ashley Membere and Ho Kwan Cheung
Harvard Business Review: “Unconscious Bias Training That Works” by Francesca Gino and Katherine Coffman
The Center for Leadership Studies: “Leadership and Diversity Training”
World Economic Forum: “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 4.0: A toolkit for leaders to accelerate social progress in the future of work”
DeVry University: “Diversity in the Workplace: Insights and Strategies for 2020 and Beyond”
Wall Street Journal: “Why Gender Pronouns Are Becoming a Big Deal at Work”
Pepperdine University, “Confronting Prejudice: How to Protect Yourself and Help Others”
Drug Rehab USA, “Black Men Matter: Examining Mental Health Issues Among Black Men – A Guide to Freedom”
Lean In: “The State of Black Women in Corporate America”
emtrain: 2021 Workplace Culture Report on Inclusion
Training Industry, Inc.: “3 Ways L&D Can Support Black Women in the Workplace”
Training Industry, Inc.: “4 Ways To Be an Ally in the Workplace”
Training Industry, Inc.: “A” is for Action: 3 Tips for Successful Allyship Training
Training Industry, Inc.: “Developing Women of Color in Tech: L&D’s Role in Diversifying the Field”
Training Industry, Inc.: “Develop Inclusive Leaders With Unconscious Bias Training”
BetterUp: “Redefining Inclusive Leadership: The Data Shaping the New Hybrid Workforce”
McKinsey: “One Move Companies Can Take to Improve Diversity”
Leading NOW’s Center for Diversity & Inclusion: “Cultural Dynamics in the Workplace”
Video and Audio Content
Training Industry, The Business of Learning: “How Training Professionals Can Help Organizations Eliminate Racism”
Training Industry, The Business of Learning: “Inclusive Leadership”
GP Strategies: “Leaders: It’s Time To Amplify the Conversation around Diversity, Inclusion and Equity”
The Center for Leadership Studies: “Leadership: A Conversation with Daryl Davis and Sam Shriver”
Uplifting Impact: The Uplifting Impact Podcast
Jennifer Brown: “The Will to Change: Uncovering True Stories of Diversity & Inclusion”
Fast Company: “The Future of LGBTQ+ Inclusion in the Workplace”
Books
Dr. Jermaine M. Davis of Jermaine M. Davis Seminars & Workshops, Inc.: “Be Diversity Competent” (recommended by a past training participant: “This book and training was excellent … I am still thinking about his training, and am better because of it.”)
Stephanie K. Johnson, Ph.D : “Inclusify: The Power of Uniqueness and Belonging to Build Innovative Teams”
Pamela Newkirk: “Diversity, Inc.: The Failed Promise of a Billion-Dollar Business”
Jennifer Brown: “How to Be an Inclusive Leader: Creating Trust, Cooperation, and Community Across Differences”
Anthony Greenwald and Mahzarin Banaji: Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People
Ruchika Tulshyan: “Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work”
Daisy Auger-Domínguez: “Inclusion Revolution: The Essential Guide To Dismantling Racial Inequity at Work”
Rohini Anand: “Leading Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion”
Anti-racism Resources
Courses and Training Tools
Smithsonian Institute: Being Antiracist
Michelle Kim, co-founder and chief executive officer at Awaken: Black Owned DEI Companies and Consultants
Korn Ferry: “Race Matters” webinar series
OrgVitality: free anti-racist organization survey
Orange Grove Consulting: Difficult Conversations About Race and Gender
Almanac.io: “Anti-Racism Company Playbook” (login required)
Stanford Graduate School of Business: Free “Anti-Racism and Allyship 7 Day Journey”
Crossroads Antiracism Training and Organizing: Antiracism Training Workshops
HoneHQ: Free Guild to Building an Anti-racist Workplace
Emtrain: “Black Lives Matter: Be an Ally for Change”
Education and Advocacy Organizations
U.S. Department of Education: White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans
NAACP: We Are Done Dying
Mimconnect: a networking organization for Black professionals and a platform for employers to find Black employees
Sunshine Behavioral Health: Mental Health Issues Facing the Black Community
SHIFT HR Compliance Training: Free “How to Be an Upstander in the Face of Racism” Training Course
Live Another Day: Trusted Mental Health Resources for All
Detox Local: Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Addiction and Mental Health Resources
Articles, Reports and Blogs
Harvard Business Review: “Confronting Racism at Work: A Reading List”
ELI Inc.: “What Does it Mean to be an ‘Ally’ at Work?”
Forbes: “We Must Step Up For Black People Right Now – Here’s How,” by Sheree Atcheson
Fortune: “Steps companies can take to make the workplace better for black employees,” by Trudy Bourgeois and Julia Taylor Kennedy
Wall Street Journal: “For Black Professionals, Unrest Lays Bare a Balancing Act at Work,” by Te-Ping Chen
Knowledge@Wharton: “How to Begin Talking About Race in the Workplace,” by Dr. Stephanie Creary
World Economic Forum: “7 ways your organisation can start to uproot systemic racism in the workplace,” by Sandra Caballero
Workplace Fairness: “Racial Harassment”
Fingerprint for Success: “What so many get wrong about racism in the workplace”
Emtrain: “Here’s What’s the Matter With ‘All Lives Matter‘”
Video and Audio Content
NPR: Code Switch
HBR, IdeaCast: “Talking About Race at Work”
HBR: “Race at Work with Porter Braswell”
Wall Street Journal: “When Police Brutality Meets Office Politics”
PBS: “5 ways to approach racial equity at work”
The Center for Leadership Studies: “Daryl Davis: Race, Equality and Leadership”
The Ad Council: “Fight the Virus. Fight the Bias: Stop the Spread of Anti-Asian Racism”
Brené Brown: “What Black Leaders Learned From Trauma and Triumph” – Featuring Chad Sanders
Kelly McDonald: “It’s Time to Talk About Race at Work: Every Leader’s Guide to Making Progress on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion”
Books
Frances E. Kendall, Ph.D.: “Understanding White Privilege”
Berrett-Koehler Publishers: Resources for Anti-racist Action
Mary-Frances Winters: “Inclusive Conversations: Fostering Equity, Empathy, and Belonging Across Differences”
Ibram X. Kendi: “How to Be an Antiracist”
Tarana Burke and Brené Brown: “You are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience and the Black Experience”
Isabel Wilkerson: “Caste”
Pamela Newark: “Diversity, Inc.: The Fight for Racial Equity in the Workplace”
Ijeoma Oluo: “So You Want to Talk About Race”
Nikole Hannah-Jones: “The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story”
Trudi Lebrón: “The Antiracist Business Book”
Gender Bias and Discrimination
Articles, Reports and Blogs
Training Industry, Inc.: “Women’s Access to Leadership Development: A Tale of Two Experiences”
Training Industry, Inc.: “The Time is Now: 3 Ways Learning and Development Can Support Women Reentering the Workforce”
Training Industry, Inc.: “A New “Mommy Track”: How Returnships Can Help Close the Gender Gap”
Training Industry, Inc: “The Mom Exodus:” Leveraging the Power of Empathy Training to Support Working Parents”
Training Industry, Inc.: “Pioneer Gender Equity With Equitable Access to Workforce Development and Learning”
Perceptyx: “Men Stay for Culture, Women Stay for Empowerment: The Gender Divide in Talent Retention” Report
Deloitte: “Understanding the Pandemic’s Impact on Working Women”
Bright Horizons: “Education Index: Workforce Education and Equity in the Workplace”
Watermark and VOX Media: “What Working Women Want: Survey of Professional Women”
Leading Women: “Create a level Playing Field for Women”
Video and Audio Content
Stanford Graduate School of Business: “How Women Can Overcome Bias at Work”
Harvard Business Review: “Women at Work”
Center for Creative Leadership: “When She Leads“