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
Future Learn and Purdue University: Understanding Diversity and Inclusion
Coursera: Optimizing Diversity on Teams
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
Traliant: unconscious bias training and diversity training
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
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.”
#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
Society for Human Resources Management: “How to Develop a Diversity and Inclusion Initiative”
Harvard Business Review: “Two Types of Diversity Training That Really Work,” by Alex Lindsey, Eden King, Ashley Membere and Ho Kwan Cheung
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”
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”
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.”)
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)
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
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”
Video and Audio Content
NPR: Code Switch
HBR, IdeaCast: “Talking About Race at Work”
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”
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”
Gender Bias and Discrimination
Articles, Reports and Blogs
Training Industry, Inc.: “Women’s Access to Leadership Development: A Tale of Two Experiences”
Video and Audio Content
Stanford Graduate School of Business: “How Women Can Overcome Bias at Work”