At this time in our human evolution, we are in an opportunity window to choose to understand the benefits for all of us and our organizations when we value Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity. This learning module is designed to prepare leaders, consultants, and coaches to take advantage of this important time in our evolution. Participants will learn to use this opportunity window skillfully and well.

To be skillful requires a deep understanding of what it takes to achieve inclusion, equity, and belonging in an organization. Be prepared to be surprised. What you think will work may have undesirable consequences. What you think may not work, may have desirable consequences.

Join us to develop your leadership with diversity in ways that goes beyond valuing diversity into being equipped to guide people in the lived reality of inclusion, equity, and belonging, Benefit from the development of your own plan for going forward in this work, making a positive difference in the lives of people, organizations, and society.

At the heart of this work is the understanding that all people are precious, and we all benefit when we know how to work with diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our experience is that strategies based on these values have exciting, tangible results.

Program Details

Self-Study Segments

  • Orientation to the tools that will be used in the workshop: video clips of how to work with the Medicine Wheel Tool, how to work with the Deep Essence Tool, how to recognize a Life Nourishing Environment vs a Life Depleting Environment; how to work with the Grief Cycle; how to work with the Cycle of Transformation.
  • Orientation to the concepts that will be used in the workshop: leadership…what it is and what it is not; organizational transformation; the Five Beliefs of Genuine Contact.
  • Fundamentals about diversity, inclusion, equity, belonging as commonly understood.

Real-Time Online Learning

  • A 5-day intensive for an in-depth exploration of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Case studies assist participants in their exploration. Participants develop coaching plans for participants to equip themselves for coaching others develop leadership for working with diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
  • The module is designed with follow-on facilitated peer-with-peer mentoring circles to support your ongoing learning with Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging the Genuine Contact Way. These mentoring circles include group discussions facilitated by a Genuine Contact Trainer about what has been learned while applying your learning.

Supporting Learning in Teams and Groups

At Dalar, we are big believers in whole teams and groups learning together. To support group learning, we are pleased to offer the following team discounts:

  • 20% off for 3-5 participants
  • 40% off for 6-10
  • groups of 11+ please contact us for pricing or in-house training opportunities

Project, intact, cross-functional, and leadership teams, small organizations, boards, and volunteer groups are some examples of the kinds of groups eligible for these discounts. Contact Rachel Bolton for registration details.

This offer is applicable to Early Bird and Regular Rates of registration. It cannot be combined with any other discounts available (i.e Genuine Contact Organization member discounts).

Part of the Genuine Contact Way

This module offers a complete set of skills and knowledge that creates value on its own. It’s also part of the Genuine Contact Way – a modular approach designed with intention. You can engage with specific modules to meet particular goals in your work and life. When you’re ready to expand your learning, comprehensive Learning Paths are available, including Simplifying Leadership, Participatory Methods that Get Results, Designing Thriving Organizations, Aligning with Your Genuine Self, and Train the Trainer.

A Global Network of Authorized Trainers

Birgitt Williams and Rachel Bolton are authorized Genuine Contact Trainers. They are part of a global network of professional trainers and facilitators who teach the 19 learning modules included in the Genuine Contact Way of Working – including this one. You’ll find a complete listing of upcoming workshop dates – online and in-person and offered in several languages to suit your learning preferences in the International Genuine Contact Organization’s upcoming events calendar.

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