Trainer's Diversity Source Book. Book & CD-ROM (HR Source Book series) - Softcover

Lambert M.A., Jonamay; Myers M.A., Selma

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1586440632 ISBN 13: 9781586440633

Publisher: Society For Human Resource Management, 2005

Synopsis

Trainer's Diversity Source Book brings new concepts and usefulness to the proven tools of activities and icebreakers. It includes compelling, interactive, engaging activities that foster inclusive, positive environments that encourage participants to examine diversity issues through different lenses. Using these short exercises, trainers can:

- Raise individual, team and organizational awareness about a host of diversity issues.
- Create safe spaces for dialogue about often "unspoken" and at times challenging topics in the workplace.
- Increasing cultural awareness and competence among individuals, teams and organizations.

The chapter on Diversity Facilitation Skills shares the lessons learned by the authors in over 30 combined years of diversity leadership in discussion and real-life case studies.

The accompanying CD-ROM contains all 50 exercises and additional resources that you can easily download and adapt to your own needs.

Written for human resource professionals, consultants, trainers, and anyone who is faced with the task of corporate diversity training, the Trainer's Diversity Source Bookand its packed CD-ROM will save you time and money with its easily adaptable techniques and templates.

About this title

About the Author

Jonamay Lambert is the founder and president of Lambert & Associates, Inc. and the coauthor of 50 Activities for Conflict Resolution and Global Competence. She has extensive consulting experience in corporate, government, and educational institutions and has designed and implemented training programs in diversity, leadership, and change management for both Fortune 100 companies and smaller organizations alike. She sits on the board of directors for the Chicago Council on Urban Affairs. She lives in East Dundee, Illinois. Selma Myers is the author of Team Building for Diverse Work Groups and co–author of 50 Activities for Conflict Resolution and Global Competence. She has been an intercultural consultant for more than 15 years for small and large companies (including Fortune 500 companies), non-profit and educational institutions, government agencies, and professional associations. She lives in La Jolla, California.

Review

"A comprehensive guide to facilitating the kind of diversity training that will have a lasting impact on your organization...invaluable." —Sondra Thiederman, Ph.D., author, Making Diversity Work


"Provide an integrated design framework preceded by invaluable hard-earned tips from experienced facilitators." —Dianne Hofner Saphiere, principal, Nipporica Associates; author, Ecotonos: A Multicultural Problem-Solving Simulation, Redundancía: A Foreign Language Simulation, and Cultural Detective


"It gives trainers, managers and team leaders a wide array of excellent activities that provide the structure to engage people." —Anita Rowe, Gardenswartz and Rowe; coauthor, Diverse Teams at Work and The Diversity Took Kit

Edition details

• Publisher: Society For Human Resource Management
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1586440632
• ISBN 13: 9781586440633
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 224