Name: Leading Culturally Diverse Teams in the Workplace
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Cultural diversity in the workplace allows organisations to benefit from differing opinions and approaches. Cross-cultural management is integral to the successful performance of teams.

On this course, you will gain global perspectives on the impact of cultural diversity both its challenges and benefits to teams and learn how to lead and communicate with a diverse and inclusive team. Upon completion, you will be ready to apply what you’ve learnt in your own workplace.

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Skip to 0 minutes and 1 second LEE MARTIN: Do you work in a culturally diverse team?

Skip to 0 minutes and 8 seconds As globalisation increases, diverse teams are becoming more common. Different cultural norms and expectations can lead to misunderstandings or conflict between team members, but cultural diversity also presents opportunities. The question is, how do we harness the benefits while minimising the challenges? In this course, you’ll be exposed to cutting-edge ideas and frameworks from some of the world’s leading scholars on cultural diversity. You’ll also be encouraged to apply these ideas to your own situation. So whether you are a professional working in multicultural teams or a leader in a global organisation, this course will give you new insights and practical strategies to harness the cultural diversity in your team.

What topics will you cover?

The course will use case studies, reflective exercises and problem analysis to address the following themes:

exploring what cultural diversity is
investigating why cultural diversity matters in teams
harnessing the potential benefits of multicultural teams
leading diverse, inclusive, and high-performing teams.

Who is this accredited by?

The CPD Certification Service:

This course has been certified by the CPD Certification Service, which means it can be used to provide evidence of your continuing professional development.

The Employee Mobility Institute:

This course is recognised by The Employee Mobility Institute – Australasia’s Global Workforce Management Industry Group. Learners who successfully complete the assessment will earn 20 CPD points.

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What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

Identify and interpret cultural diversity within your organisation
Develop sensitivity to cultural variations between and within countries
Reflect on how culture influences your perspective
Develop a deeper understanding of the opportunities and challenges of culturally diverse teams  and how to manage these
Explore complexity associated with global virtual teams
Improve communication across cultures and distance
Identify how to leverage cultural diversity in teams to produce more creative solutions and make better decisions
Identify how to harness the skills and abilities of multicultural individuals in teams  
Develop an ability to inclusively lead diverse teams

Who is the course for?

This course is for employees that lead or work in a culturally diverse organisation. This includes leaders of global organisations or outsourced and offshore teams.

Who will you learn with?

Puva P Arumugam

Dr Puva P Arumugam has a keen interest in performing arts and multicultural migrant identity research and education. She has a PhD in Cultural Studies and Theatre Studies.

Sneha Chrispal

Sneha Chrispal is a Lecturer in Management at Deakin. Her research interests lie in inequality, discrimination, and organisations. Her industry experience is in operations and strategy.

Who developed the course?

Deakin University

Deakin University is one of Australia’s largest universities with more than 61,000 students and over 15,000 online.

Established
1974
Location
Melbourne, Australia
World ranking
Top 280Source: QS World University Rankings 2021

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