EMCN: Creating a Culturally Inclusive Workplaces Workshop
Date and Time
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM MDT
Basic: 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM MST
EMCN Intercultural Competency Team
- Opening remarks
Mohamad Fakih, CEO & President, Paramount Fine Foods
- My story as an immigrant entrepreneur
- The 3 P's: People, Purpose and Planet - what guides me in building businesses and in life. Towards a Kinder Capitalism.
- Diversity as a fact. Inclusion as a choice. Just do it!
Matt Adolphe, Canadian Workplace Culture Expert
- Approaching conversations with empathy and curiosity.
- Giving honest, straightforward, and specific directions and feedback.
- Having a genuine interest in getting to know people.
- Being open to hearing feedback, comments, and ideas expressed in different ways.
EMCN Intercultural Competency Team
- Closing remarks
VIP Interactive: 11:45 AM to 1:00 PM MST
Matt Adolphe, Canadian Workplace Culture Expert
EMCN Intercultural Competency Team
- Small group reflections on real world scenarios; taking what you learned from the morning and applying them in the creation of a “formula” that can be used for future intercultural situations in the workplaces.
Matt Adolphe, Canadian Workplace Culture Expert
EMCN Intercultural Competency Team
- Closing remarks
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Description
You are supervising a recently hired team member. Although the person is performing his assigned tasks well, you wish he would take more initiative in his role. You feel frustrated that he always waits for your clear direction.
Your organization is hiring. You found a great candidate for the role in terms of skills and experience, but you notice that she avoids eye contact with you during the interview process.
Your manager regularly gives you feedback on your work that feels harsh and overly critical. You’ve begun to feel defensive whenever you enter into a meeting with them. You feel demoralized.
When faced with situations like these, it can be easy to make assumptions about behaviours we observe in others – assumptions that may result in missed opportunities, escalated team conflict, ineffective performance management, or lost resources. Ultimately, misunderstanding culturally-informed behaviours can negatively impact the success of your business.
By 2031, it is estimated that one in three workers will be born outside of Canada. With increasing diversity, it is essential to create culturally inclusive workplaces in order to develop high-performing teams.
For over 40 years, EMCN has been supporting employers and immigrants in navigating the impacts of cultural differences at work in order to maximize the potential of our diverse workforce in Canada.
Join EMCN and keynote speaker Mohamad Fakih, and leading expert on Canadian Workplace Culture Matt Adolphe, for the Creating Culturally Inclusive Workplaces workshop on September 21. You will benefit from real-world examples, interactive discussion, practical tools, and actionable steps that you can immediately begin implementing to more successfully recruit and retain culturally diverse talent in your organization.
