CATHY HARRIS

Discover How to Catapult Your Company Onto Those “Best Places to Work” Lists By Trimming Turnover, Lessening Lawsuits & Cutting Claims With High Quality, In-House Diversity Training At A Fraction Of What You Might Expect To Pay!

Location: Audubon Zoo/Dominion Learning Center
6500 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA 70118

Diversity Train-the-Trainer Workshop

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It’s no secret that we live in a changing world. As demographics shift within the workplace, misunderstandings and frictions can arise. Unless your staff has been trained to appreciate and respect differences in others, these misunderstandings can fester and erupt into expensive disputes, grievances, and lawsuits that cost your company money.

“Cathy Harris’ diversity initiative reduced the number of EEO complaints by 30 percent and saved us over $880,000 in administrative costs.”

--Gary Thornton, EEO Manager, USDA

Diversity training can provide unlimited value to your company, but choosing the wrong program can leave behind unfulfilled promises and negative effects on your employees

At C. Harris Companies, Inc., we have witnessed what can happen when diversity training goes horribly wrong.

“The last diversity firm we hired opened our wounds two years ago and we’re still bleeding,” said one CEO.

There are numerous discouraging stories about trainers who threaten and/or accuse disparate groups for conflicts in their multicultural workforce. A healthy, productive work environment promotes a positive attitude that unifies employees and eradicates intimidation. You will discover strategies that will both increase productivity and build employee interrelations.

Cathy Harris, President

C. Harris Companies, Inc.

What Does This Mean For You?

Simply Stated, Diversity Training Can Be Very Affordable, and It Can Turn Your Company Around…

“Your presentation was truly refreshing. You made us examine our own trust issues and realize how they influence the larger picture. This is such a sensitive topic and your ability to diffuse the issue, provoke thoughtful insight and promote change is unparalleled in our experiences.”

--Kat Rice, MSW

Executive Director

Grace House

Following candid conversations with clients, I realized that many companies today simply lack a sufficient budget to offer diversity training for all of their staff members.

While many companies are reluctant to justify the investment, pressing issues persist that require solutions. When two separate company trainers asked me for my materials to use for in-house training, an idea suddenly occurred to me…

“There is a way to provide more affordable diversity training”

Ultimately, I needed to train the trainers. I took out my tools, and created a workshop just for trainers to use in-house. The result:

1. Expansion of the Diversity Trainer Procedures Manual for clarification and to facilitate in-house trainers’ instruction.

2. Development of a concise and reliable Handout Master that is easily understood by employees at any level.

3. Creating an inspirational PowerPoint slide presentation to accompany the workshop

Presenting…

The Diversity Train-the-Trainer Workshop

So what’s in it for you and your company?

This unique workshop teaches how to deliver effective diversity training that engages and stimulates workers to challenge their biases and focus on their jobs, thus increasing their performance.

Could your company benefit from productivity increases across the board?

Sure, that’s a no-brainer…right?

It all comes down to this—effective diversity training helps you create a more respectful workplace with fewer disputes, grievances, and lawsuits.

What Are The Benefits When You Send Your Trainer To The Diversity Train-the-Trainer Workshop?

1. Reduce Costly Turnover

2. Increase Profits Due to Retention

3. Improve Employee Morale

4. Help Position Your Company At The Top Of The “List of Best Companies to Work For.”

5. Save Money On Costly Lawsuits, EEO Claims, and Grievances

6. Increase Your Market Value for Stockholders/Stakeholders

7. Gain Greater Productivity and a Competitive Advantage

8. Make Full Use of Employees’ Skills, Knowledge and Talents When They Feel Included and Valued

9. Increase Profits Due to Expanded Markets

The Benefits of Diversity Training Will Permeate Every Facet of Your Company

After each Diversity workshop, the feedback was very positive. We received e-mail messages and were frequently stopped in the halls with praise for the program. One participant said, “This class is for all my co-workers, my bosses – everybody … it showed me how to actually do what I needed to improve my ability to connect with others.”

By applying the techniques taught in the workshop, managers and staff now use their time more proactively by addressing diversity issues when they first occur.

The impact of the workshops has also paid off in the long term. There are fewer situations which escalate to a formal grievance.

--July Welcker

Training Officer

USDA/National Finance

The Diversity Train-the-Trainer Workshop Will Also Help You and Your Trainer:

1. Increase Employee Loyalty because they feel valued

2. Improve Problem Solving through better communication

3. Gain tools, tips and techniques that allow you to deliver diversity training that fosters a respectful, inclusive multicultural work environment.

4. Deliver a highly-effective 4-hour diversity awareness training session.

5. Gain all the benefits of high quality, effective diversity training at a fraction of the cost of typical training.

6. Discover how to begin developing a culture of acceptance and inclusion

7. Gain an appreciation for diverse perspectives – which Maximizes Innovation and Creativity

8. Create Positive Community Relations

What Takes Place During

The Diversity Train-the-Trainer Workshop?

Diversity training succeeds when it’s presented in a positive, respectful way to ALL participants.

In this workshop, trainers will learn how to:

√ Measure and assess their own knowledge, understanding, acceptance and behaviors surrounding issues of differences

√ Increase their diversity knowledge and skills

√ Boost their confidence in delivering effective diversity training

√ Improve their understanding of stereotypes, prejudices and cultural differences

√ Discover new ways to reduce bias

√ Become more culturally aware and gain tools to promote diversity through training

Furthermore, Your Trainer Will Realize Their Ability to…

√ Establish and maintain a safe and positive climate for diversity training

√ Conduct and debrief learning activities and exercises

√ Improve their ability to train employees who are different

√ Facilitate discussion of sensitive issues

√ Recognize and respond to diversity training challenges

√ Practice training modules and they will receive critiques of their delivery!

Location: Audubon Zoo/Dominion Learning Center
6500 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA 70118

What Will Your Investment In Diversity Training For Your Trainer Cost?

If you were to outsource your diversity training, you could easily spend $300, $500, or even $1,000 per person…and to train 20 of your people could cost as much as $20,000.

Ø But when you train your trainer so that you can offer your own in-house diversity training, your cost for the entire three-day session is only $1,350 per trainer.

Ø And if you wish to train multiple trainers, we offer a multiple-participant discount of $150 for groups of 3 or more persons from the same organization.

Special Bonuses Available

When you enroll your trainer in The Diversity Train-the-Trainer Workshop, you’ll receive $2,090 in bonus services.

Ø Diversity Train-the-Trainer Procedures Manual, Your unique step-by-step, easy to follow guide to delivering a relevant, highly interactive and engaging diversity awareness training program –$400 value

Ø A reproducible handout master for participants – $30 value

Ø An eye-catching PowerPoint Slide presentation to complement the training program – $120 value

Ø Three 90-minute bonus follow-up modules that will allow you to customize your company’s training to meet your organization’s specific challenges and deepen the learning process – $270 value

Ø Six follow-up coaching sessions (up to one hour each) – $600 value

Ø Guidelines for Diversity Steering Committees, Councils and Task Forces to support the training intervention, support the diversity training process and keep your success alive, plus 2 one-hour “Quick Start” coaching sessions – $500 value

Ø Special Bonus Technology of Participation Facilitation Skills Training Workshop, Wednesday, October 22, 8:30 a.m.-12 noon – $130 value

Ø Diversity Training Planning Guide - $40 value

· Checklist and Room Set-up tips

· Seating Maps

· Participant per-program survey

“Overall the workshop received a quantitative rating of 9.60 on a scale of 10. Employees’ qualitative comments also show their appreciation. More than one person noted that the down to earth honesty in the session gave them opportunities to share and learn more about how to work well with others. You created an environment where participants can express ideas and differences that make for better solutions.”

--Gloria M. DeCuir

Assistant to the Dean for Financial Affairs,

Loyola University School of Law

We Stand Behind Our Training With

100%, 90-Day Unconditional Money-Back Guarantee

We want you to feel secure in sending your trainer(s) to The Diversity Train-the-Trainer Workshop because we are completely confident that this training can help you increase harmony and productivity and decrease disputes, lawsuits and grievances.

If for any reason you’re not completely satisfied with The Diversity Train-the-Trainer Workshop and you contact us within 90 days after your trainer(s) complete the workshop, we will refund 100% of your money—no questions asked!

“The workshops conducted provided a safe forum for sensitive issues to be discussed. The facilitators taught employees how to open dialogue which dealt with race, gender, education and organization hierarchy. Each of us learned how these variables affected how we did things in the plant. With your help we were able to develop long term strategies which would improve our efforts in dealing with diversity and plant productivity.

There is no doubt that the training has caused us to better understand the cultural differences which exist among us and had enabled us to better manage these situations.”

-- Les Holland

Human Resources Manager

Chevron Chemical Company

Save When You Register Early

If you register before September 15, you pay only $1,200—a savings of $150 per trainer!

Enroll Your Trainer(s) In This Valuable Workshop:

For your convenience, we offer you 4 different ways to register your trainer(s) for The Diversity Train-the-Trainer Workshop:

1. Online: Click here to register using an online form
2. Phone: Toll Free - 800-924-2284
3. Mail: Print the registration form and mail it to:
C. Harris Companies, Inc.
P. O. Box 871537
New Orleans, LA 70187

4. Fax: Fax this registration form to 504-242-0423

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