Learning and Education
Build confidence and credibility with developmental learning experiences
Learning and Education
Build confidence and credibility with developmental learning experiences
Skills and knowledge that are research-grounded, field-tested, and steeped in lived experiences
Our Learning Philosophy:
Developing the mindset and skillset to create and sustain inclusive environments requires an ongoing developmental process that includes learning about yourself, understanding those who identify differently from you, and building the capacity to effectively bridge those differences for equitable and just organizational outcomes. When you partner with The Winters Group you will go on a developmental educational journey grounded in adult learning theory and a holistic conceptual framework that includes:
Being
What mindset must I have to actualize equity and inclusion? Where is my heart? What is my capacity for empathy and compassion? How do I foster a culture of well-being for myself and others?
Learning
What skills, abilities, and competencies do I need to develop, practice, and reinforce?
Doing
What behaviors, actions, and habits do I need to practice, reflect on, and refine?
Impacting
How can I have my desired impact on organizational culture to promote and sustain equity and inclusion? What are the measures?
Customized learning experiences
Experience the difference of customized and tailored learning journeys designed to make connections, inspire conversations, and facilitate change. Every Winters Group learning program is designed specifically for you. Our repertoire of topics includes diversity, equity, inclusion, cultural competence, dimensions of identity (i.e., Generations, Gender, LGBTQIA+, Religion), Organizational Health, and more. Below are some of our signature learning experiences. Click the plus sign to expand the description.
Customization
The Winters Group can also co-create with you customized learning experiences to meet your DEIJ goals and objectives.
The Inclusive Leader
This multi-part learning experience for people leaders focuses on building the mindset, skillset and heartset to become equitable justice-centered leaders. To effectively plan and lead equity-centered organizational changes, participants will find their individual and organizational “why,” align, and vision-set as a leadership team, and develop a plan for implementing change and managing resistance.
The Inclusive HR Toolkit
HR practitioners are a critical stakeholder in building successful, people-centered organization where teams thrive. The Inclusive HR Toolkit provides blueprints for mapping long-term organizational success, just-in-time tools for inclusive practices, strategic workforce visioning to have (and keep) the right team, and change architecture to tweak organizational culture to bring out people’s best.
Inclusion Starts with I and Happens with Us
A multi-part series that grounds participants in the fundamentals of DEI as they begin learning how to increase inclusion, belongingness, and equity by improving workplace culture and communication. This series focuses on a deep exploration of self, others, and one’s own role in a polarized society, as well as how to effectively bridge cultural differences.
Managing Conflict at Work
Conflict is a natural part of working within teams where people bring different perspectives and experiences. In an era of increasing uncertainty and global changes, conflict and related challenges may be even more pronounced. Based on the Intercultural Conflict Styles Inventory (ICS®), this learning experience supports participants in understanding their own approaches to conflict, and equips them to better understand others. Learners will be introduced to skills for effectively navigating disagreements and have the opportunity to practice them in real time. Going forward, they will be better equipped to ensure various perspectives are taken into account and incorporated into solutions that are more likely to work for everyone involved.
Equity and Inclusion in Healthcare
Today’s healthcare professionals are tasked with many challenges, not the least of which is providing excellent care across many dimensions of identity and difference in a changing world. Based in cultural competence, this series provides healthcare leaders and practitioners with knowledge and skills to recognize and address potential biases, and bring a lens of inclusion to employee and patient experiences.
Engaging in Bold, Inclusive Conversations® Certification
The Engaging in Bold, Inclusive Conversations® Certification is a 3-day experience that certifies and licenses participants to deliver our content on how to have meaningful conversations across differences. Typical attendees include in-house facilitators, internal DEI and L&D practitioners, external consultants who want to be able to support clients with DEI content, and anyone who wants to learn how to effectively start and engage in difficult conversations at work.
Engaging in Bold, Inclusive Conversations®
This learning journey will explore why it is so difficult to have conversations around polarizing topics, highlight the benefits of developing this skill and introduce key skills for having inclusive conversations. This foundation can be followed up with optional “demographic-specific” sessions offered to equip learners with knowledge and inclusive language surrounding intersectional identities.
The emPOWERment Institute™
The emPOWERment Institute™ is a leadership development program for early to mid-career employees who aspire to leadership roles and want to grow the skillset, mindset, and heartset to lead diverse teams with courage while prioritizing self-actualization. Upon completion, learners will have developed a sustainable action plan for embedding transformational leadership into their daily work with accountability established for prioritizing self-care, including mental well-being and healthy boundaries.
The Physiology of Inclusion™
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is transformational, people-focused, and emotional work; as such, it is complex and often polarizing. The Physiology of Inclusion™ (POI) is a whole-body system to improve the physical, mental, and emotional health of DEI practitioners and leaders to enable them to lead inclusively while enhancing their well-being.
sPEAKING eNGAGEMENTS
Inspire bold action with thought-provoking keynotes and conversations. From 20-minute power sessions to 90-minute deep dives, our speakers craft every experience to spark dialogue, motivate your team, and deliver relevant, resonant messages tailored to your organization.
The Winters Group has been designing meaningful and impactful learning experiences both virtually and in-person for over 40 years. Here is what our clients are saying:
- “One of the best facilitated remote sessions I’ve attended. Great facilitator. Authentic.”
- “It was a great mix of emotional, informative, and interactive. The time flew by!”
- “Very engaging. [The facilitator] created a safe supportive space to share thoughts and feelings.”
- “The speakers were engaging and the videos and examples were enlightening.”
“The Winters Group’s reputation doesn’t disappoint. They are the top in this field for a reason and has proven success at creating culture change.”
Diversity and Inclusion Director
Nonprofit Foundation
Want to Partner With Us?
No matter where you are in your diversity and inclusion journey, we would love to support you. Join the many organizations who turn to The Winters Group as partners in creating transformative solutions for equity and inclusion.
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