Inclusion Starts with Me ... and the Ostrich!

Get your head out of the sand! Learn how to constructively address issues of bias and incorporate inclusive workplace behaviors into your daily practices.

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ECCO International can help your employees develop inclusive skills in our virtual world whether in corporations, health care, nonprofits or government. Maybe you just want to explore as an individual for self-development to develop engagement skills!

 

What’s an Ostrich have to do with you and Inclusion?

Consider this definition from the American Heritage Dictionary:

 
os·trich (ôs“tr¹ch, ôs“-) n., pl. ostrich or os··trich··es.

1.a. A large, swift-running flightless bird (Struthio camelus) of Africa,
characterized by a long bare neck, 
small head, and two-toed feet.
It is the largest living bird.
 b. 
A rhea.
2. One who tries to avoid disagreeable situations by refusing to face them.

 

Which definition do you think we are talking about?

We don’t want to imitate the ostrich’s avoidance tactics!

But ostriches are strong, fast animals – using their wings as rudders to change direction at lightning speed.

That agility IS what you will need to strive for to create personal transformation!

Benefits

  • Learn how biases and prejudice are measurable, based in neuroscience
  • Get easy to incorporate steps and tips to practice in your day-to-day workplace
  • Increase your effectiveness in communication
  • Understand culture and its impact on us
  • Gain self-awareness

Inclusion Starts with Me... and the Ostrich!

$100

  • Video-based lessons
  • Downloadable Handouts
  • Individual and Team Activities
  • Implicit Bias Infographic
  • Ostrich Wheel Infographic
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What's in the Course?

 

 

Module 1: The Ostrich Wheel

This module breaks down the 5 parts of the Ostrich Wheel to help you get your head
out of the sand and on the path to an inclusive workplace culture.

Lesson 1: Why Change?

Learn how shifting demographics can affect your effectiveness if you don't shift with them.

Lesson 2: Stop Walking on Eggshells

 

Learn how to communicate constructively as you continue on the journey
to transform your workplace culture.  

Lesson 3: Ensure Others Matter

This lesson will guide you in turning marginalization into mattering:
a positive way to include others, rather than (unconsciously) shut them out. 

Lesson 4: Broaden Your World View

This lesson will address the concepts of ethnocentrism and geocentrism - and
how these -isms play into your approach in the workplace.  

Lesson 5: Getting Out of the Desert!

Ready to go into your day-to-day and implement the lessons you have learned here?
This lesson will leave you with a few final activities and action steps to take with you
and help on your inclusion journey.

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Inclusion Starts with Me... and the Ostrich!

$100

  • Video-based lessons
  • Downloadable Handouts
  • Individual and Team Activities
  • Implicit Bias Infographic
  • Ostrich Wheel Infographic
TAKE THIS COURSE

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