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Harnessing the Power of Diverse Thinking
Diverse thinking is crucial for managers wanting to build high-performing teams. Transform your approach by embracing a variety of perspectives, backgrounds and cognitive styles that challenge assumptions and encourage creativity. This bespoke programme provides managers with the opportunity to view their organisations and teams through a different lens, identifying practical ways to encourage diverse thinking that fosters innovation and enhances decision-making.
Intermediate
Benefits
What they’ll be able to do after this course:
Understand Cultural Influence: Identify and describe how culture shapes thinking and behaviour, using this knowledge to better understand and work with diverse team members
Navigate Communication Barriers: Describe the communication process and identify potential barriers that may prevent diverse thinking from flourishing within their teams
Leverage Communication Styles: Recognise different communication styles and understand their impact on team communication and behaviour, creating more inclusive environments
Analyse Team Diversity: Use cultural and communication descriptors to systematically analyse the diversity within their teams, identifying strengths and opportunities
Apply Collaborative Problem-Solving: Experiment with different approaches to collaborative problem-solving and decision-making that harness diverse perspectives effectively
Create Psychological Safety: Explain the importance of psychological safety and implement strategies that enable diverse teams to accept and value different perspectives confidently
What they will learn
Course content includes:
- Understanding culture and its influence on thinking and behaviour patterns
- The communication process and identifying barriers to effective team communication
- Recognising and working with different communication styles in diverse teams
- Using cultural and communication frameworks to analyse team diversity
- Collaborative problem-solving techniques that leverage diverse thinking
- Creating psychological safety to enable teams to embrace different perspectives
- Strategies for encouraging and managing diverse viewpoints in decision-making
- Building inclusive team cultures that celebrate cognitive diversity
- Practical tools for harnessing diverse thinking in everyday team situations
- Overcoming challenges and resistance to diverse thinking approaches
Course Details
- Customised training
- Customised to you
Client Feedback
“I can already see it was better deployed than other previous trainings, thanks to the consistency between the training and business needs. The team still reflects strategically better than previously and communicates better and more often.”
Richard Roche – Pentax Medical
Managing Director
Commercial
“The team are very experienced and forward leaning. They are always prepared to go the extra mile to serve our students and get the best out of them. Our students frequently say TILT was one of the most useful aspects of their training programme.”
Maj Chris Hambly – British Army
Company Commander – Army Special Operations Branch
Commercial
“Emma and her team are my go-to for all our training needs. If they don’t have courses available, they will tailor a course to suit us. They challenge delegates to learn and practice the behaviours and skills they teach.”
Lydia Watson – Nagra Kudelski
Human Resources Business Partner
Commercial
“Sterling Training’s TILT course addresses an identified gap in the instructors training. There is no doubt that the training will enhance The Army’s international student’s experience which leads to better Defence Engagement”
Lt Col James Askew – British Army
SO1 International Defence Training (Army)
Commercial
“The Sterling team are always professional, alert to your challenges, and very supportive. Emma, Pip and the team are fabulous to work with, I would highly recommend all of the trainers we have worked with as well as project support staff. Thank you for making my professional life easier!”
Jackie Cooper – De Montford University
Programme Manager
Commercial
“Sterling Training have given excellent service, both in training delivery and customer satisfaction. They are always engaging, positive, enthusiastic and energised. They have impressed us with their service, showing real dedication to their work and meeting their clients expectations.”
Linda Matthews – SOCOTEC
Learning & Development Manager
Commercial
“International Defence Training (Army) has worked closely with Sterling Training for many years to deliver bespoke Training the International Learner and Trainee (TILT) courses. The team take time to understand the customer requirement, build relationships and adapt the course as necessary.”
Maj Peter White – British Army
Training International Learners and Trainees
Commercial
“Whatever the subject Sterling always guide all attendee’s through the subject with authority, calmness and fun – making everyone feel relaxed and open to learning.”
Nigel Bishop – tmgroup
Managed Services Manager
Commercial
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Live online is ‘on-air’ training where real trainers work with remote delegates. It’s highly interactive – participants work in groups and pairs, view slides and video, use whiteboards, and talk to fellow delegates and the trainer, just like in a real training room. We just use Zoom instead!
Face-to-face
Excellent for relationship-building and very practical sessions, working face-to-face with your staff builds teams and buy-in, especially for those who are tech-nervous. We love getting into the physical training room and whilst it relies on participants being able to travel to and meet in a convenient place, its a great place to be creative and experiential.