Global diversity efforts often fail because they export a domestic paradigm. Our Global Diversity and Inclusion practice helps companies to create a truly global diversity strategy that reflects the unique combination of factors present in each country. As described in our new book Global Diversity: Winning Customers and Engaging Employees within World Markets, our unique Cultures within Cultures approach enables companies to more readily identify and leverage the diversity that exists within each country among customers and employees alike.

We offer a combination of leading-edge consulting, training and web-based tools to help you address the global diversity and inclusion issues that exist within your organization. A sample of our services include:

Consulting 

• Globalizing your Diversity Initiative: Best practices for developing and implementing a diversity strategy that achieves a successful global - local balance, engages stakeholders in key geographies, and links directly to global business priorities.
  
• Executive Sessions: Consulting and coaching for senior leaders on issues such as the business case for global diversity and inclusion, metrics, and global diversity competencies. 

 Training

• Global Diversity Skills for Leaders/Managers/Individual Contributors: This one-day program is designed for employees and leaders who are working in a diverse business environment. As a result of the program, participants increase their ability to work effectively across diversity dimensions such as culture, working style, age, gender, and other dimensions. GlobeSmart® - our web tool for global business effectiveness - is utilized as part of a blended solution to ensure continuous skill building post-program. Global roll-out and delivery is available.
  
  
• Teambuilding for Global Diversity Councils and Strategy Teams: Virtual and face-to-face training options are available for diversity councils and strategy teams working on global diversity initiatives. These sessions are designed around the results of the prework the team completes using the diagnostic survey in Global Teams OnlineSM. During the workshop, team members work through a facilitated process of discussing key issues, identifying priorities, and creating a joint action plan in order to improve team effectiveness and successfully leverage the diversity of all team members.

Tools

• GlobeSmart^®: Our flagship product provides an enterprise-wide solution for increasing global business awareness and building skills worldwide.
• Global Diversity Online Audit:  Assess current global diversity and inclusion issues across the organization quickly and effectively via an online assessment tool.
• Global Teams Online^SM: Improve the performance of global diversity councils and strategy teams through a web-based team effectiveness tool.
• Global Diversity Competencies Online: Assess global diversity competencies through a multi-source online feedback tool.
  

If you are interested in more information, please contact us at info@aperianglobal.com.