Unlocking Cultural Dynamics - Empowering Managers for Success
About the Program
• Exclusively for working team managers. Gain unique expertise to give yourself and your team a performance edge.
• Develop actionable strategies become an authority on the impact of culture on team dynamics.
• Earn a certificate from the Rotman School of Management.
Program Overview
• 6-week online program
• 1 half-day weekly (TBD
• Program fee $3,500 + HST. Financial support available through OSAP
• Curriculum in team management, effective communication and emotional intelligence.
• Next session begins September 2024. Apply today; space is limited
Culture is defined by the values and beliefs built through diverse experiences across generations, geographic origins, gender identities, and more. This innovative management course decodes how culture can influence and drive your team. Experience how to identify and leverage diverse learned behaviours to grow an effective and engaged team within your organization.
Participants will explore the intricacies of intercultural diversity and gain insights into its profound impact on the workplace. Through interactive discussions and practical workshops, participants receive tangible management strategies to eliminate cultural pitfalls and build team belonging. Move the intercultural conversation from demographic diversity to cognitive diversity – make your team a model of systemic change across your entire workplace.
Instructors comprise a selection of Rotman School of Management professors and enterprising diversity & inclusion specialists from the Canadian business landscape.
Program Outcomes
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Skillset Enhancement |
Actionable Strategies
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Rotman School of Management Certification |
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Build on your own distinctive management approach to establish yourself as an inclusion authority and effect change as a leader in your organization.
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Develop a realistic, effective plan to align program learnings with your unique vision for a workplace environment of engagement, trust, and belonging.
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As one of Canada’s premier business schools, Rotman is a highly esteemed name in the corporate community.
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Program Dates
New cohort will commence in September 2024.
6-week online program, sessions will be held on 1 half-day, weekly.
Program fee
$3,500 + HST.
Financial support available through OSAP*
Participant Profile
• Early-to-middle managers with a minimum of two months of experience leading teams
• Some experience working in a diverse (multicultural, multigenerational etc) environment in any sector
• An eagerness to harness the diversity of thought to enhance team productivity.
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A deposit of 50% of the program fee is required at the time of application. The balance of the program fee is due 30 days after receipt of invoice or 30 days before the start of the program, whichever is first.
Financial Assistance
Thanks to new funding through the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP), individuals pursuing Navigating Intercultural Complexities program at Rotman may be eligible for a partial to full program subsidy.
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Program Pillars
The Intercultural Leader's curriculum is structured around four key pillars of learning.
Intercultural Intelligence
• Get your team on the same page. Assess the current inclusion climate of your team and facilitate effective dialogue between diverse cultural outlooks.
• Explore how silent cultural expectations and unconscious biases are disrupting the effectiveness of your intercultural team.
• Gain actionable skills to meet – and exceed – team members’ expectations that microaggressions and unconscious bias will be acknowledged and addressed
Responsible Leadership
• Evolve your own leadership style to foster an environment where different ideas and experiences are taken into perspective to enable team growth
• Create real-world plans for implementing learnings from the program to drive new levels of performance, both within your team and your organization on a whole.
• Gain deeper understanding of your team members’ inherent values and be seen as a confident mentor who lets their team members thrive.
Confident Application
• Discover within yourself the assuredness to manage diverse groups through conflict resolution, active empathy, and capacity for mentorship.
• Model yourself as a uniquely informed leader within your organization and an organizational authority in how culture impacts leadership and teamwork goals.
• Align how to foster environments of engagement, trust and belonging with your own aspirations for your professional years ahead.
Knowledge Network
• Join a network dedicated to inclusive leadership and gain access updated resources, case-studies, strategies, and best practices.
• Through active peer support and collaboration, exchange ideas and strategies, to collectively approach common challenges and enhance leadership effectiveness.
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• Evolve, adapt, and strategize to drive tangible shifts in organizational diversity and inclusion models, fostering genuine systemic change
Contact Us
For more information about the program contact:
Email: businessedgeadmissions@rotman.utoronto.ca
Phone Number: 416-978-7059
Customize This Course
The Intercultural Leader curriculum has been designed for any current or potential leader who is committed to going beyond mere compliance to build a truly aware, inclusive work culture. It is customizable and scalable for any size organization. Please speak with one of our advisors about tailoring the most effective program outline for your team or company managers.
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