MOSAIC - Part Two: Leading multicultural teams
The Multicultural Organisation – Staff Awareness, Innovation and Capability (MOSAIC) magazine aims to enhance multicultural awareness and culturally inclusive practices and behaviours across the APS. This learning experience supports APS 6 to Senior Executive Service (SES) leaders to champion cultural diversity and inclusion in their teams and organisations. It helps managers and leaders to lead culturally safe workplaces and prevent racial discrimination.
This learning experience has been provided by the Australian Public Service Commission in partnership with the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, the Department of Home Affairs and the Department of Finance.
Participant benefits
- Navigate cultural differences to effectively lead diverse teams.
- Reflect on personal leadership styles, engage in continuous self-awareness, and adapt leadership approaches as needed.
- Recognise racism and understand the role leaders play in addressing it within the workplace.
- Build and maintain a psychologically safe and inclusive environment where CALD employees can thrive.
- Implement better practices to support CALD employees throughout the employee lifecycle and champion their career progression.
- Apply practical guidance and tips to effectively lead multicultural teams across the employment lifecycle.
Suitable for
APS 6 - SES 3
Considerations
- This program contains discussion on racism in the workplace. The content can be confronting, disturbing or trigger traumatic memories. If you are emotionally impacted by the information presented, please seek support and speak with your team leader, manager or human resources area. Support is also available from:
- Your agency’s Employee Assistance Program
- Lifeline on 13 11 14 or by text on 0477 13 11 14 (available 24/7)
- 13YARN on 13 92 76 (available 24/7) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467 (available 24/7)
- The MOSAIC magazine is self-paced. Participants are encouraged to not schedule in heavy work activity immediately following the course and encouraged to take breaks between modules to consolidate learning and/or if emotionally impacted by the content.
- MOSAIC - Part One: Growing multicultural awareness is a pre-requisite to completing MOSAIC - Part Two: Leading multicultural teams.
Category and User level
This learning experience is part of the Program: MOSAIC multicultural awareness digital magazine aligns with Diversity and Inclusion Category at the Practitioner level.
Price
Free of charge.
Additional Information
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