unity in diversity
To us, the human family is one, consisting of a richness of differences between people. Transforming into a community implies creating the conditions for all people to have a sense of belonging, a place where they can contribute and be seen. Diversity is a necessary and powerful characteristic of a community. When diverse people learn to come together and work as one, this community becomes creative, innovative, and resilient.
The body is a community made up of its innumerable cells or inhabitants.
There are numerous examples of a company that is not able to harness diversity in a productive way. Think for example at tendencies of superiority, bullying, and unacceptable behaviour at work. Challenges that certain people may experience because of their race, gender, background or religion. The uniformity of leadership teams or people in authority.
Inherent to community building is the breaking down of prejudices and structural injustices within the overall understanding of oneness of people. When people work together on a common goal, their attitudes and beliefs about other people start to change. Tendencies of division, separation, or advancement of a single group.
how does it work?
One or more people participate in the first training course(s) Soul-driven Leadership - Trust and Hope. In doing so, they start to form a small core group that is learning together about the culture of the organization. With the assistance of soul.com facilitators, they can initiate the Finding the Soul programme, to discover the values, purpose and volition of the department or organization at large. As a result, the soul of the organisation is explicitly formulated that becomes the guiding reference point and strengthens unity of purpose of the community.
The core group can inspire and accompany people to form small teams to formulate learning questions relevant to their work. In doing so, they reflect upon their work and behaviour in light of the soul of the company. It is within these smaller groups that trust is generated and where meaningful conversations are held about real themes affecting the day to day work of people. Gradually, initiatives start to emerge that reflect the soul of the company and authentic culture change is happening. soul.com facilitators accompany leadership teams to help read the changing reality of the organisation and to make appropriate interventions to foster community life.
ask a question about unity and diversityThe core group can inspire and accompany people to form small teams to formulate learning questions relevant to their work. In doing so, they reflect upon their work and behaviour in light of the soul of the company. It is within these smaller groups that trust is generated and where meaningful conversations are held about real themes affecting the day to day work of people. Gradually, initiatives start to emerge that reflect the soul of the company and authentic culture change is happening. soul.com facilitators accompany leadership teams to help read the changing reality of the organisation and to make appropriate interventions to foster community life.
for who is this relevant?
Companies that struggle with unacceptable behaviour at the workplace. Companies that aspire to address racial and gender inequalities at the workplace. Companies that are seeking to change their culture into one of inclusion and cooperation.
