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Diversity and inclusion at The Insolvency Service

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Participants
100
Industry
Public Sector
Solution
Diversity in the Workplace

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Impact worked with The Insolvency Service to give managers the confidence they require to manage and work in a diverse team.

The Insolvency Service is a committed equal opportunities employer and has a workforce whose diversity reflects this commitment.

The Service recognised that the challenges and opportunities of a diverse workforce demands more than just the right policies. Rather, it demands an actively inclusive culture, one in which everyone is able and expected to perform their best.

The Service wanted a solution that would support managers to develop the confidence, behaviours and skills needed to manage diverse teams.

Impact’s solution was based on our innovative approach to diversity as a performance issue. Impact believes diverse teams are the key to successful 21st century organisations. For organisations to recruit and retain the most talented people they need to have management structures and a culture that values and embraces diversity.

However, working in diverse teams is not simple. Impact UK and the Service’s Learning and Development department worked closely to create a bespoke solution. The result was a two-day programme that allowed participants to examine the challenges and opportunities of managing and working in, diverse teams.

Participants explored equal opportunities legislation, how to create an inclusive culture in the workplace and how to deal with problematic behaviour and performance management issues, all within the context of managing diversity. Impact brought the learning to life using a variety of methodologies including experiential projects, forum theatre and facilitated discussions.

Impact has now delivered this programme to nearly 100 managers within the Service, and the programme will be rolled out across the entire business.

The programme has been universally well received, giving participants the confidence to manage all their staff and to deal with challenging issues that arise.

Outcomes for the participants:

'The programme has given me the confidence to tackle the problems I had been ignoring because I wasn't sure how to approach them.'

'This improved my confidence in tackling performance issues and reinforced the desirable aspects of performance management.'

Testimonials
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Kerri
Programme participant
Raytheon
"18 months into the graduate leadership development programme, and I can truly say it has been such a great experience. The activities we have undertaken have ranged from learning presentation skills, understanding your impact in a team, to having a lot of fun along the way with challenging activities, such as white water rafting and rock climbing. The external training we are fortunate enough to receive, as well as on-the-job training has helped me to build on my career."
Tabitha Beaven
Learning, Development and grdauate Recruitment Manager
West LB
"The graduates have been very enthusiastic about their experience; the content, the learning and the professionalism of the facilitators. The Impact programme encouraged participation and ongoing honest feedback and this has resulted in a self-aware group of young professionals, with personal strategies to use going forward when managing themselves and their relationships within the Bank."
Marie Millar
Leadership and Learning Manager
APA
"Impact certainly rose to the challenge and demonstrated change and agility in action. They developed and facilitated a highly interactive and relevant workshop to this cohort , receiving fantastic feedback from the participants. Thanks for making this work and for always demonstrating their core company values."