Why Diversity Matters

Enabling diversity within any organisation is an ongoing and proactive effort that requires sensitivity, awareness, and consultation – no matter what position a tangata [person] holds. That said, it can sometimes be difficult to know where to begin as well as challenging to shift your own perceptions of the world and those around you. This online akoranga [learning] is designed to spark curiosity in your thinking.

What: Online learning
Access: Anyone
Time: 15 minutes
Level: Leading Self
Professional Development Equivalent: 0.25 hours
Koru Competencies: Curious, Self-aware
Enquiries to: learninganddevelopment@cdhb.health.nz

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Diversity & InclusionGuest User20 January 2020Self-Aware, Curious, Less than 30 minutes