At the core of WellPoint's diversity initiative is our Diversity Awareness training program. WellPoint provides training for all members of our management team, including executive officers, as well as all associates. Our diversity training is designed to ensure that all WellPoint leaders understand the Company's commitment to diversity and utilize the tools designed to assist them in managing and supporting this commitment in their daily business practices.

Learning Objectives

• Increasing understanding of diversity and diversity dimensions
• Offering opportunities to practice new skills that would enhance interactions with all members of the organization
• Providing participants tools to apply newly learned skills as they return to work

Learning Opportunities

• Increasing ability to recognize, analyze and address any diversity dimension
• Assessing and identifying how to effectively deal with diversity and create and sustain a culture of inclusion
• Considering the impact of personal behavior on others
• Learning how to sort out personal biases, prejudices, stereotypes and assumptions
• Learning ways to help create an environment that enables everyone to fully contribute

Application Opportunity

• Applying ideas to a real-time situation
• Problem solving workplace case studies (focusing on increasing awareness and sensitivity to others)
• Exploring ways to model behaviors that foster respect and understanding
• Applying learning at work through goal setting and personal commitment