⏱ Duration6 hours
🏢 FormatOn-site delivery · Customized design
👤 InstructorJohn Kim
✅ Key outcomeGreater awareness of the importance of diversity management across the company
This 6-hour Diversity course, led by John Kim, CEO of Nanum Consulting, builds the diversity management skills that modern workplaces require. Across six modules, from the core elements of diversity management to gender, generational, and globalization issues, participants gain a broad view and develop the creative thinking needed to improve communication and collaboration at work. A hands-on curriculum that links diversity management with change management shows how to raise inclusion and productivity at the same time. Theory and practice are balanced, so participants leave with diversity management skills they can apply on the job right away. The curriculum draws on Nanum Consulting’s training experience with 50+ major corporations and institutions.
Who is this course for?
Managers and team members in organizations where multiple generations work together, from the 386 generation to Gen Z. It is essential for employees at every level, including decision-makers, middle managers, and practitioners, who need cross-generational understanding and collaboration.
What will you learn?
- Strengthening Systematic, Creative Thinking on Diversity Management
- Systematic learning of foundational knowledge on diversity
- Improves employees’ communication and collaboration skills
Curriculum
Module 1: Diversity Management
- Cirque du Soleil (best) and Nokia (worst) cases
- The meaning and importance of diversity management (essential, not optional)
- Results of diversity management (e.g., Citibank, Johnson & Johnson)
Module 2: Key elements of diversity management
- Diversity issues at global companies
- (More women in the workforce, new generations joining, growing numbers of overseas customers & employees)
- Elements of diversity management (3G: Gender, Generation, Globalization)
Module 3: Gender
- Sharing case studies on gender differences
- Root causes of differences and recent trends
- How to maximize synergy between men and women (1:1 exercise)
Module 4: Generation
- Physical distance and psychological gap
- Generations in the workplace and how they see each other
- Handling workplace situations (team activity: Situations 1, 2, 3)
Module 5: Globalization
- Korean business culture through foreigners’ eyes
- Cultural differences across countries (quantitative analysis)
- Preparing for business meetings by country (group exercise)
Module 6: Diversity management and change management
- Change management self-assessment (radar chart)
- Change and success for individuals and organizations (ownership)
- Motivation for change
Expected results / After the course
- Greater awareness of the importance of diversity management across the company
- Gaining insight into how to collaborate
- Diversity management: success and failure case studies
On-site training references
Samsung ElectronicsHyundai MotorHyundai SteelShinhan UniversityHyundai Motor GroupHyundai Kia MotorsS-OILMarriott HotelsKia Motorsand more
About the instructor
John KimInstructor John Kim, author of “B2B Marketing Design” and CEO of Nanum ConsultingView profile →
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FAQ
Managers and team members in organizations where multiple generations work together, from the 386 generation to Gen Z. It is essential for employees at every level, including decision-makers, middle managers, and practitioners, who need cross-generational understanding and collaboration.
The course is distinguished by its systematic treatment of diversity through the 3G lens: Gender, Generation, and Globalization. Beyond theory, participants learn practical diversity management methods through real-world examples such as generational comparison tables and illustrations of gender perception gaps.
The program runs 6 hours in total and consists of six modules, from diversity management basics to change management. Cost varies with the number of participants, format (in-person or online), and company size, so we provide a customized quote after a consultation.
Instructor John Kim is an expert in multigenerational organization management and diversity management, with on-site delivery experience at companies of various sizes. Drawing on hands-on experience in resolving generational conflict and building an inclusive organizational culture, he delivers field-focused training.
Diversity
The 6-hour Diversity training program led by John Kim, CEO of Nanum Consulting, builds the diversity management skills that today’s workplaces demand.
Training objectives
- Strengthening Systematic, Creative Thinking on Diversity Management
- Systematic learning of foundational knowledge on diversity
- Improves employees’ communication and collaboration skills
Expected results
- Greater awareness of the importance of diversity management across the company
- Gaining insight into how to collaborate
- Diversity management: success and failure case studies
Curriculum
Module 1Module 1: Diversity Management
- Cirque du Soleil (best) and Nokia (worst) cases
- The meaning and importance of diversity management (essential, not optional)
- Results of diversity management (e.g., Citibank, Johnson & Johnson)
Module 2Module 2: Key elements of diversity management
- Diversity issues at global companies
- (More women in the workforce, new generations joining, growing numbers of overseas customers & employees)
- Elements of diversity management (3G: Gender, Generation, Globalization)
Module 3Module 3: Gender
- Sharing case studies on gender differences
- Root causes of differences and recent trends
- How to maximize synergy between men and women (1:1 exercise)
Module 4Module 4: Generation
- Physical distance and psychological gap
- Generations in the workplace and how they see each other
- Handling workplace situations (team activity: Situations 1, 2, 3)
Module 5Module 5: Globalization
- Korean business culture through foreigners’ eyes
- Cultural differences across countries (quantitative analysis)
- Preparing for business meetings by country (group exercise)
Module 6Module 6: Diversity management and change management
- Change management self-assessment (radar chart)
- Change and success for individuals and organizations (ownership)
- Motivation for change
About the instructor
John Kim, Lead Instructor
10 years in industry · 15 years teaching (3,000+ lectures)
Education
· MBA (advanced major: Marketing), Korea University Graduate School of Business (graduated)
· Sungkyunkwan University Consultant Program (completed)
· Sogang University Graduate School of Business, Short-Term MBA (completed)
· Seoul National University Lifelong Education Instructor Development Program (completed)
· Chung-Ang University, B.A. in English Language and Literature (graduated)
Experience
· Current: CEO, Nanum Consulting
· Formerly at Hyosung Corp., Daeduck Electronics and Shinhan Diamond: overseas assignments and strategic planning (10+ years)
· Current partner instructor, Expert Consulting
· Current: Partner instructor, PSI Consulting
· (Current) Partner instructor, Korea SMEs and Startups Agency and SME Training Institute
Credentials and publications
· Certified consultant
· Certified teacher
· Completed official IDEO Design Thinking training
· B2B Marketing Design (1 Apr 2025)
· The Chinese Diamond Tool Market: Present and Future (co-authored, Korea Tool Association)
· Battles That Changed History and Innovative Weapons (in progress)