Led by expert facilitators, our workshops and labs allow business professionals to explore a variety of topics focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Company Culture

Inclusive company culture attracts better and more diverse talent and, when people feel like they belong, they're more likely to stick around for the long term. There is no cookie-cutter solution for building inclusive company culture, but having a clear understanding of company culture's elements and tactics is necessary to achieve a great work environment. We'll explore practical ways to influence company culture, including behavioral norms, communication skills, and handling conflict.

Objectives:

Understand how individual and organizational bias impacts decision-making, communication/tone, and policies.
Recognize how centering equity in decision-making can be a win-win-win for the organization, employees, and customers.
Learn skills and tools to effectively manage people and performance in a more equitable way.

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” - James Baldwin

Facing Bias

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” - James Baldwin

Before we can start stepping up to make change happen in our workplace, we need to step inside. Understanding how we think and perceive the world is an essential first step in creating sustainable change. This workshop offers an understanding of how biases shape our views of the people around us and how these biases can lead to discrimination. Participants will take time to reflect on their inner biases and learn how to move beyond guilt and toward positive intention and action.

Objectives:

Learn the basic characteristics of biases and how they are formed.
Recognize the impact of biases.
Practice recognizing, owning, and disrupting your biases.

Diverse Hiring

Diverse Hiring

Diverse Hiring

2-Part Series

Your organization may be missing out on top talent thanks to bias in job requirements, recruiting strategies, and interviews. Discover how to make your hiring process a welcoming, respectful introduction to your company for all candidates.

Identify how bias influences each stage of the recruitment cycle.
Define the role of the hiring team in advancing equity in the organization.
Identify practices that will keep the hiring team committed to making equity a priority in the organization.

Inclusive Supervision

2-Part Series

As our workplaces become more diverse and organizations emphasize diversity, equity, and inclusion, supervisors and managers need to build their skills to lead, manage, and work with a diverse team. In this workshop, participants will learn how to mitigate bias in performance management, lead a strengths-based and values-based team, and develop employees with different cultural backgrounds.

Learn how to mitigate bias in performance management.
Learn how to lead a strengths-based and values-based team.
Learn how develop employees with different cultural backgrounds.

Equitable Leadership

2-Part Series

Board and executive team members play a crucial role in advancing equity within an organization. Organizational leaders will examine and understand the context, culture, and stakeholders they serve through an equity lens. They will gain confidence in their ability to provide leadership and governance that is equitable for the organization's stakeholders.

Objectives

Define the role of the leadership team in advancing equity in the organization.
Articulate individually and collectively the importance of equity as a leadership and governance priority.
Identify practices that will keep the board committed to making equity a priority.