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Summary:
In a world in a constant state of flux, in the face of conflicting priorities, what can organisations do
to keep the DEIB agenda on the table?
How do you institutionalise equity & inclusion that translates into a culture where employees feel
psychological safety, feel, seen, heard and have a sense of belonging?
In this era of heightened stakeholder scrutiny, employee activism and cancel culture how can you
change organisational behaviour from tokenistic and herd mentality to taking genuine steps to
embed change.
Event Type: Classroom
Address: Virtual Classroom, Virtual Classroom
Places available: 10
Places remaining: 9
Trainer: Sudha Singh
Event Overview
What can organisations do to move from performative to authentic?
In the past couple of years we have made much progress towards building a fairer, more inclusive
and equitable industry, however, there remains a lot to be done. Data and statistics from the past
year indicate dwindling DEIB resources and budgets, of agenda’s being derailed in the face of the
cost of living crisis/the war in Ukraine. Of fatigue, and absence of measurable change, of too
much talk and very little action for change.
As an industry, that aspires for a seat at the table, we must be conscious of the role we play as
strategic advisors to our clients who may be organisations, countries, governments and
individuals. It is critical that we are suitably prepared for our role as senior counsel, that we have a
global view on state of progress, trends, best practice, tools and training to support ourselves and
our clients as we embark on the next phase to dismantle systemic issues facing our industry.
This half day workshop is an opportunity for practitioners to empower themselves through
learning from theory, lived experiences, case studies, discussions with peer groups on how best to
design interventions for building and embedding inclusive cultures in organisations.
Workshop Outline:
- The drivers for change
- Challenges organisations face
- Recognising beliefs and biases
- Norms and behaviours
- Structures and processes
- Recognising the beliefs & biases; norms and behaviours at the root of the challenge
- Using Data to identify gender gaps
- Introducing fair and transparent recruitment practices through training and correct usage of language
- Interventions
- Quick win Interventions
- Strategic interventions
- Monitoring and evaluation
Benefits
By the end of the course, delegates will have learnt:
• How to identify the unique challenges facing their org and set the objectives
• How to design a customised approach to the unique challenges being faced by the
organisation
• About the tools and techniques to be able to create a measurable action plan
• How to leverage data for insights in the above context
• And how to positively contribute towards building a fairer workplace.
• How to monitor progress and evaluate effectiveness of the programme
Who should attend:
The workshop is aimed at everyone who is interested in understanding how to take action for
change, including those leading ERGs, DEI leads, HR professionals and leaders
Materials
All participants will be given workbooks as handouts to work through during the session. The session will be interactive, replete with practical examples, and exercises to support attendees on their learning journey.
Testimonials
"I really liked the session, useful information and Sudha was great, trying to make us interact during the whole training and kindly offer to help us with resources after all."
Jare Rodriguez, TDC PR