ATDps: January 2018 Seattle Chapter Meeting

Exploring Cognitive Diversity and Navigating Cultural Differences

Diversity and Inclusion is a top priority and strategic initiative for many talent management functions. Ernst & Young has explored a unique approach to helping their professionals navigate cognitive diversity by offering learning programs and coaching focused on exploring different global mindsets that impact cross-cultural interactions. This approach has strengthened their ability to work with global teams, both internally and with the clients they serve.

The learning objectives:

• Learn about cognitive diversity and how to encourage greater curiosity about invisible and cultural differences
  
• Identify best practices to understand, interpret and anticipate invisible differences
  
• Build greater competency in cross-cultural interaction
  

About the Speaker

Allison Thomas is a Senior HR Business Partner at Ernst & Young, LLC, where she’s worked for the past two years serving as the People Leader for the Seattle, Portland and Salt Lake City offices. Prior to Ernst & Young, Allison worked at Starbucks for 20 years, with her most recent role as an HR Business Partner serving various clients across the retail store leadership teams and corporate headquarter client groups. She also led a significant learning program revamp at Starbucks, serving as the Learning Program Manager for Starbucks Barista Basics Training, the first global training initiative that launched in 2010.

Agenda

7:30 AM – Doors open, networking

8:00 AM – Presentation

9:00 AM - Additional Networking

9:30 AM – End

Registration:

Pre-Registration - Members attend at no charge (Walk In Rate Members $25)

Pre-Registration - Non-Member $40.00 (Walk-In Rate $45)

Online Registration Closes On The Sunday Prior To The Chapter Meeting. At That Time We Are No Longer Able To Accept Pre-Registrations.

Please note that once the online registration is closed, we encourage and welcome you to attend and pay at the door.

We are not able to issue refunds after the Friday prior to the meeting.  Substitutions are encouraged.