The Facets of Diversity: Frame It Before We Fix It
In our current political climate and race relations, Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) is a sensitive topic. Too often, several relevant concepts are not addressed. Attend this session to gain valuable insights to take you into a higher level of understanding when you get into facets such as implicit association, microaggressions, unconscious bias, and cultural dexterity. You may be missing the benefits to your organization internally and externally because you don’t understand the differences among these terms.
We will also navigate through steps to engage in crucial D&I conversations to help you promote an inclusive culture. This session will include engaging discussions and activities to create a valuable learning experience with takeaways for you to put into practice.
Attendees will be able to:
- Define relevant terms in the diversity landscape.
- Introduce common missteps within diversity and inclusion practices.
- Identify strategies to promote an inclusive culture.
- Discuss best practices in framing your D&I work.
About the Presenters
Dr. Esther Jackson is a presenter, project manager, instructional designer, consultant, and local college instructor. She serves as an ATD National Advisor for Chapters and Past President for ATD Detroit. Dr. Jackson presents at local and national conferences on topics such as adaptability, employee engagement, leadership, DEI, and more. In her consulting, she has been able to work with organizational leaders and ATD chapter leaders in DEI strategizing and initiatives. Her work with ATD includes leading the DEI Committee for the National Advisors for Chapters and presenting for various ATD chapters. She has a master’s in instructional technology, a doctorate in education, and an Adaptability Quotient certification. Her literary publications consist of ATD and ISPI articles. The following are just a couple highlights of what she has coming in the near future:
* Leading with the Right Qs session (ATD'21 in Salt Lake City, Aug 2021)
* Adaptability in Talent Development (New book, Nov/Dec 2021)
Dr. Wendolyn Robinson is the owner of Refilled Glasses, LLC a learning services company specializing in higher education preparation services and workforce professional development. She is an adjunct instructor who often facilitates discussions with her students on unconscious bias perpetuated through micro-aggressive behaviors, implicit associations, cultural diversity, and socioeconomic bias. She holds a B.S. in Business Administration, MBA with emphasis in Human Resources, Ed.D. in Educational Leadership with emphasis in Curriculum and Instruction, and a Professional in HR certification.
Puget Sound Chapter Programs have been pre-approved by the ATD Certification Institute for continuing education credits towards professional development hours for recertification of the Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credentials
ATD Capability Model Capability covered: Organization Development & Culture
Registration:
Pre-Registration - Members attend at special rate. There is no walk in availability. Pre-registration is mandatory.
Pre-Registration - Non-Member $40.00. There is no walk in availability. Pre-registration is mandatory.
Online Registration Closes One Day Prior To The Program. At That Time We Are No Longer Able To Accept Pre-Registrations.
We are not able to issue refunds after the Friday prior to the meeting. Substitutions are encouraged.
Special Instructions:
Instructions to attend the virtual meeting will be included in your confirmation email and on the reminder email the day prior to the program. Please save these instructions. Real time assistance is not available.
