Featured Keynotes
Leading with authenticity
Drawing from George's extensive experience in human resources, inclusion, and community leadership, this interactive session explores how to amplify your impact through authentic leadership. You'll learn to discover your authentic leadership purpose and develop skills for building inclusive relationships that create lasting change. Through real-world examples from George's work with organizations around the globe, each attendee will explore what it means for them to Lead With Authenticity.
Key Takeaways:
Learn how to better understand the people and work around you by tapping into your curiosity.
Understand how empathy creates groundwork for you to be a more informed leader.
Equip yourself with the tools needed to create psychological safety in the workplace.
Use the power of gratitude to supercharge the people around you.
Inclusion that works for everyone
The overall framework of your Inclusion efforts must be rooted in change management principles with cultural humility serving as your foundation. To be successful on this journey, your employees must be skilled in communicating with each other when conflict arises.
George has served in Inclusion and HR leadership roles for organizations ranging from Fortune 500 to the Federal Reserve System. He served as President for the Cleveland chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management. He’s served on board for numerous non-profit organizations that have significant impact in the community. The array of experiences he’s acquired over his career has equipped him with a unique perspective on the challenges of successfully implementing Inclusion at organizations, and how those efforts can be best aligned with the realities faced by HR departments.
Key Takeaways:
Explore the concept of Cultural Humility, then explain how it serves as the foundation of modern Inclusion work.
Share current best practice for insuring Inclusion principles are present across all facets of an organization’s talent management work.
Equip attendees with the skills to communicate when conflict arises.
Explain how change management principles overlay successful Inclusion work..
Additional Engagements
Classes are 2-4 hours, live or virtual, depending on client need
DiSC
Attendees will be introduced to the DiSC personality assessment tool, which categorizes behavior into four primary styles: Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Conscientiousness. Participants will complete the assessment, learn about their own style tendencies, and explore strategies for better understanding and communicating with colleagues of different styles. The goal is improved self-awareness and interpersonal effectiveness.
Conflict Communication
Attendees will be equipped with skills to navigate high-stakes discussions effectively. Through experiential activities and practice scenarios, participants learn techniques for staying focused, promoting open dialogue, and finding shared understanding - even amidst differing viewpoints. The goal is to build confidence in addressing sensitive topics with composure and positive resolution.
The People ManAgement Workshop
Many people managers arrive in their position without the benefit of management training and must “figure it out” on the fly. In this workshop, we will discuss approaches to people management and equip attendees with skills that will allow them to be more effective managing people.
The Negotiation Workshop
Negotiation is an essential skill in both personal and professional realms. Whether you're haggling over prices in a marketplace or discussing terms in a business deal, the ability to negotiate effectively can make a significant difference in the outcome. Through a combination of theoretical frameworks, practical exercises, and real-world examples, participants will develop the skills necessary to navigate negotiations successfully and achieve better outcomes.
DEI Foundations
Attendees will receive a comprehensive overview of diversity, equity, and inclusion principles. Attendees can expect to learn key terminology, examine various dimensions of diversity, understand the business case for DEI, and explore strategies for creating an inclusive workplace culture. Interactive discussions and self-reflection exercises aim to build foundational knowledge and commitment to DEI practices.
Cultural Humility
Attendees can expect interactive activities, discussions, and self-reflection exercises to understand their biases, learn about different cultures, and develop strategies for inclusive and respectful interactions across differences. The goal is to foster a mindset of lifelong learning and cultural humility.
Mitigating Bias
Attendees can expect to learn about different types of biases, their sources, and strategies to recognize and counteract them. Through interactive exercises, case studies, and facilitated discussions, participants will gain awareness of their own biases and develop practical tools to promote objective, equitable decision-making in their professional and personal lives.
Privilege and Allyship
Attendees learn about the concept of privilege and how it manifests in society. Participants will explore ways to leverage their privilege as allies, learn effective strategies for advocacy, and practice skills for being an upstander against injustice. The goal is to empower attendees to be active allies and advocates for equity.
