Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – Why it Matters and Inexpensive Ways to Enhance Your Organization’s Efforts Webinar

Recent news and events have sparked conversations highlighting the importance of a welcoming work culture – a culture that embraces and recognizes diversity, equity, and inclusion as fundamental components of an organization.

Join us for a two-part training and discussion, which outlines core DEI concepts and how to implement them into your organization’s operations and recruitment efforts.

Part I: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion 101: “The What” & “The Why”

Presenters: Tolu Babade & Elizabeth Griffin

Overview: This presentation will discuss what diversity, equity, and inclusion means; what DEI looks like in the workplace; the benefits of a diverse work environment. bias and the role implicit bias can play in interaction and decision making; and how bias negatively impacts DEI.

Part II: Interview Questions to Avoid and to Ask to Attract Diverse Talent

Presenters: Katie Anderson & Peter Thompson

Overview: This presentation will cover questions that could inadvertently lead to liability by implicating information related to protected classifications. We will empower attendees to ask insightful questions to allow talented candidates to show the grit and resilience they have to be successful in the workplace while supporting a culture of diverse employees with shared values.