A Leader’s Role in Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Culture

A Leader’s Role in Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Culture

Date and Time :April 20, 2021 / 10 am PT / 11 am MT /12 pm CT / 1 pm ET for one hour

Webinar Summary : The landscape of the work environment has been irreversibly changed. Stepping into a leadership role continues to be a great privilege, but today it also comes with the even greater responsibility of creating a workplace culture that values all individuals. We designed this presentation to help you build on the fundamentals that will allow you to L.E.A.D.the charge in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I). Allow us to provide you four foundational actions that will distinguish you as a forward-thinking influencer who can communicate and demonstrate DE&I practices. This webinar will give you the tools to confidently move your team in the right direction to achieve exceptional performance in the corrections workplace.

In this one-hour webinar we will:

1. Explore ways to dive deep into your “why” as an influencer on the correctional organization’s culture and workforce performance through purposeful interactions with clients, community partners, and stakeholders.

2. Provide insights on how to utilize emotional intelligence principles to better understand colleagues, team members, and the correctional organization’s clients/stakeholders.

3. Participate in interactive skill-building exercises to put that “why” into action to achieve personal and professional goals.

Take-Aways : Pathway to L.E.A.D. a DE&I Culture

• Listen: Gain a perspective or understating of the issues and opportunities people are facing
• Engage: Develop and implement strategies to drive change that is relevant and meaningful
• Assess: Sources of inclusion at the Organization, Leadership, and Individual level
• Direct and facilitate change: Based on your assessments, implement interventions and solutions to address opportunities to build and develop an inclusive culture

Speakers

Alfranda Durr, CEO ALD & Associates LLC

Kari Heistad, CEO Cultural Coach International

Alfranda (Al) and Kari are Diversity and Inclusion Practitioners with 40 plus years of combined experience conducting in-person and virtual training on a wide range of Human Resources, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion topics. Al and Kari have partnered on a popular diversity webinar series covering a wide range of diversity topics. Combined, Al and Kari bring varied perspectives and ways of seeing the world to their presentations.

Who Should Attend ?

Any employee of a federal, state, local, or tribal correctional jurisdiction.

How Do I Register ?

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Who Do I Contact for More Information ?

Content Contact

Belinda D. Stewart, Correctional Program Specialist, Prisons Division

[email protected]

Webinar Technical Contact

Scott W. Richards, Correctional Program Specialist, Prisons Division

[email protected]

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