Military and Veteran Family Igniting: UNDERSTAND How to Level Up and Elevate Your Organization
Have you ever served in the Armed Forces? Do you have questions about veterans or military families that would prepare or strengthen you in your current role? Do you have any wonders about military culture, especially as it relates to diversity and/or inclusion? If you answered yes to any of these questions, presenter Omari Faulkner, who has answered yes to all these questions at one point or another in his life, will clear the air. Through shared personal experiences, data, and hands-on practice, Omari will provide attendees with transparent knowledge that challenges any notion or business strategic plan which doesn't include veterans and military families and provide direction on elevating your organizational culture to encompass this key community. Together, let's hire more veterans!
Learning Objectives:
- Discover steps you and your organization can take to shape and enhance a robust, inclusive culture for veterans and military families.
- Understand why many fail to attract, hire, and retain veterans due to stereotypes, unconscious bias, lack of understanding,or limited resources.
- Learn how diverse the military family is and why inclusion is woven into its fabric and culture.
- Review the value proposition of military families (spouses, partners, children, adult dependents, caregivers, etc.) and why their roles are so paramount to our military's mission and the operational success of companies both large and small.
- Understand the practices related to both integrating reservists and national guard into your workforce and transitioning military members as their service period ends, and why it matters to companies.
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Omari Faulkner
Omari Faulkner is President and CEO of Blue Fire Fed, a strategic communications and development company. As a trailblazing business leader, driven by service and a passion to address the needs of the military community, Omari delivers solutions and provides thought leadership to Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, universities, and nonprofit organizations. He ensures veterans, military families, and active military members transitioning to civilian life are fully integrated into the civilian workforce and culture; filling an untapped niche in the global workplace.
He has traveled to over 45 countries as a U.S. Department of State Special Envoy and is the author of Athlete for Life, a book providing student-athletes, parents, coaches, and the sport development community with a blueprint for success and lifelong accomplishment. Today, he remains an active Public Affairs Officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve.