Top 10 Best Practices for Workplace Inclusion

2023 Annual
Attendees will learn simple, proven, and effective best practices for advancing workplace equity and inclusion that benefit any kind of organization!

What's the #1 factor for team success in the workplace? You'll find out the answer to that question and much more in this engaging session! Attendees will dive in to the top 10 best practices for advancing workplace equity and inclusion - everything from how to be a better ally to inclusive language tips and simple ways to shift away from micro-aggressive workplace behaviors to micro acts of inclusion in your organization. These best practices will help any organization build a proactive and positive workplace culture and maximize employee belonging.  We will discuss specific workplace examples from all sectors of industry and everyone will walk away with a copy of the ADR Vantage Inclusion Assessment Scale© and a Top 10 Best Practices infographic to help bring the learning back to your own workplace. This session is always an audience favorite that has attendees raving about how they left with ideas and specific how-tos that they were able to implement right away!

Learning Objectives:

  • Learn new and proven best practices for advancing equity, inclusion, and belonging in the workplace that anyone can implement.
  • Discuss specific examples of ways to decrease negative comments and behaviors of bias and exclusion and increase behaviors that promote a positive and inclusive workplace.
  • Learn to use a unique Inclusion Risk Assessment tool to evaluate what will work in your particular organization and how to promote individual and organizational diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) growth.
  • Learn how to use and encourage others to use simple and highly effective techniques that increase employee belonging and greater organizational effectiveness.

In-person session offerings are on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Date(s) & Time(s): 
Monday, June 12, 2023 - 7:30am to 8:30am
Presenter: 

Tara B. Taylor

Tara B.
Taylor

Tara Taylor, MPA, is the Managing Director of ADR Vantage, Inc., a woman-owned consulting firm based in Washington, D.C., that supports clients across the U.S. through conflict management, organizational effectiveness and leadership development, diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) practices, as well as training and coaching. Tara holds a B.A. in Organizational Communication, an M.A. in Management & Public Administration and is a professional mediator and facilitator. She is a highly sought-after consultant and a dynamic speaker focused on helping audiences engage, get inspired, and walk away with ready-to-implement solutions for their professional challenges.

Location: 
W317
Session Type: 
Concurrent Session
Competency: 
Business (Behavioral)
Leadership (Behavioral)
Intended Audience: 
Mid-Level
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