705: It’s about Transformation: Building a Comprehensive Strategy for I&D Work
For organizations launching or growing Inclusion and Diversity (I&D) work, the process can become overwhelming. Where do you begin and how can you ensure you'll make a difference? Effective I&D work starts with a thorough needs assessment along with a comprehensive strategy that ties to the overall business outcomes and drives organizational success. This session provides participants with the knowledge, tools and process to build their own transformational I&D strategy from the ground up.
We begin with the components of a foundational needs assessment, understanding what data and metrics are vital, and how to collect and analyze that data. From there we examine the benefits and components of a transformational versus transactional approach, an overview of the 13 areas of I&D best practice, and an understanding of the stages of organizational I&D competence. Have resistance to I&D work in your organization or don’t know how to define it or communicate the benefits? This session will cover that too. Along with case-studies from across industries, participants will be given tools and templates to produce their own best-practice strategy.
Sara Taylor
Sara Taylor, President and Founder of deepSEE Consulting, has 35 years of extensive experience, nationally recognized as in the practice of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion serving local, national and global clients. While her areas of specialty are in both Diversity and Leadership Development, Sara has become a thought leader particularly in the field of Cultural Competence. Her bestselling book, Filter Shift: How Effective People SEE the World, is used by numerous individuals and organizations to increase success and create greater effectiveness. Sara holds a Master's degree in Diversity and Organizational Development and, prior to founding deepSEE, held positions such as Chief Diversity Officer and Leadership and Diversity Specialist.
