Can We Be INDIVISIBLE?: Why "The Work" Doesn't Always Work and What We Can Do About It
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In this thought-provoking session, Denise Hamilton challenges the effectiveness of traditional diversity and inclusion efforts, revealing why many organizations fail to achieve true unity despite their best intentions. Drawing on themes from her book Indivisible, Denise explores the obstacles that often go unnamed to "the work" of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and offers a bold new vision for creating teams and cultures that are truly connected. Attendees will leave with actionable strategies to foster an environment where people don't just work together, but thrive together-by moving beyond surface-level initiatives to cultivate genuine trust, collaboration, and unity.
Join Denise to discover how we can go beyond inclusion to become Indivisible.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the forces challenging diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts and understand why they can fall short of creating true unity within teams and organizations.
- Analyze the concept of "Indivisibility" and how it differs from traditional DEI frameworks, offering a more holistic and interconnected approach to fostering team cohesion and collaboration.
- Develop actionable strategies to move beyond surface-level diversity initiatives and create environments where trust, psychological safety, and genuine connection can thrive.
- Implement leadership practices that build stronger, more unified teams by addressing both visible and invisible divisions within the workplace.
- Assess current team dynamics and identify opportunities to shift from performative efforts to cultivating an indivisible, resilient, and high-performing culture.
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Denise Hamilton
Denise Hamilton is an author, speaker and consultant who focuses on the people side of change. Whether it’s remote work, AI or a diversifying workforce, today's leaders need new skills to navigate our rapidly changing world. Denise leverages her 25 years of executive experience with Fortune 500 organizations like AOL and CBRE to provide solutions that support employees and the bottom line. Denise is an irrationally optimistic believer in our ability to solve problems rather than just name them. Her superpower is the ability to discuss challenging topics and come out of the other side with positive direction and solutions. She uses this gift to
lead workshops, design education programs, and coach senior leaders. She equips leaders to build and retain future-ready teams that thrive in dynamic environments. Denise's goal is to empower individuals and teams to mine and close the gender gap, understand differences, resolve conflict, and become better allies. Her clients include household names, like Meta, ExxonMobil, Hines, Amazon, Shell, the United Nations, and the WNBA. Denise was featured by the New York Times as a nationally recognized expert in social audio and has been featured on the Apple Store, Harvard Business Review, MSNBC's Morning Joe, MIT Sloan Management Review, FOX, CBS, NBC, Newsweek and on many other outlets. Denise's book, Indivisible: How to Forge Our Differences Into a Stronger Future, is available for purchase now.