We Agree – DEI Programs Haven’t Worked – Spoiler Alert – It’s Not for the Reasons You Might Think!
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This session will highlight the critical reasons why DEI programs fail to deliver intended impact and share an alternative, research-based approach that helps sidestep leadership resistance and demotivation. Sharing a framework to build sustainable and impactful DIB strategies; participants will learn how to leverage culture and belonging and how anchoring to leadership behaviors can deliver impact and results.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe why some DEI programs fail and where they tend to lose support and energy.
- Explain the psychological and neuroscientific constructs that commonly contribute to resistance to DEI programs.
- Demonstrate how the importance of belonging can be used to minimize intergroup bias and resistance to DEI programs.
- Measure the core belonging behaviors that are known to drive key organizational outcomes.
- Implement three or four interventions focused on overcoming the most problematic behaviors that get in the way of key organizational outcomes.
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Cristina Jimenez
Cristina Jimenez is a senior partner and global head of RHR Culture of Belonging, playing a key role in the firm’s cultural transformation. She advises C-suite leaders on scaling organizations, building high-performing teams, and fostering innovative cultures. Cristina is skilled at guiding leaders through complex political and business challenges, focusing on purpose and belonging as drivers of success. With a background in talent management, she partnered with executives to create purpose-driven cultures and minimize workplace toxicity. Cristina holds a bachelor's in psychology from Northeastern University and dual master's degrees in sociology and business research from Stanford University and Business School.