Workplaces are Not Safe Spaces for All: A New Framework for Inclusion and Safety
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Repeated from Monday at 2:00pm.Most organizations think they're created safe spaces. There are policies in place for reporting discrimination. Nonetheless, many marginalized people don't feel psychological safety or inclusion because subtle acts of exclusion and unconscious bias are rampant. We will explore how HR professionals can support a more active kind of inclusion, where we connect authentically, where we broach hard conversations with vulnerability and courage, and where we grow and learn together when we mess up.
Learning Objectives:
- Confirm why true inclusion and psychological safety matter so much for our organization to achieve the highest performance possible.Understand why the current state of most organizations leads to under-the-radar subtle exclusion and lack of safety for so many people.
- Practice understanding why more authentic connections, more productive mistakes, and more active allyship are essential for getting to true inclusion and safety for all.
- Discover immediately applicable guidelines for speaking up and standing up for colleagues.
- Apply the concepts discussed to policies, processes, and practices in order to proactively build the mostly inclusive and safe culture possible.
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Michael Baran
Dr. Michael Baran is the CEO of Iris Inclusion, a global diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) firm. Dr. Baran draws on his own social science research to inform his DEI speaking engagements, writings, consulting, leadership development, and eLearning. After teaching at Harvard University, he has been supporting DEI in organizations for 20 years. His work has been covered in the New York Times, BBC, Forbes, CNN, NPR, and more.
His recent book, Subtle Acts of Exclusion, was named by Forbes as one of “The 11 Books To Read To Be A More Inclusive Leader” and has won several awards.