Beyond Inclusion Group seminars:
Building an Inclusive Board Culture
When: Thursday, June 24, 2021
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM MDT
This session, with Maria Velasco from Beyond Inclusion Group, explores the benefits of having an inclusive board culture. It reviews the concepts of diversity and inclusion in a board setting, explain the characteristics of inclusive board cultures, and identify strategies for creating a more inclusive board culture to help meet the needs of diverse constituents.
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HARNESSING THE POWER OF RESISTANCE: TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES
When: November 19, 2020
Level: Intermediate
Track: D&I Strategy
Presenters: Dr. Christopher Sansone, Verticle Leadership |
Maria Velasco, MA, Beyond Inclusion group
Cost: Free
Success in diversity and inclusion initiatives eludes many organizations. Often leaders make the fatal error of avoiding valuable resistance. In this interactive experience, you’ll explore the positive role resistance plays in the implementation of successful diversity and inclusion initiatives. Transformative leaders who know the probable sequence, sources, and variety of fears unique to diversity and inclusion change initiatives can respond proactively through open engagement.
Techniques for identifying sources of resistance and counteractive strategies offered are grounded in research done by the presenters, which was published in the “Organization Development Journal,” Fall 2019.
- Invite and address unique kinds of fears
- Identifying and working with passive (covert) forms of resistance
- Using dialogue for engagement
- Education as a tool for change sponsors
- Forming alliances to push an agenda forward
External Sites
Learning Outcomes
- Understanding the role of resistance in diversity and inclusion initiatives
- Recognizing resistance and how it can thwart or be openly engaged to support change
- Learning leadership strategies to engage resistance as a positive force for diversity, equity, and inclusion change initiatives
Additional Files
The Forum on Workplace Inclusion Podcast
Ep 52 Harnessing the Power of Resistance Continued
In this special bonus episode of The Forum Podcast, Dr. Christopher Sansone (Verticle Leadership), Maria Velasco, MA (Beyond Inclusion Group) answer questions from listeners that attended our webinar Harnessing the Power of Resistance: Transformative Leadership Strategies, sponsored by AON.
For additional context and insight into this topic and conversation, watch the replay of Harnessing the Power of Resistance: Transformative Leadership Strategies.
External Sites
Learning Outcomes
- Understanding the role of resistance in diversity and inclusion initiatives
- Recognizing resistance and how it can thwart or be openly engaged to support change
- Learning leadership strategies to engage resistance as a positive force for diversity, equity, and inclusion change initiatives