Join Us for A Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Lunch and Learn Series
This summer, Mariana Strategies is hosting a series of discussions about DEI in the workplace, from inclusive leadership strategies to workplace conversations about race. Mariana Strategies’ Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion consultants will provide practical advice, tips, and answer your questions during the Q&A session. Sign up for each by clicking on the links below.
Return to the Office: Supporting Inclusion and DEI in a Hybrid Workplace
July 1, 2021 at 2pm-3pm ET
As organizations make a return to the office (or other pre-pandemic worksite), you will need to prepare for the conversations and challenges that will come with this transition. In addition to surfacing concerns and creating norms and organization-level communication about re-opening, managers and their direct reports will benefit from candid conversations about their needs and expectations in this next normal.
Register here.
Beginner Strategies for Building a More Inclusive Workplace
July 22, 2021 at 2pm-3pm ET
Why is it important to begin your DEI strategy by building an inclusive culture? By starting with the creation of inclusive culture, you’ll be in a better position to hire people from diverse backgrounds and have them feel valued, trusted, and able to be their authentic selves at work (put another way: you can’t hire for diversity and then hope inclusion will just happen. It won’t, and your great hires will leave). In this discussion Audrey and Swati will cover the following:
The three pillars of an inclusive workplace;
What you can do to measure inclusion;
Three key strategies for building inclusion at work; and
How inclusion is linked to equity, and how both together make diverse workplaces achievable.
Register here.
Inclusive Leadership Strategies: What Leaders Need to Know
August 12, 2021 at 2pm-3pm ET
Organizational change is most successful when leaders champion the change, none more so than ensuring that the business is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. Leaders know that this effort is crucial to get right, but many aren’t sure what skills and tools they need to get there. In this discussion, Swati and Audrey will talk about the following:
Understanding why leadership engagement is crucial to your DEI efforts;
How leaders can use empathy and self-awareness to understand DEI challenges;
Essential DEI communication skills of transparency, vulnerability, and accountability; and
Applying inclusive leadership to critical organizational functions
Register here.
Handling Blind Spots: I Don’t Know How to Talk about Race at Work
October 7, 2021 at 2pm-3pm ET
Creating inclusive, equitable and diverse workplaces is everyone’s work, but to get there, it’s important for everyone to be equipped to make change. In this discussion, Swati and Audrey will talk about the following:
Empathy as a skill for understanding harm – and strategies for healing;
Speaking up when we see something inappropriate;
Prioritizing impact over intent; and
Leaning into discomfort as a tool for growth
Register here.
We hope you will join us for these important discussions!
