SAN ANTONIO ATD
MONTHLY LEARNING MEETING
When DEI Censorship Impacts Your Business
Join our July Monthly Learning Meeting where we will identify how Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) censorship impacts business growth and development. During this session we will discuss the current status of attempts to ban DEI learning in many states across the nation. Through rich dialogue and an engaging activity, you will learn strategies that promote inclusion and create a sense of belonging in your organization.
This session is a call to action at the individual and corporate levels in support of DEI initiatives to promote equity of practice.
Workshop Objectives:
Identify nationwide DEI censorship efforts and understand the impact of DEI censorship to business:
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Threatens efforts to promote inclusion.
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Diminishes the sense of belonging.
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Challenges mental health
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Impact talent sourcing and retention
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Increases operational costs due to increase recruiting efforts.
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Learn strategies to support a more equitable work environment.
Strategies that support inclusion and belonging:
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Promote ongoing DEI learning.
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Encourage opportunities for learning about diverse populations.
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Celebrate cultural heritages.
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Ensure talent sourcing activities include racialized groups.
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Make DEI an ongoing business practice.
Location:
10001 Reunion Place, Suite 200 San Antonio, TX 78216, 2nd Floor Conference Room
About the Speaker:
Dr. Valarie White
Dr. Valarie White is a native of Jacksonville, Florida, a mother, and grandmother. She believes with FOCUS you can accomplish anything. Dr. White earned a Doctorate in Community College Leadership from Ferris State University. She relocated to the great city of San Antonio in 2007 to answer the call of God on her life found in the Gospel of St. Matthew 28:18 Go ye therefore and teach all nations." She lives by this calling and mission to "teach," which she accomplishes by working within her strengths: communication, connecting people, learning, and belief.
For more than 30 years, Dr. White developed her career to become an accomplished higher education professional with extensive experience in leadership development and advanced business acumen in talent development, diversity, equity, inclusion awareness, and change management initiatives that improve the effectiveness of work teams by building trust. Serving the Alamo Colleges District allows her to work within her strengths and aligns with her calling to teach.
Dr. White is and trusted motivational speaker who delivers executive-level presentations to organizations due to her exceptional strengths in people development, ability to guide teams through adaptive planning, master capacity building, and transformational change management strategies. Dr. White is the Founder and host of The Saxifrage Conference and Seminar and a Graduate of Henani (Hee Nay Nee) School of Ministerial Training
