44. How to become a competent DEI practitioner: {Darjene Graham-Perez}
11/10/22 • 11 min
In this episode, Ashanti Bentil - Dhue talks to Darjene Graham-Perez about her journey transitioning into the DEI space within an organisational setting.
Episode Highlights:
- Darjene’s transition into DEI space within an organizational setting.
- The surprises she encountered along the way, as well as, cultural changes within the organsiation
- How to build relationships with stakeholders.
- The key skills she developed or nurtured in other to succeed in her role
About Darjene Graham-Perez:
Dr. Darjené is a Diversity, Equity and Inclusive Leader with 10+ years of experience in developing and facilitating corporate and non-profit diversity & inclusion training. As a Diversity Executive, HR Partner, and Trainer, she has extensive experience in expertise in leading team development, coaching, strategic planning, and goal setting. Dr. Darjené has excellent strategic and process thinking abilities with an emphasis on human resource practices, diversity and inclusion, organizational development, facilitation and customer service.
She has experience in developing and implementing successful diversity and inclusion strategies for leadership accountability and development of employee engagement and retention efforts. Ability to drive and manage change within diverse organizations and engage with executives and staff at all levels.
Connect with Darjene:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-darjene-graham-perez/
Book an exploratory call to discuss whether the DEI Prof Academy is right for you. You can ask any questions you may have. These spaces are very limited so if you’d like to have a chat with me directly about DEI competence and practice, then book a call here.
You can find out about the services we offer here:
https://sites.google.com/benhue.com/dei-pro-training-and-coaching/home
Join the mailing list link:
https://forms.gle/9GZtBkvkYgUbziho9
Stay Connected with Ashanti:
LinkedIn: Ashanti Bentil-Dhue
Get in Touch:
In this episode, Ashanti Bentil - Dhue talks to Darjene Graham-Perez about her journey transitioning into the DEI space within an organisational setting.
Episode Highlights:
- Darjene’s transition into DEI space within an organizational setting.
- The surprises she encountered along the way, as well as, cultural changes within the organsiation
- How to build relationships with stakeholders.
- The key skills she developed or nurtured in other to succeed in her role
About Darjene Graham-Perez:
Dr. Darjené is a Diversity, Equity and Inclusive Leader with 10+ years of experience in developing and facilitating corporate and non-profit diversity & inclusion training. As a Diversity Executive, HR Partner, and Trainer, she has extensive experience in expertise in leading team development, coaching, strategic planning, and goal setting. Dr. Darjené has excellent strategic and process thinking abilities with an emphasis on human resource practices, diversity and inclusion, organizational development, facilitation and customer service.
She has experience in developing and implementing successful diversity and inclusion strategies for leadership accountability and development of employee engagement and retention efforts. Ability to drive and manage change within diverse organizations and engage with executives and staff at all levels.
Connect with Darjene:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-darjene-graham-perez/
Book an exploratory call to discuss whether the DEI Prof Academy is right for you. You can ask any questions you may have. These spaces are very limited so if you’d like to have a chat with me directly about DEI competence and practice, then book a call here.
You can find out about the services we offer here:
https://sites.google.com/benhue.com/dei-pro-training-and-coaching/home
Join the mailing list link:
https://forms.gle/9GZtBkvkYgUbziho9
Stay Connected with Ashanti:
LinkedIn: Ashanti Bentil-Dhue
Get in Touch:
Previous Episode
43. Avoiding Overconfidence in your DEI Practice
In this episode, Ashanti Bentil - Dhue talks about overconfidence in your DEI practice, the risks involved, and ways to avoid it.
“ If you find yourself coming up with the same solutions all of the time, it's really important to ask yourself; why does this business or team need this? What would be the benefits? Are these outcomes any different from what we've sought out before? What are the results we've received before that are super crucial?”
Episode Highlights:
- The 3 main areas in which overconfidence can affect DEI practitioners
- Forgetting or forsaking the basis of DEI practice in terms of your diagnostics within an organization
- How to properly assess the needs of a company
Book an exploratory call to discuss whether the DEI Prof Academy is right for you. You can ask any questions you may have. These spaces are very limited so if you’d like to have a chat with me directly about DEI competence and practice, then book a call here.
You can find out about the services we offer here:
https://sites.google.com/benhue.com/dei-pro-training-and-coaching/home
Join the mailing list link:
https://forms.gle/9GZtBkvkYgUbziho9
Stay Connected with Ashanti:
LinkedIn: Ashanti Bentil-Dhue
Get in Touch:
Next Episode
45. Lets have a Sensible Nuanced Conversation About the Value of DEI Certifications
In this episode, Ashanti Bentil - Dhue dives into the value of the necessity for DEI certifications.
“They want to know whether you are competent, when they're hiring you for time, or for a particular project externally. They want to know what the return on investment is, when I hear a lot of people speak about return on investment is very flaky, very fluffy, very high level. They're not talking about business transformations at all. They're not able to articulate tangible outcomes for our business for the piece of work they're working on. That is a problem that goes back to competency here. It's not enough to just say, because it's the right thing to do”
Episode Highlights:
- The various reason a DEI practitioner may need a certification
- Do certifications prove the competency level of a DEI practitioner
- What to look for when hiring a competent DEI practitioner
Book an exploratory call to discuss whether the DEI Prof Academy is right for you. You can ask any questions you may have. These spaces are very limited so if you’d like to have a chat with me directly about DEI competence and practice, then book a call here.
You can find out about the services we offer here:
https://sites.google.com/benhue.com/dei-pro-training-and-coaching/home
Join the mailing list link:
https://forms.gle/9GZtBkvkYgUbziho9
Stay Connected with Ashanti:
LinkedIn: Ashanti Bentil-Dhue
Get in Touch:
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