Ep 83 Hiring Revolution

12/20/21 • 44 min

The Forum on Workplace Inclusion Podcast

In this episode of The Forum Podcast, Trina C. Olson and Alfonso T. Wenker (Team Dynamics), layout the six-part process outlined in their forthcoming book, Hiring Revolution: A Guide to Disrupt Racism + Sexism in Hiring.

Olson and Wenker share what they have done to find and hire teams of people that are incredibly diverse – across race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious tradition, age, ability, ethnicity, immigration experience, and more. Hiring Revolution is an invitation to stop, start, do more of, do less of, and do differently. It is a purposefully tactical approach to hiring the team you claim you want.

Through a thoughtful reimagining of team building, you will begin the process of reckoning with all the times and places where your hiring intent (find “the best” “most qualified” workers) did not ultimately match your impact (inadvertently convincing yourself that white male workers were the best choice). The session explores small, medium, and large shifts that can transform your hiring practices toward a more equitable way of doing business. The session does not spend time pointing out everything done wrong in hiring days past – the Hiring Revolution session will identify specific problems and pair each with a viable solution you could start implementing today.

Learning Outcomes

Understand how current hiring best practice produces racist and sexist results
Learn new tools to disrupt individual and group race/gender bias when hiring
Explore a revolutionized approach to hiring to truly achieve your race/gender hiring diversity goals

Handouts

Team Dynamics - Speaking Engagement Kit 2021 - Download

Learning Outcomes

Understand how current hiring best practice produces racist and sexist results
Learn new tools to disrupt individual and group race/gender bias when hiring
Explore a revolutionized approach to hiring to truly achieve your race/gender hiring diversity goals

Handouts

Team Dynamics - Speaking Engagement Kit 2021 - Download

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Ep 82 Do's and Don'ts of Measuring Inclusion

In this episode of The Forum Podcast, Arshiya Malik and Lisa Russell (Aleria) cover the top three do's and don'ts of measuring inclusion based on their work and time in the industry.

As organizations plan their 2022 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) strategies, it’s a good time to reflect on what works, what doesn’t, and consider how we can really move the needle next year. In this episode, Lisa Russell and Arshiya Malik, co-founders of HRTech company, Aleria, share what they have learned through their work measuring inclusion. They highlight the key things to avoid including focusing on the wrong metrics, the wrong ways of driving participation, and why it shouldn’t be looked at as an HR activity. They also share a few tips for measuring inclusion including prioritizing organization-wide alignment, inclusive data collection practices, and the importance of closing the loop.

Learning Outcomes

To understand how to build successful DEI strategies
To understand the value of measuring inclusion

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Ep 84 Courageously Hack Into Your DEI Opportunities

In this episode of The Forum Podcast, Xaulanda Simmonds-Emmanuel (The XauSky Group) and Patrick Maniboon, "The Courage Hacker" anchor the conversation at the intersection of research, storytelling, and application where one uses agency on three levels - self, proxy, and organizational – to strengthen vital diversity leadership skills and nurture inclusive workspaces.

By 2050, the demographic trends indicate a minority-majority shift where Blacks, Asians, Hispanics, and other racial minority groups will become the majority of the population, brings mixed emotions regarding what work, life and society will look like. In a recent Pew Research Center survey of adults, 35% felt the shift is very/somewhat good, 42% were neither good nor bad and 23% felt it was very/somewhat bad. With more than half of adults, uncertain of the benefits of the minority-majority shift, what are vital diversity leadership skills that can be applied to create more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable workspaces?

Learning Outcomes

Courageously hack self-doubt, uncertainty, and fear that holds back leaders in diverse settings
Use knowledge sharing to explore the unknown and the new way of working with diverse professionals
Apply multiple leadership lenses to help employees work passionately in diverse workspaces