HR Reimagined: A Journey to Inclusive Work Culture (Paced)

Series Overview

Are you ready to transform your organization’s culture to one that is inclusive, growth-oriented, and empowering for your employees? Join The Center’s seven-session training series to develop the foundational skills and knowledge needed. All sessions are facilitated synchronously via Zoom.

Program Objectives

• Develop key frameworks for a healthy and inclusive workplace
  • Learn strategies to create and reinforce organizational agreements, foster constructive feedback, and promote accountability.
• Apply training tools directly to your organization’s needs
  • Tackle real-time organizational challenges with hands-on practice and practical applications.
• Engage with a professional learning community
  • Join a network of HR individuals committed to continuous learning and collaboration.

Program Outline

This program includes seven sessions. Sessions will be held once a month (15 PDCs total). Completion of all five sessions grants the attendee a certificate. The topics, descriptions, and dates/times are as follows:

Session 1: Accountability Part I (3 PDCs) | April 18 (9am-12pmPDT)

• Explore and define accountability
• Reflect on your personal relationship to accountability
• Learn the foundational, Five Tenets of Healthy Accountability
• Identify common ways we avoid accountability 
• Develop strategies for taking responsibility

Session 2: Accountability Part II (3 PDCs) | May 23 (9am-12pmPDT)

• Review definitions of accountability and Five Tenets 
• Learn how to hold others accountable
• Unpack interpersonal accountability
• Collaboratively practice relevant accountability strategies 

Session 3: Feedback Tools (3 PDCs) | June 27 (9am-12pmPDT)

• Discover how feedback shapes personal and organizational growth
• Explore your relationship to feedback 
• Examine your organization’s relationship to feedback
• Utilize a feedback framework for giving and receiving feedback
• Apply the Noticing & Wondering framework with a relevant case study

Session 4: Culturally Responsive Supervision (3 PDCs) | July 25 (9am-12pmPDT)

• Understand the impact of culturally responsive supervision in diverse workplaces.
• Adapt supervision strategies to embrace cultural differences and promote inclusivity.
• Strengthen communication skills for cross-cultural interactions.
• Recognize and mitigate biases that affect supervision.
• Build trust and rapport in diverse supervisory relationships.

Session 5: Establishing Common DEI Language (3 PDCs) | August 22 (9am-12pmPDT)

• Association brainstorm and working definitions for foundational DEI language
• Equity vs. Equality
• Learn about the importance of establishing and using common language at your organization

The Center for Equity & Inclusion is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities.