Customer Connection Conversation Starter
Dialogue Drivers
Interactive Exercise
Awareness/Foundation Building
Business Case/DEI ROI
This business alignment conversation starter is designed to help managers and their teams recognize opportunities to leverage diversity – particularly diversity of thought – to improve business results.
Courageous Conversations Addressing Anti LGBTQ Legislation
Dialogue Drivers
Interactive Exercise
DEI Practitioner Toolbox
Difficult Conversations
Diversity Dimensions
Hosting Courageous Conversations
LGBTQ+
The Addressing Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation is a tool for leading a discussion to address the number of bills / legislation that is / will negatively affect the LGBTQ+ community. The goal is to provide a forum where employees can process their emotions, discuss their feelings and strategize actions and solutions.
Courageous Conversation Addressing Hate & Discrimination
DEI Practitioners Toolkit
Dialogue Drivers
How to Toolkits
Interactive Exercise
Difficult Conversations
Diversity Dimensions
Race
The Addressing Hate and Discrimination Guide is a tool for leading a discussion to address the escalating events of hate and violence that occur in our community and in the media. The goal of the guide is to help foster an environment where employees can express their feelings and concerns, process their emotions and discuss opportunities and solutions for fostering psychological safety in the workplace and more broadly in the world.
Courageous Conversation Addressing Hate & Discrimination Against AAPI
DEI Practitioners Toolkit
Dialogue Drivers
How to Toolkits
Interactive Exercise
Asian
Difficult Conversations
Diversity Dimensions
Race
The Addressing Hate and Discrimination Against AAPI Guide is a tool for leading a discussion to address the escalating events of hate and violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI).
Exploring Microaggressions Discussion Guide
Dialogue Drivers
Interactive Exercise
Awareness/Foundation Building
Micromessaging
Unconscious Bias
This Exploring Microaggressions Conversation Starter is designed to deepen our understanding of how our actions and decisions effect colleagues on an individual level and impact overall organizational culture…. This content is for members only.Login Join Now...
Team Ice Breaker Questions
Dialogue Drivers
Interactive Exercise
Belonging
Employee Engagement
Inclusion
Inclusive Leadership
Organizational Culture
During this time of social distance and remote working it is critical that we maintain a culture of belonging to reduce feelings of isolation in our workplaces. Here you can find a list of ice-breaker questions that you can use at the start of your meetings to engage employees and provide them the opportunity to dialogue with colleagues.
Why Does MTVs Decoded Hate White People?
Dialogue Drivers
Interactive Exercise
Diversity Dimensions
Race
MTV Decoded is a weekly series where the fearless Franchesca Ramsey tackles race, pop culture, and other uncomfortable things, in a funny and thought-provoking way. This short video explores the topic of systemic racism and white fragility. Watch this video as a group and use the discussion prompts to explore reactions to the video and advance the dialogue.
White Fragility – Exploring Race and Racism
Dialogue Drivers
Interactive Exercise
Difficult Conversations
Race
Robin J. DiAngelo is an American academic, lecturer, and author working in the fields of critical discourse analysis and whiteness studies. In her latest book White Fragility, DiAngleo takes a hard and compelling look at racial and social justice and explores how whiteness is reproduced in everyday narratives. This discussion guide builds on the concepts expressed in the book as a way to explore our individual experience with systemic racism and the role each of us plays in perpetuating it.
Creating a Culture of Belonging
Dialogue Drivers
Interactive Exercise
Belonging
Organizational Culture
In this discussion guide, participants will reflect on personal experiences to explore the characteristics and behaviors that define a Culture of Belonging and identify opportunities to address micro inequities that occur in our workplaces.
Working Parents Discussion Guide
Dialogue Drivers
Interactive Exercise
Allies & Champions
Awareness/Foundation Building
Employee Resource Groups
Member Development
In this short video working parents talk about the challenges they face balancing work and parenting. Watch this video as a group and use the discussion prompts to explore reactions to the video and advance the dialogue – work-life is not just a working parent’s issue.
Cultural Fit Versus Inclusion Discussion Guide
Dialogue Drivers
Interactive Exercise
Belonging
Employee Engagement
Inclusion
Organizational Culture
Talent Management
In this short video a group of hiring managers discuss the concept of cultural fit and how focusing on criteria when assessing candidates enables them to mitigate the impact of bias on their hiring decisions. The discussion guide can be used to further explore the concepts and practice applying them to real workplace situations.
Customer Connection Conversation Starter
D&I: Making it Count for Sales
Dialogue Drivers
Interactive Exercise
Awareness/Foundation Building
Business Case/DEI ROI
Middle Manager Engagement
The Making it Count for Sales Conversation Starter is a series of discussion prompts designed to help managers and their teams recognize opportunities to leverage diversity to improve client / customer relationships and business results.
Developing Direct Reports Conversation Starter
Dialogue Drivers
Interactive Exercise
Inclusive Leadership
Talent Management
This Developing Direct Reports Conversation Starter is designed to help leaders and managers understand the impact and importance of inclusion in employee development.
Hidden Figures Discussion
Dialogue Drivers
Interactive Exercise
Awareness/Foundation Building
Privilege
Unconscious Bias
A discussion guide for leading a Hidden Figures movie screening and follow up conversation.
Self Engagement Back Pocket Exercise
Back Pocket Exercises
Dialogue Drivers
Interactive Exercise
Employee Engagement
Inclusion
Organizational Culture
Personal/Professional Development
In this short video Marshall Goldsmith explains the role we as individuals play in our own engagement. This exercise walks you through a step-by-step process for finding purpose and meaning in your work.
Business Alignment Conversation Starter
Dialogue Drivers
Interactive Exercise
Awareness/Foundation Building
Business Case/DEI ROI
Innovation
This business alignment conversation starter is designed to help managers and their teams recognize opportunities to leverage diversity – particularly diversity of thought – to improve business results.
Overcoming Bias Discussion Guide
Dialogue Drivers
Interactive Exercise
Career Development
Employee Resource Groups
Member Development
Personal/Professional Development
Unconscious Bias
The Overcoming Bias Discussion guide is a full agenda for conducting a meeting around unconscious bias. The tool is designed to help individuals recognize situations where bias may have impacted their career progress.
Leveraging Privilege Conversation Starter
Dialogue Drivers
Interactive Exercise
Allies & Champions
Inclusion
Organizational Culture
Privilege
The Inclusion Learning Loop™ diversity conversation starters are discussion prompts that enable leaders and managers to drive conversation around business related diversity and inclusion topics.
Cultural Competence Conversation Starter I.
Dialogue Drivers
Interactive Exercise
Awareness/Foundation Building
Business Case/DEI ROI
Cultural Competence
This cultural competence conversation starter is designed to help managers and their teams recognize how cultural competence can impact the success of business interactions.
Cultural Competence Conversation Starter II.
Dialogue Drivers
Interactive Exercise
Awareness/Foundation Building
Belonging
Cultural Competence
Inclusion
Organizational Culture
This cultural competence conversation starter is designed to deepen our understanding of how our actions and decisions effect colleagues on an individual level and impact overall organizational culture.