Building a More Inclusive Workplace Week 2: Inclusion—Centering the Most Marginalized Voices

Join us for a 5 part series with Nicole Sanchez, the tech industry’s premier consultant for DEI, to learn what you can do to build a more inclusive workplace, how to have difficult but necessary conversations about DEI at your workplace, which metrics really matter, and how to hire and mentor with DEI as a central part of your strategy.
For the last several years, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has dominated tech headlines. Companies are beginning to understand that DEI is a vital part of a healthy and successful company. But in the wake of COVID-19 and the resurgence of the Movement for Black Lives, how will this work shift? Will companies stay committed to DEI? And how can we leverage the best practices of inclusion to create sustainable business practices in this challenging time?
In this 5 part series, Nicole Sanchez—Founder and CEO of tech’s leading DEI firm, Vaya Consulting—will talk about where DEI is going next and how companies can move beyond rhetoric and into action.

What you'll learn-and how you can apply it

By the end of this live, hands-on, five-part-series, you’ll understand:

• How your workplace measures up on DEI
• The importance of mentorship in DEI work
• That change needs to be tied to business goals and metrics for success
• The importance of listening to underrepresented groups and putting systems in place that really support their career growth

And you'll be able to:

• Have conversations about DEI, and specifically race, with your colleagues and leadership
• Put in place hiring practices that support diversity
• Hire and retain underrepresented employees at your organization

This training course is for you because...

• It’s time to prioritize and invest in DEI in your company

Prerequisites:

• None

Recommended preparation:

• Watch “Meet the Expert: Nicole Sanchez on the Future of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Tech” (video)

Recommended follow-up:

• Read So You Want to Talk About Race (book by Ijeoma Oluo)
• Read Algorithms of Oppression (book by Safiya Umoja Noble)
• Explore "Every Single Cognitive Bias in One Infographic" (graphic)
• Follow and explore Diversity and Inclusion (playlist)
• Read Chapter 4 “Engineering for Equity” in Software Engineering at Google (book)
• Read Inclusive Leadership: The Definitive Guide to Developing and Executing an Impactful Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (book)
• Follow and explore DEI Resources (playlist)
• Read Subtle Acts of Exclusion (book)