Inclusion Through Aptitude: How Talent Managers Upskill and Embed Inclusion

My years of experience have shown me that people in the world aren’t bad people. However, we are unprepared people. We have not been given the tools that we need to be more inclusive. We have been taught avoidance when we should’ve been taught conflict management skills. We have been taught to deflect, rather than being taught how to take accountability. We have been taught to be ashamed of our inability to speak up, rather than being taught communication skills so we can interact better.

Inclusion doesn’t work when it’s a training here, a policy there, or an ERG left to figure things out alone. It works when it’s built into the DNA of how we hire, develop, and retain talent. It works when leaders are accountable and processes reinforce equity instead of bias. And this session will provide you with the steps needed to embed inclusion throughout the Talent Management Lifecycle—from hiring to leadership development, to offboarding and beyond.