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Diversity & Inclusion – tackling unconscious bias to build more inclusive and effective teams

Overview

This talk is focused on employee attraction and retention and provides a toolkit for organisations to foster a more inclusive workplace culture. Often organisations place a heavy emphasis on the attraction piece (diversity), that the retention aspect (inclusion) is overlooked. This talk addresses practical steps leaders and team members can take to be better allies to underrepresented communities. Winston also outlines the challenges of building an inclusive culture as well as industry best practices.

Key Points

Unconscious bias
Disability inclusion
Anti-racism awareness
Psychological safety
Inclusive leadership
Recruitment and selection

Outcomes

At the end of the session, attendees will go away with a tool kit to help them foster an inclusive workplace environment. They will also develop awareness of their own unconscious biases and receive tools to strengthen their organisation’s value proposition to attract and retain the right talent.

Building Resilience – Thrive in times of change and adversity

Overview

This talk is relevant to any organisation who want their people to embrace a growth mindset, even in times of change and adversity. The key objective of this session is to challenge attendees to look at their mind in a new way and to learn some simple techniques to build resilience and accountability. Winston breaks down the various components of resilience and provides scenarios for delegates to work through in order to harness mindset tools for high performance.

Key Points

Resilience
Leadership
Growth mindset
Limiting beliefs
Extreme ownership
Motivation

Outcomes

Attendees will leave with an action plan to help them to deal with different situations at work. They will learn how to find the seed of something positive even from situations of adversity, as well as hearing Winston’s very unique and inspirational story of resilience.