Sessions

Seating Instructions: Seating is first-come, first-served. Reserved seating options are available for accessibility and accommodations. For detailed accessibility information, visit INFO > FAQs in the app.

This session will highlight the critical reasons why DEI programs fail to deliver intended impact and share an alternative, research-based approach that helps sidestep leadership resistance and demotivation. Sharing a framework to build sustainable and impactful DIB strategies; participants will learn how to leverage culture and belonging and how anchoring to leadership behaviors can deliver impact and results.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe why some DEI programs fail and where they tend to lose support and energy.
• Explain the psychological and neuroscientific constructs that commonly contribute to resistance to DEI programs.
• Demonstrate how the importance of belonging can be used to minimize intergroup bias and resistance to DEI programs.
• Measure the core belonging behaviors that are known to drive key organizational outcomes.
• Implement three or four interventions focused on overcoming the most problematic behaviors that get in the way of key organizational outcomes.

Direct Link to Session Materials: If the speaker provides session materials, you can access them via the app, web format or at https://presentations.shrm.org/.

Live Streaming and Recording: Unless marked 'in person only,' all sessions are live-streamed on the app or web format and available for replay 30 days after the event.

Acknowledgment of Technical Issues: While rare, technical issues may occur during sessions. We appreciate your patience as we quickly address them.

Accessibility & Accommodations Information: For detailed accessibility & accommodations information, visit INFO > FAQs in the app.