Actions Speak Louder Than Words: A Step-by-Step Guide to Becoming an Inclusive Workplace by Deanna Singh
Sunday, June 26, 2022
9:00am – 10:00am
Location: Washington Convention Center, 149A-B
After our national reckoning on racial injustice, many companies found themselves searching in vain for guidance on how to translate ideology into action—not just writing checks, but doing the hard work of creating diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplaces. Actions Speak Louder offers a blueprint for leaders and teams ready to look at their surroundings with new eyes, get out of their own way, and turn their energy into a concrete plan.
Renowned leadership and DEI consultant Deanna Singh has led diversity trainings for a wide range of organizations, from non-profits to Fortune 500 companies. Using her unique “use your privilege, check yourself, and build a bridge” methodology, Singh shares exercises, strategies, and step-by-step instructions for:
Gaining buy-in from stakeholders at all levels of your company for DEI initiatives Designing and implementing inclusive policies, from writing job advertisements to conducting performance reviews Training your DEI trainers--who are too often thrust into their roles with little instruction or clarity about their decision rights--to audit your "racial climate" and hold you accountable in the future
Learning Objectives:
This book will resonate with those leading book clubs and discussions, individuals ready to take responsibility for creating change around them.
Few people want to be racist at work, but there’s a gap between theory and practice which this book fills.
