4 Key Roles BRG Leaders Should Play to Contribute to Sustained Culture Change

If you’re like most Business Resource Groups (often referred to as Affinity or Employee Resource Groups) you’ve likely performed some of the basic steps within the Diversity Initiative in your organization. You’ve probably focused on recruiting more women and people of color. You’ve put a Diversity Statement on your company’s website. You’ve hosted Awareness Programs
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Dr. Shirley Davis Speaks at Nonprofit Connect’s Inclusion 2019

Rhia Dixon’s review of Dr. Davis’ keynote at Nonprofit Connect’s Inclusion 2019 Conference. Thank you for the support, Rhia! I spent my morning in an amazing diversity & inclusion workshop hosted by Nonprofit Connect at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center in Kansas City, Missouri. We broke down the difference between diversity and inclusion, why you need both,
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DEAR CEO: Culture Transformation is the Solution, not Training

Dear CEO: Culture Transformation is the Solution, not Training As a 30 year HR and workforce management expert, a former Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer for several major organizations, and a certified leadership coach, I speak from experience when I say that training is not the cure to responding to poor decisions made by
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Dr. Shirley – Expert Resource for AIA Architect

In the current issue of AIA Architect’s newsletter, Dr. Shirley acted as an expert resource on today’s #MeToo movement and it’s effects on the architecture industry. Meeting the #MeToo moment By Kim O’Connell, AIA, March 22, 2018 Steps to fostering a culture of respect within architecture firms are within reach Last year, the #MeToo social media movement
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Unconscious Bias in Leadership Decision-Making (Part 1)

Dr. Davis had the honor of being a featured writer for The Source Magazine, the official magazine for the Florida Society of Association Executives. Read the article below and stayed tuned for Part 2! It couldn’t be more appropriate to address unconscious bias than at a time we are experiencing significant demographic disruptions, polarization and
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Dr. Davis’ Interview with Inclusion Magazine

Read the Interview Below…     Dr. Shirley Davis is an experienced and accomplished corporate executive, global workforce management expert, and leadership consultant. She has presented on a variety of human resource, workforce development, and diversity and inclusion topics in more than a dozen countries. The company she founded, SDS Global Enterprises, Inc., specializes in HR strategy,
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Experiencing Stereotypes, Prejudices, and Unconscious Biases

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All my life, being a woman and being a person of color, I’ve also had to deal with stereotypes, biases, and prejudices, or prejudgments. That’s what prejudice is—it’s pre-judging someone before you know them based on their skin color, gender, age, race or ethnicity, or any other characteristic of their outward appearance. And those prejudgments
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Now is the Time to Reassess

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      THERE COULDN’T BE A MORE APPROPRIATE TIME to consider reinventing yourself than right now. Think about the times in which we live. We’re living in what economist and business leaders refer to as an Era of Disruption and if you are not a disruptor, you are being disrupted. It’s in these times of unprecedented challenges,
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FREE Webinar with Dr. Shirley Davis: “Are You the Master of Your Own Reinvention?”

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Are you the master of your own reinvention? I believe we have all asked ourselves this question after experiencing some of the greatest shifts and disruptions in our marketplace, workforce, workplace, and in our personal and professional lives. These disruptions not only affect our performance and productivity on the job, but they affect our relationships,
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Get Out Of The Office

     How do you earn a seat at the table if you’re not even in the office? Well many of us today have this misconception that visibility equals value. In other words, many think “if I’m in the office, I’m bringing value to the table by virtue of being present and available.” But this is old-school leadership
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