About this Event
Join us for an interactive panel session with Sabeena Ghazi, Hassan Moore, and Dr. Tiana Rogers, where we'll explore strategies and techniques to effectively obtain leadership buy-in for diversity and inclusion initiatives within your organizations. Participants will explore the importance of leadership support in driving meaningful change, understand common barriers to obtaining buy-in, and learn practical approaches to overcome these challenges. Through interactive discussions and real-world case studies, attendees will gain insights into crafting compelling evidence, building coalitions, and aligning goals with organizational objectives to secure leadership commitment.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the Significance of Leadership Buy-In: Recognize the pivotal role of leadership support in fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion within an organization.
- Identify Barriers to Leadership Buy-In: Identify common obstacles and resistance points that hinder leadership buy-in for equity initiatives.
- Explore Effective Communication Strategies: Learn how to articulate the business case for DEI, using data-driven evidence and compelling narratives to resonate with leaders.
- Build Coalitions and Allies: Discover techniques for fostering alliances and garnering support from key stakeholders across different levels of the organization.
- Align Equity Goals with Organizational Objectives: Explore methods for aligning equity objectives with broader organizational goals, demonstrating the value of diversity and inclusion in driving business success.
- Navigate Resistance and Overcome Challenges: Develop skills to navigate resistance and address concerns raised by leaders, fostering constructive dialogue and facilitating a shift in mindset.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Tenisha “Ava” Williams (she/her) is an experienced diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant, speaker, and facilitator with over a decade of experience with organizational assessment, strategic planning, and equity-centered change management. Ava has led project teams focusing on identifying and addressing inequities for various leaders and executives at over 100 organizations. She is known for introducing frameworks and tools beyond conventional DEI discussions - urging audiences to imagine how their work can build an organizational culture that strives for belonging for all and deliver tangible and measurable outcomes for communities affected by structural inequities.
Yinka Ajirotutu (she/her) is an award-winning innovative thought leader, social justice advocate, and senior consultant who is known for developing, motivating and leading diverse teams to achieve unprecedented goals in the areas of change management, DEI, and creating cultures of inclusion and belonging. She has extensive experience working with executive leadership and supporting the development and implementation of their strategic vision for their organizations for nonprofits and other public sector organizations.
Gabrielle Roffe (she/her) works to understand the unique ways people connect to and protect their environments and, through transformative community practices, redefine environmental stewardship. She has spent the past 13 years leading in DEI work to amplify voices of underrepresented communities to advance equity, inclusion, and belonging in the access and design of cities, neighborhoods, and other public spaces and services.
Event Venue
Online
