Conference Sessions By Track

Track: Managing Your D&I Initiatives

Get both innovative and practical how-to ideas for developing a harmonious workplace that not only accommodates differences but leverages them for greater productivity. These sessions provide practical steps backed up by solid research for recruiting, managing and accommodating disabled employees, different generations, cultures, ethnicities, religions and more.

	How to Understand, Manage and Grow Your Hispanic Workforce Workplace Application: Consider the latest statistics, myths and facts, case studies and important aspects about the Hispanic community. Monday, October 13, 2014 \| 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
	When Generations Collide: Crucial Conversations for the Multigenerational Workforce Workplace Application: Learn strategies to resolve multigenerational issues while increasing productivity, efficiency, and quality. Monday, October 13, 2014 \| 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
	Bias Against the Unemployed: Impact on Diversity and Organizational Capacity Workplace Application: Understand the impact of unemployment bias, and discuss recommendations to reduce risk of adverse impact and bias to encourage diversity. Tuesday, October 14, 2014 \| 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
	Cultural Competence: Changing Mindsets, Building Skillsets Tuesday, October 14, 2014 \| 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
	How Different Generations View Diversity and Inclusion Workplace Application: Understand why Diversity and Inclusion work must, and will, evolve as the workforce demographic changes. Tuesday, October 14, 2014 \| 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
	Implications and Opportunities: A Look at Key Employment Law Cases Through a Diversity Lens Workplace Application: Examine potential financial and PR results of employer actions in order to suggest practical alternatives. Tuesday, October 14, 2014 \| 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
	From Adversaries to Allies: Three Secrets that Conquer Cross-Gender Communication Conflicts Workplace Application: Learn to apply the 3 Secrets that lead to cross-gender communication success. Wednesday, October 15, 2014 \| 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM CDT
	How To Get Employees with Disabilities to Self-Identify: The Ally Solution Workplace Application: Receive solutions to help your organization better recruit, retain, and develop employees with disabilities. Wednesday, October 15, 2014 \| 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM CDT
	Decoding Generational Differences: Separating Fact from Fiction Workplace Application: Explore the similarities and differences between the generations and focus on inclusion principles. Wednesday, October 15, 2014 \| 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM CDT
	How to Successfully Recruit and Retain a Minority Workforce Workplace Application: Gain recruitment and retention strategies for improving workforce diversity. Wednesday, October 15, 2014 \| 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM CDT
	The Last Best Chance to Address Religious Diversity Workplace Application: Obtain concrete recommendations for implementing innovative religious diversity initiatives in your workplace. Wednesday, October 15, 2014 \| 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM CDT

	How to Understand, Manage and Grow Your Hispanic Workforce Workplace Application: Consider the latest statistics, myths and facts, case studies and important aspects about the Hispanic community. Monday, October 13, 2014 \| 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
	When Generations Collide: Crucial Conversations for the Multigenerational Workforce Workplace Application: Learn strategies to resolve multigenerational issues while increasing productivity, efficiency, and quality. Monday, October 13, 2014 \| 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
	Bias Against the Unemployed: Impact on Diversity and Organizational Capacity Workplace Application: Understand the impact of unemployment bias, and discuss recommendations to reduce risk of adverse impact and bias to encourage diversity. Tuesday, October 14, 2014 \| 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
	Cultural Competence: Changing Mindsets, Building Skillsets Tuesday, October 14, 2014 \| 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
	How Different Generations View Diversity and Inclusion Workplace Application: Understand why Diversity and Inclusion work must, and will, evolve as the workforce demographic changes. Tuesday, October 14, 2014 \| 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
	Implications and Opportunities: A Look at Key Employment Law Cases Through a Diversity Lens Workplace Application: Examine potential financial and PR results of employer actions in order to suggest practical alternatives. Tuesday, October 14, 2014 \| 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
	From Adversaries to Allies: Three Secrets that Conquer Cross-Gender Communication Conflicts Workplace Application: Learn to apply the 3 Secrets that lead to cross-gender communication success. Wednesday, October 15, 2014 \| 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM CDT
	How To Get Employees with Disabilities to Self-Identify: The Ally Solution Workplace Application: Receive solutions to help your organization better recruit, retain, and develop employees with disabilities. Wednesday, October 15, 2014 \| 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM CDT
	Decoding Generational Differences: Separating Fact from Fiction Workplace Application: Explore the similarities and differences between the generations and focus on inclusion principles. Wednesday, October 15, 2014 \| 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM CDT
	How to Successfully Recruit and Retain a Minority Workforce Workplace Application: Gain recruitment and retention strategies for improving workforce diversity. Wednesday, October 15, 2014 \| 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM CDT
	The Last Best Chance to Address Religious Diversity Workplace Application: Obtain concrete recommendations for implementing innovative religious diversity initiatives in your workplace. Wednesday, October 15, 2014 \| 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM CDT