National Town Hall: Workplace DEI Reimagined for Future Success

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As an organization begins the new decade of the ongoing journey towards Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, it needs to answer this question: how do we expand our focus from hiring diverse candidates to elevating DEI activity both internally and externally? This panel will focus on metrics, trends, and strategies that organizations use to cultivate their DEI initiatives for long-term business growth.

Objectives of this panel conversation:

• Identifying the challenges DEI initiatives face that keep them from being most effective
• Success rates of hiring diverse teams and ROI on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs
• Exploring DEI at the Executive and Leadership level
• Sharing the tools companies use that measure pay gaps/pay equity and build equitable teams

Moderator:

  • Darlene King, CDP, Executive Director at Michigan Diversity Council

Presenters:

  • La Tonya Woodson-Mayfield PhD, CDP, Director of Global DE&I at CBRE
  • Robert Barea, Director of Inclusion & Diversity at KPMG US
  • Sarah Calfee, Principal Consultant at Calfee HR Consulting

This webinar is a free offering from the Illuminate Business Summit.

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Reskilling Managers to Handle Employee Burnout & Well Being Workshop

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Isolation, Stress, Anxiety, and Depression have skyrocketed in the last year causing employees to feel an increase in burnout leading to higher turnover, more sick-time, less engaged employees, and loss of productivity. Those managing teams have the ability to both contribute and protect employees from burnout. Today’s presenter, Lyle Labardee, will help leaders with the skills that will continue to define workloads, maintain company culture and engagement while preventing team members and personal burnout.

Learning Objectives:

Participants attending this webinar presentation will:

  • Understand the prevalence and impact of the pandemic and associated economic and personal factors on mental health and workplace productivity
  • Understand the emotional and behavioral impact of prolonged exposure to overwhelming stressors on work and life.
  • Be able to recognize the presence of overwhelming stress in their own lives, and the lives of their employees, and use emotional intelligence, mindfulness, and other wellbeing strategies to reduce stress.
  • Learn how the 5 Ways to Wellbeing provide a useful structure for helping employees increase flexibility, build resilience, develop the capacity to adapt to new roles, learn new skills and workflows, work in different locations and collaborate with others.

Presenters:

  • Lorraine Medici, Director of Training and Development at Express Employment Professionals
  • Lyle Labardee, CEO at Amplified Life Network, LLC

This webinar is a free offering from the Illuminate Business Summit.

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10 Tips for Creating Psychological Safety and Inclusion in Remote & In-Person Teams

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Today, as organizations explore the most effective collaboration tactics, they recognize that to thrive, employees must feel included and a part of. To build an inclusive culture, employees need to be comfortable bringing their whole self to work and to feel safe taking risks and being vulnerable with their colleagues.

How can you build an atmosphere of trust and safety in your organization? Our panel of experts will discuss 10 tips for creating an inclusive and psychologically safe place to work both on-site or remotely.

Moderator:

  • Therese Marie Smith, Director of Education and Programs at MichBusiness

Presenters:

  • Clinton Shane Bradley, SHRM-SCP (they/them/theirs) Principal Consultant at Bradley Swanson Group, LLC
  • Melissa Moody, Chief Clinical Officer at Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network
  • Nicole Lewis, Sr. Transformation Delivery Change Management Leader at KPMG US
  • Norman Kim, Deputy Director at Ayana Therapy, Co-Founder at Institute for Antiracism & Equity in Mental Health

The Power of Executive Wellness and Wellbeing in the Workplace

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Companies see the impact unwell employees have on business goals and objectives, from lower productivity to lower retention to disengagement. In order for Wellness to be a priority, it requires a culture shift, where the organization begins to emphasize employee well-being—not just as a standalone program, but in all of the policies, programs, procedures, and behaviors the company displays. The only way to make that change is for Employee Well-Being to start with the Leadership.

We will discuss how leaders can walk the talk and create a shared vision in their wellness programs.

Objectives of the conversation:

  • Understanding the impact of wellness and wellbeing in the workplace
  • Strategies to implement a company-wide sustainable wellness initiative and program
  • Best practices for leadership and employees to bring wellness up the ladder

Presenter:

  • Anju Jain, Psychologist, Global HR Leader, Author, Consultant
  • Kimberly Dudley, Senior HR Specialist – Team Lead at Greenleaf Trust
  • Susan Morgan Bailey, MS, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, SVP of Culture & Wellbeing Practice Leader at Marsh & McLennan Agency – Michigan

Moderator:

  • Tom Anderson, Director of Employee Engagement at Doner Advertising

Webinar: Building a Remote Workforce Strategy – Opportunities & Risks

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Whether you plan to hire out-of-state customer service representatives to provide longer support hours or plan to add a remote sales team to grow your revenue, there are many factors to consider to seize remote and distributed workforce opportunities while staying compliant with the many evolving tax and labor laws. We will discuss opportunities to expand workforce planning and talent sourcing and the opportunities and risks that businesses face – offering tips and best practices to help you navigate this emerging complex employment process.

Objectives of the webinar:

  • Increase ability to strengthen workforce planning capabilities
  • Evaluate the impacts of adopting a remote workforce strategy
  • Build flexibility into total rewards, pay, and benefit programs
  • Methods for staying compliant with employees across new geographic areas
  • Navigating payroll challenges
  • State-specific employment rules and regulations

Nishant Mittal

Nishant is the SVP and GM of Topia’s business travel and distributed workforce solution responsible for strategy and growth. Nishant joined Topia as part of its acquisition of Monaeo, a technology company he co-founded and led. Nishant brings extensive experience in Business Travel Analytics and extensive change management experience working with Fortune 500 companies during his tenure at McKinsey & Co. and General Atlantic.

Prior to founding Monaeo, Nishant was a Vice President at General Atlantic where he led the Financial Services sector in India and was subsequently a part of the U.S. technology team. Nishant is a published author with publications in machine learning and image processing in leading peer-reviewed journals. Nishant has a BS in Computer Engineering, an MS in Biomedical Engineering, and an MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business.

Robert Lemke


As one of Grant Thornton LLP’s human capital practice leaders, Bob advises boards and senior leadership on the strategic, governance, and technical aspects of executive and employee rewards.  Bob’s client and corporate experiences span over 25 years as a total rewards and human resources leader.  Bob earned his master’s degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Illinois State University and s certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP).

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National Town Hall: Creating Equitable Hiring Practices for BIPOC, LGBTQ+, Veterans and people with Disabilities

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Companies looking for cognitive diversity, also find the need to incorporate gender, lifestyle, and racial diversity into their hiring practices. This panel of experts will discuss what it takes to create an inclusive work environment for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color), LGBTQ+, Veterans, and people with Disabilities.

Objectives of the conversation:

  • Build a Strategy for long-term diversity recruitment
  • Explore DEI skills-based hiring
  • Create accommodations for disabled employees, Veterans, and LGBTQ+
  • Best practices for BIPOC and gender sensitivities

What do your current practices say about your company culture?

Speakers:

  • Wes Becton, Co-founder and CEO, George Washington Street Partners
  • Katie Dykstra, Diversity Recruiting Manager, American Family Insurance
  • Brent Mikulski, President & CEO, Services to Enhance Potential (STEP)
  • Keron Sadler, CEO, Maryland LGBT Chamber of Commerce
  • Nicole Wagner, Corporate Talent Acquisition Manager, Enterprise Holdings

Leading the Culture to Well-Being – From Employee Anxiety to Relief

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Leading the Culture to Well-Being – From Employee Anxiety to Relief

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Join our panel of experts, including a behavioral health expert, HR, and PR leaders that have best practices on well-being and a Marketplace Chaplain, as they discuss how business leaders can navigate their employees’ anxiousness to understanding and relief.

Learn strategies for businesses to support your team dealing with Back to School, Elder Care and Parental support with a live Q&A styled Town Hall.

Speakers:

  • Jason Brown Chief Marketing Officer Marketplace Chaplains
  • Dr. Amanda Holdsworth, APR CEO Holdsworth Communications
  • Justin Hunt, MD, MS Head of Psychiatry Ginger
  • Britt Provost Executive Vice President of People and Culture Accolade, Inc.

Can your company make you get the vaccine for COVID-19?

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Does a COVID-19 vaccine mean you could get back into the office sooner than you thought? Can your employer actually require you to get vaccinated?

Some industries already make certain vaccines mandatory. But mandating workers get the vaccine for COVID could open employers up to potential workers’ compensation claims if an employee has any adverse side effects.

Join the webinar to hear the legal side of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Presenter: Olivia Hankinson

Olivia Hankinson is an attorney in Kerr Russell’s labor and employment practice group. She counsels and advises business owners, managers, and human resources professionals on various labor and employment related issues, including general litigation concerns, drafting agreements and policies, and representing such individuals in various agency hearings. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School.

Racial Justice Town Hall – Your Corporate Responsibility For Social Media Accountability

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Join our panel of experts as they discuss how business leaders can navigate the rocky waters of social media and their clients’ and employees’ expectations of public statements.

Learn strategies for businesses to support their teams dealing with bold statements, social media setbacks, and implementing real culture strategies within a live Town Hall-style Q&A.

Objectives of the conversation:

• Tips for implementing systematic change based on your public diversity statement
• Navigating the impact of social unrest on your regularly scheduled marketing communications
• Strategies for overcoming social media setbacks

Leadership Burnout: Maintaining Your Sanity While Achieving Peek Performance

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Leadership Burnout: Maintaining Your Sanity While Achieving Peek Performance

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This presentation focuses on intrapersonal and interpersonal workplace conflict, relationship challenges, emotional regulation, and intelligence. Your thoughts will be challenged as we explore the nature of conflict and provide strategies for HR professionals to effectively assist their organizations to create a culture of collaboration, employee engagement and increased performance

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