SXSW 2025
From Acronyms to Action: Building a Genuinely Inclusive Work
Description:
Leaders strive for inclusion in today's diverse workplaces. Still, DEI alphabet soup and political resistance create confusion. This session challenges the idea that demographic metrics, bias training, and pay audits can deliver meaningful results. We'll move beyond the familiar DEI "soup base" to incorporate essential elements of culture, leader behavior, and employee experience based on research and case studies. Attendees will learn an inclusion approach that nourishes underrepresented groups while appealing to all employees - even those traditionally resistant to DEI efforts.
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Takeaways
- A practical framework for assessing your organization's inclusion efforts beyond traditional DEI metrics, focusing on culture and employee experience.
- Strategies to engage skeptics and build broad support for inclusion initiatives by emphasizing universal benefits and shared values.
- Techniques for infusing inclusive practices into daily leadership behaviors, creating a ripple effect of positive cultural change.
Speakers
- Gena Cox, Founder, Feels Human LLC
Organizer
Gena Cox, Executive Advisor and Coach, Feels Human, LLC
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