Bias-Free Leadership: Making diversity work for your organization's competitive advantage

Thursday 18-Feb-10 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EST

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Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLC

230 Peachtree St., NW
Atlanta Georgia 30303
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Phone: (404) 525-8622

Speaker Dr. Sondra Thiederman

Position: President
Company: Cross-Cultural Communications

Event Description

There's a solid business case for diversity. No one would deny that a diverse workplace can be a rich source of creative ideas and innovative profit-yielding products. But in order for ideas to be expressed and heard, we need to create bias-free and more productive workplaces in which every team member feels comfortable voicing his or her points of view.

Lessons every manager, HR professional and executive should know about innovation, operations, brand and leadership

In this practical and engaging 90-minute webinar, Dr. Sondra Thiederman focuses on the role of the leader in creating a bias-free environment. Successful leaders have the ability to generate a sense of inclusivity in their groups and organizations, so that all members are able to contribute their talents and ideas. Leaders who struggle with building inclusivity often struggle with managing the conscious and unconscious biases that can interfere with workplace effectiveness.

Using real workplace examples, Dr. Thiederman will take participants through the key steps for identifying, defeating and managing bias. You'll gain immediately applicable tools, and the skills necessary to minimize the impact of bias on your leadership and workplace.

In particular, Dr. Thiederman will focus on:

Tools for identifying bias in oneself and others
Cognitive strategies for weakening the foundation of bias and, therefore, its ability to distort our thinking
Strategies for reducing bias by creating an awareness of shared values in the workplace.
Bias-reducing behaviors that can be immediately practiced in the workplace.

Diversity remains one of the most critical challenges and best sources of competitive advantages in a customer-centric, global business environment. This hands-on introduction to Dr. Thiederman's ideas and strategies will help enhance your decision-making and leadership skills, while improving your ability to create a bias-free and more productive work environment. What's more, the ability to model bias-free attitudes for other members of the organization will help encourage the development of a truly inclusive workplace.

Comments

CLM^SM Credit: 1.5 hours in the area of Communications & Organizational Management (CM) for CLM Recertification.

If you register for this event and do not attend or cancel your registration by 5 pm Wednesday, January 20, you will be charged a $35 cancellation fee.

In order to justify the cost the chapter must pay for this event, we must have 6 registrants confirmed before this meeting will be officially scheduled.

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Event Contact	Event Coordinator
Lori Bearden	Jennifer Brinkley, Chapter Manager
(404) 230-6770	(770) 846-3402

http://constangy.com

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Bias-Free Leadership: Making diversity work for your organization's competitive advantage

Thursday 18-Feb-10 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EST

Speaker Dr. Sondra Thiederman

Position: President
Company: Cross-Cultural Communications

Biography

Dr. Sondra Thiederman is one of the nation's leading experts on workplace diversity, cross-cultural business and bias reduction. As President of Cross-Cultural Communications, Sondra has 25 years experience as a speaker, trainer and author helping professionals in Fortune 500 companies, public sector organizations and dozens of associations find ways to successfully navigate our increasingly-diverse workplaces. In addition, she has served as consultant to the University of California and the American Cancer Society and has been appointed by Elizabeth Dole to serve on the Diversity Cabinet of the American Red Cross.

Among her many publications, she is the author of four books, Making Diversity Work: Seven Steps for Defeating Bias in the Workplace; Profiting in America's Multicultural Marketplace: How to Do Business across Cultural Lines; Bridging Cultural Barriers for Corporate Success: How to Manage the Multicultural Workforce; and Getting "Culture Smart": Ten Strategies for Making Diversity Work.