Our 2022 Executive Roundtables are for executive leadership, chief diversity officers, supplier, and diversity management dedicated to making bold strategic objectives and organizational systemic change in diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Creating inclusive workplaces for everyone and meeting ambitious diversity, equity, and inclusion benchmarks have become strategic priorities for organizations. Only when we identify and address the juxtaposing views and acceptance of the DIFFERENCE of each employee demographic can we begin to narrow the inclusion gap in the workplace.
The voices of individuals most underrepresented in the workforce and those disproportionately affected by the pandemic and economic disruption need to be heard. We will be discussing the forgotten voice of those with seen/unseen disabilities during Connections 4 Success’s Executive Roundtable.
Systems and strategies to acknowledge, hear, and best represent individuals with seen/unseen disabilities also need to be prioritized for all organizations’ DEI strategic initiatives.
Why is it important?
Only 19% of individuals with a disability are employed – Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2022 TED Report
15% of the World’s Population lives with some form of disability – World Health Organization
The New Hampshire University Institute on Disability reports approximately 1 million U.S. workers with disabilities have lost their jobs since the World Health Organization proclaimed the outbreak a pandemic in March 2020.
Employed working-age people with disabilities fell by 20% (950,000 people) vs. a decrease of 14% people without a disability from March-April 2020 – Kessler Foundation, Special Report: Workers with Disabilities in the COVID-19 Economy
4.5 million people resigning from their jobs in January 2022 – U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2022 JOLTS Report
Join the movement to create systemic change in diversity, equity, and inclusion mindset shifts, understanding, and acceptance during this Executive Roundtable.
How are your company’s DEI employee resource groups safeguarding the voice and inclusion of individuals with disabilities?
What systems does your organization have to identify needs and ensure professional upward mobility for individuals with disabilities?
What systems does your organization have to ensure the continued support and access to assistive technology equipment for employees with disabilities while working under remote and alternative work policies?
An awareness of the importance of including the voice of those with seen/unseen disabilities
How-to Steps to begin evaluating the effectiveness of including individuals with disabilities in employee resource groups
An understanding of how to balance a disabled employee’s privacy while having their voice and needs represented in DEI reforms and strategic objectives
Connections 4 Success’s Connected Solutions Industry Insiders Quarterly Webinar Series is an Open Q&A hosted by our CEO Vanessa Dodds.
If you are an executive leader who’s ready for insight disruption and creating a positive movement for systemic change, you need to join these quarterly events. Vanessa is leading the movement for systemic change in the way we as executives:
Operate and do business
Lead with purpose and passion
Invest in human capital and inclusion
Diversify our executive teams, boards, and teams
Operating with corporate purpose – from Why to How
Vanessa and Connections 4 Success are making noise in 2022 to create resilient, perseverant, and strong operations, teams, and solutions to improve thought leadership, efficiency, innovation, inclusive growth in human capital, and financial performance.
More Training Sessions and Details will be Posted Soon.
What to Expect:
Connected Solutions Nonprofit Academy Training Series was created for executive directors, directors, and upper-level management in the nonprofit sector. Nonprofit Academy is a series of workshops designed to make an impact and give high-level tips capable of being implemented immediately to diversify and retain funding, create long-term sustainability, integrate technology, and be proactive with policy and regulation change.
More Training Sessions and Details will be Posted Soon.
