Thankfully, both the ethical and practical value of DE&I has become more widely recognized. But the extent to which an organization is fundamentally and culturally receptive to DE&I improvement is less often explored and less frequently addressed. This highly interactive session will explore two aspects of management culture that directly impact the organization's ability to realize results from DE&I programing. First is the question of environmental receptivity: Is the organization in the habit of routinely gathering people of different backgrounds, needs, and agendas? Do regular management and team meetings make a concerted effort to equitably assess and value all contributions? Does leadership and senior management model transparent and fair decision-making even for difficult issues or unpopular tradeoffs? Second is the question of behavioral flexibility: Does the culture allow members to intelligently contemplate and adopt novel behaviors of any kind? Is new information met with interest, or resistance? Is decision-making nuanced, or do simple 'either/or' type arguments dominate the discussion?

In this webinar, bestselling author Ed Muzio and Reggie Wilson will present a framework for thinking about, and answering, questions like these. They'll explore insight into and share language for thinking about how DE&I friendly the broader organizational culture may be, and what the Training or L&D function can do to make it friendlier.

U.S. based attendees participants will have a chance to win the book ITERATE® Run a fast, flexible, focused management team.  Must ATTEND to to be eligible.  

 

Ed Muzio has been called “one of the planet’s clearest thinkers about management practice” – by someone who would know, the editor of a global management magazine. He’s one of a few management systems experts in the world who works directly with C-Suite and executive teams simultaneously to achieve significant cultural shifts throughout the organization in even the most challenging circumstances.  Maybe that’s why one reviewer called his bestselling book, Iterate, “a must read for CEO’s and leaders.” 

Focused on improving human performance through his analytical approach to culture change, Ed works with Fortune 500 leaders and managers, individual practitioners, and everyone in between. He has been featured as a workplace dynamics expert in international media ranging from CBS and The New York Post to CEOWorld and Business Management Daily.

With over 25 years of business experience, Reggie has worked  in a variety of roles that includes operations, product management, marketing, and sales.   He has worked in several high-profile industries for some of the largest companies in the US such as Johnson & Johnson, Verizon, Fujitsu, and OfficeMax.  It was this experience that allowed him to make a smooth transition into the world of Human Capital Management where he has spent the past decade working in sales and business development leadership roles. 

Working with people at all levels of a corporation has been a key contributor to Reggie’s success in Human Capital Management.  He began his career managing associates in a unionized operations environment and over the years began selling products and services into the C-Suite levels.  He has enjoyed several achievement awards over the course of his sales career, for which he contributes to a collaborative approach in working with people. 

Reggie is a native Texan who resides in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.  He has a son and daughter who are at various stages of their collegiate careers.  His hobbies include fitness activities, the outdoors, and live music.