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Event Name:
Diversity Works: Building an Inclusive Workplace

Competency:
Diversity

Description:
This highly interactive session will take an in depth look at the diversity in the workplace.  The group will explore topics including the meaning of diversity and the benefits of a diverse workplace, inclusion, unconscious bias, and cultural competency and civility. Participants will discuss various workplace scenarios to explore these concepts. Training will include tips for creating an inclusive workplace and having difficult conversations about diversity and inclusion.

Learning Objectives:
  • Benefits of diverse workplace, inclusion, unconscious bias, and cultural competency and civility
  • Ways to have difficult conversations about diversity and discrimination
Presenters:

Barbara Baker is a Commissioner with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) in Independence, Ohio. As a Federal Mediator, she assists parties in collective bargaining negotiations and mediates labor and employment disputes in the private, public and federal sectors. In addition, Ms. Baker trains labor advocates and management in collective bargaining including bargaining processes, contract administration, steward/supervisor training and developing effective labor management committees. She also provides training in communication skills such as conflict resolution, active listening and communication dynamics. Ms. Baker facilitates person to person dialogues as well as group discussions to promote strong workplace relationships.


Vanessa Bullock was appointed Commissioner with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service in May 1997. She is employed as a mediator in the Philadelphia office located in the Northeast region. As a Commissioner, Ms. Bullock has mediated both Labor and Employment disputes in the private and public sectors. In addition to her primary duties of dispute mediation, she is responsible for curriculum development and training in a variety of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) programs for the  FMCS Institute; Federal Executive Board; and the Cornell University ILR Scrimmage program.

Event Date:
6/22/2021

Event Time:
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern

Location:
Online via Zoom
UNITED STATES

Contact Person:

Details:
Who should attend:  All Staff
Competency:  Communication and diversity

Non-Member Cost:      $55
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