Learning to Lead from Within: Diving Deeper into Unconscious Bias Workshop

Research shows that inclusion drives more effective team problem solving and higher levels of innovation, but to unlock the full power of inclusion, organizations must be able to create the environment for employees to do their best work. Model to better understand how to create the environment where employees can feel a sense of belonging and overcome the increasing complexities of the evolving working environment. Often our own biases can get in the way of driving full workplace inclusion.

Erin Davis
Founder and Lead Inclusion Strategist, Erin Davis Co.

In this session you will have space to become more aware of your own biases, values, and cultural norms, and how they shape your worldview. With a deeper connection to your own unconscious biases, we will then look at the HEART model to unlock the key traits of inclusive leadership—humility, empathy, authenticity, resiliency, and curiosity.

Learning Objectives

• Personal assumptions, biases, understanding your impact on others.
• Understanding how to interrupt bias, both personally and organizationally.
• Key traits of inclusive leadership, using the HEART Model (Humility, Empathy, Authenticity, Resiliency, and CuriosiTy).
• Identify and commit to action.

Workshop Series

This workshop is part of a 3-part series that explores psychological safety, unconscious bias, and activating allyship. There are no prerequisites to attend each workshop and individual registration is available.

• Understanding Psychological Safety Workshop: How to Create a High Performing and Innovative Work Environment
  Wednesday, April 26, 2023, from 8:30 AM-12:00 PM Pacific Time (Virtual)
• Learning to Lead from Within: Diving Deeper into Unconscious Bias
  Tuesday, May 30, 2023, from 8:30 AM-12:00 PM Pacific Time (Virtual)
• Activating Allyship: Advocating for Others
  Friday, June 23, 2023, from 8:30 AM-10:30 AM Pacific Time (Hybrid options, Vancouver, BC)

Speaker

Erin Davis

Founder and Lead Inclusion Strategist, Erin Davis Co.

Erin Davis is an award-winning expert, inspirational speaker, and global thought leader in the field of diversity, equity, and inclusion, helping people feel a sense of connection and belonging.

She is the founder of Erin Davis Co. and as Lead Inclusion Strategist helps leaders understand their role in creating a more inclusive workplace to unlock creativity and enhance innovation. Erin also empowers diversity and inclusion champions at all levels to find their voice and supports their journey to create a more inclusive world, one conversation at a time. She is a passionate social justice advocate committed to authentically and bravely challenging the status quo, and helping others to make the same commitment.

Erin serves as the co-chair of the Edmonton Business Diversity Network, a group of companies and organizations who are interested in advancing and shaping the diversity and inclusion environment in the Edmonton region. In addition, she supported the City of Edmonton’s Community Safety and Well-Being Task Force to develop recommendations to address racism, discrimination, excessive use of force, poverty and homelessness in the City of Edmonton, and currently serves as a Director with both McMan Youth, Family and Community Services Association and Explore Edmonton.

She currently lives in Treaty 6 Territory, Region 4 of the Metis Nation of Alberta, in Edmonton with her husband and 2 amazing children, where they both work to teach them about a world where inclusion truly matters.