Background info:

Increasingly companies are focusing on how they build inclusion in their teams and across their organization. Many of these initiatives focus on mitigating the impact of unconscious bias or setting diversity targets. Research is showing increasingly that by focusing in these two areas many companies are finding that their initiatives are creating the opposite result of what they expected.

In this session we will look at how DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility) strategies and training has continued to evolve, and the different frameworks used by organizations in improving equity and inclusion. This session will focus on second generation bias and how organizations have put equity at the heart of their DEIA initiatives to meaningfully create sustainable change and improved organizational engagement. 

Objectives:

·       Explore the evolution of DEIA initiatives, especially in the past three years to adapt to increased globalization and greater awareness of diversity.

·       Introduce updated frameworks for addressing inequity and discrimination at work.

·       Explore four levels of bias met within organizations and take part in an interactive online activity and case discussion to explore the impact of bias at work.

·       Highlight diversity themes that are relevant in China and in Asia to help localize DEIA initiatives to companies outside of North American and Europe.

Key Learning Points:

·       Key vocabulary and terminology in today's DEIA initiatives and drivers for change in traditional training and HR initiatives.

·       Limitations to some existing DEIA approaches and training initiatives focused on unconscious bias.

·       New methodologies and approaches in DEIA training and initiatives that participants can localize for teams and organizations in China and Asia.

Target Group:

HR and Management responsible for DEIA strategies and initiatives

Agenda:

•        Introduction, ice breaker, rules, and developmental goals

•        Key terms in the changing face of DEIA within business

•        Identifying the impact of first- and second-generation bias

•        Applying localized strategies to improve inclusion and equity

Event Language: English

Fee: Free

Speaker info:

Mr. John Dorris

Co-Founder & Globalization Consultant, Sino Associates Global Limited

John is a Founder and the Chief Culture Officer of Sino Associates with more than 21 years of training, coaching, and facilitation experience in Asia, including 19 years of leadership development experience in China. John has developed tens of thousands of professionals in leadership practices across Asia and North America with a focus on Global Leadership and coaching leaders transitioning to new roles.

John is certified in 12 standard cross-cultural tools including assessments and training courses covering all major academic and business settings. His signature workshop on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has been highly praised by fortune 100 companies, embassies and consulates across Asia.

His Global Leadership courses prepare leaders to create impact and drive results on international teams and leverage proprietary tools such Sino’s VAE and 3A. He has worked with supervisor to executive level leaders from every corner of the world to be more effective and strategic in multinational organizations.

John brings a wealth of knowledge to his clients through his rich international background having lived and worked in nine countries. Beyond providing services to corporate clients, John has served as an APEC speaker on global balance in business and as an adjunct professor on the topics of leadership and coaching.

John 是赛诺公司创始人之一兼首席文化官，在亚洲有超过21年的培训、教练以及引导经验，其中19年在中国进行领导力发展工作。他曾为亚洲及北美的数万名企业中高层管理者提供教练和咨询，聚焦于帮助他们提高跨国领导力，并为接任新职位的领导者提供教练服务。

他拥有跨12个标准跨文化工具认证，涵盖了所有主要学术领域和商业环境认可的重要跨文化评估和培训课程。他的核心课程–“多样化和包容性”（Diversity & Inclusion），获得了世界100强企业以及驻亚洲大使、领事的高度认可。

他的“跨国领导力”课程运用赛诺的VAE领导力模型和3A跨国领导力模型来帮助跨国团队中的领导者们提升自己的影响力和团队及组织的效能。这些课程在世界各地向不同企业的主管到高管们进行讲授，并都产生了积极的商业影响。

John 能够向客户传递丰富的知识，得益于他的多元化背景。他的生活和工作足迹遍及9个国家和地区：出生于新加坡，受教于美国外交之家，后来在亚洲、美国以及中东长大成人。他在美国和欧洲研究跨文化解决方案，并精通英语、国语和意大利语。