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Fear, Storytelling, and Empathy
Over the past several years, conversations around DEIB have been complicated. Generally, people can get behind the concepts of inclusion and belonging, but when it comes to action, fear is a common emotion that stands in the way of change. Whether it be the fear of saying the wrong things, the fear of getting called out, or the fear of a zero-sum game — fear is something that we must name, normalize and learn to navigate in order to foster DEIB
About Neelam Chad
Neelam Chand is the CEO and founder of Shift SLC, a diversity and inclusion consulting firm located in Salt Lake City, Utah. With over a decade of D&I experience, Neelam has worked with several industries ranging from higher education to financial services and tech startups to break down systemic barriers and design a more equitable workplace environment for historically excluded identities. She has offered thought leadership insights through various platforms including Forbes, Bloomberg Law, Medium, Utah Business Magazine, Utah Bankers Association, and Silicon Slopes, for her expertise around anti-racist policies and practices, combating microaggressions, messaging without tokenizing, and ways to support women of color in the workplace. Neelam was most recently recognized as 30 Women to Watch by Utah Business in 2021.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Define diversity and inclusion from an organizational and a personal perspective.
- Understand why both diversity and equity are essential for high performance
- Design your first-phase components of a diversity and inclusion program
About Jeffon Seely MBA
Mr. Jeffon Seely is one of the most dynamic transformational speakers and senior workshop facilitators. As a leading-edge Millennial, he represents a new progressive generation of change agents who naturally bridges the differences between and across generational groups. His presentations include a wide range of subjects including: diversity and inclusion; inclusive leadership; employee well-being, support, and performance; resiliency and psychological wellness; empowerment; engagement in a virtual/hybrid world; and organizational transformation.
Jeffon is a highly requested workshop, seminar, and keynote speaker—integrating high-tech and unlimited human potential. His presentations involve a variety of different corporations, organizations, universities and colleges, and non-profits. They include Kroger, The Home Depot, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, the State of North Dakota, Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, NBC, Bismarck Center for Family Medicine, GMMB of Washington, D.C., Department of the Interior, UNLV, Atlanta Public Schools, University of Washington, Highline College, Boys & Girls Club, and Special Olympics, Dyno Nobel of the Americas, and other Fortune 500 Organizations.
Right People – Right Seats – Right Time
HR’s role is to deliver the talent necessary to meet business objectives. Workforce planning is about identifying the gap between the workforce needed for the future based on the organizations’ strategy and todays current workforce. Deming once said, “If you can’t describe what you are doing as a process, you don’t know what you’re doing.” In this class we will discuss the importance of workforce planning and the process needed to meet business objectives.
Key Objectives:
- Data Analysis (what to collect)
- Buy-in from leaders
- Forecasting/projections
- Skills Gap Analysis
- Implementation
About Stacee Pedersen
Stacee is an experienced professional with over 20 years of experience leading organizations through growth, helping employees adapt to change, and managing all aspects of Human Resources and Safety. Experience includes business strategy, operational excellence, organizational development, employee relations, compensation and benefits administration, training, safety/environmental, and federal and state regulatory compliance. Stacee earned her MBA from the University of Utah, completed her undergraduate degree in HR at Weber State University, and holds both a SHRM-SCP and SPHR certification. Stacee loves competitive sports and finds joy with family at ball games – cheering on her kids’ teams. She enjoys playing piano, reading books on leadership and living a life filled with purpose.
