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DEI Workshop - Inclusive Leadership
Dec
7

DEI Workshop - Inclusive Leadership

Free to Grow in Forestry is hosting a FREE educational virtual workshop on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - Inclusive Leadership!

Cet événement sera présenté en anglais.

Interested to learn about the Free to Grow in Forestry initiative? Want to know how you can join the many companies and organizations in the forest sector that have taken the pledge to make a change to their workplace culture on diversity and inclusion?

Whether you are in Canada, the USA, or elsewhere, you are welcome to come and listen to what we are doing to make a difference in the forest sector on this important topic.

Join us for this FREE online workshop as we hear from leaders discussing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the forest sector. This inclusive leadership webinar will provide practical tools on how you can make a difference to your workplace culture. Guest speakers will:

  • Walk you through what inclusive leadership is and how to create a culture of empowerment, accountability and belonging;

  • Explain how companies can attract qualified immigrants and how to reduce "red tape" with hiring;

  • Share different perspectives on inclusive leadership through a panel discussion; and

  • Explain what the Free to Grow in Forestry Movement is and how you can help move #ForestryForward.

What makes Free to Grow in Forestry unique? We empower decision makers by explaining the benefits to them and engage them on how to be an inclusive leader and an effective ally, provide practical tools on how to overcome resistance, and explain how that adds value to the bottom line.

    • Loni Pierce - President, Canadian Institute of Forestry

    • Kelly Cooper - President and Founder, Centre for Social Intelligence

    • Dirk Propp - President and Co-Founder, Immigrate

    • Paige Goff - Vice President Sustainability, Domtar

    • Lana Wilhelm - Director, Indigenous Relations, Paper Excellence

    • Eric Haggard - Director, Diversity & Inclusion, Domtar

  • Thursday, December 7, 2023 from 12:00pm - 3:30pm EST / 9:00am - 12:30pm PST via Zoom Webinar

    Agenda (EST):

    • 12:00pm - 12:05pm - Welcome and Introductions

    • 12:05pm - 12:15pm - Leading Workplace Culture Change in the Forest Sector with Loni Pierce

      • Learn about the Free to Grow in Forestry initiative and how you can take action to help move #ForestryForward.

    • 12:15pm - 1:05pm - Inclusive Leadership – Creating a Culture of Empowerment, Accountability and Belonging with Kelly Copper + Q&A

      • Learn what inclusive leadership is and how to create a culture of empowerment, accountability and belonging.

    • 1:05pm - 1:15pm - Health Break

    • 1:15pm - 2:15pm - How to attract qualified immigrants and reduce "red tape" with hiring with Dirk Propp + Q&A

      • Learn how companies can attract qualified immigrants and how to reduce "red tape" with hiring.

    • 2:15pm - 2:25pm - Health Break

    • 2:25pm - 3:25pm - Panel Discussion with Paige Goff, Lana Wilhelm and Eric Haggard; moderated by Kelly Cooper

      • Hear different perspectives on inclusive leadership.

    • 3:25pm - 3:30pm - Workshop Wrap-up

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DEI Workshop - Allyship
Apr
27

DEI Workshop - Allyship

Free to Grow in Forestry is hosting a FREE educational virtual workshop on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - Allyship!

Interested to learn about the Free to Grow in Forestry initiative? Want to know how you can join the many companies and organizations in the forest sector that have already declared their intent to make a change to their workplace culture on diversity and inclusion?

Whether you are in Canada, the USA, or elsewhere, you are welcome to come and listen to what we are doing to make a difference in the forest sector on this important topic.

Join us for our second online workshop as we hear from experts discussing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the forest sector. With a focus on allyship, this workshop will provide practical tools on how you can make a difference to your workplace culture. Guest speakers will:

  • Walk you through what an ally is, the various roles allies can play and provide both individual and corporate strategies to becoming an effective ally;

  • Describe everyday actions to create inclusive, engaging workplaces;

  • Explain the importance of bystander intervention; and

  • Discuss how you can be a part of Free to Grow in Forestry's impact to move #ForestryForward

What makes Free to Grow in Forestry unique? We empower decision makers by explaining the benefits to them and engage them on how to be an inclusive leader and an effective ally, provide practical tools on how to overcome resistance, and explain how that adds value to the bottom line.

  • Thursday, April 27, 2023 from 12:00pm - 3:30pm EDT / 9:00am - 12:30pm PDT via Zoom Webinar

    Tentative agenda (EDT):

    • 12:00pm - 12:05pm - Welcome and Introductions

    • 12:05pm - 12:15pm - Overview of Free to Grow in Forestry with Doug Reid

    • 12:15pm - 1:05pm - Getting into Team - Allyship Training with Kelly Cooper + Q&A

      • Learn how to leverage power and privilege through an allies toolkit, gaining strategies to become an effective ally.

    • 1:05pm - 1:15pm - Heath Break

    • 1:15pm - 2:15pm - Be More Than A Bystander: Building allies and shifting workplace culture with Karen Dearlove and Glen Williams

      • Learn about the impacts of the Be More Than A Bystander program and the importance of bystander intervention.

    • 2:15pm - 2:25pm - Heath Break

    • 2:25pm - 3:15pm - The Better Allies Approach: Everyday Action to Create Inclusive Workplaces with Karen Catlin + Q&A

      • Learn steps you can take to: Diversify your network; Amplify and advocate for others in meetings; Use more inclusive language; Open career doors for people from underrepresented groups; and Make a difference with the Better Allies® approach.

    • 3:15pm - Workshop Wrap-up

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DEI Workshop - Resistance
Dec
8

DEI Workshop - Resistance

Free to Grow in Forestry is hosting a FREE educational virtual workshop on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - Resistance!

Interested to learn about the Free to Grow in Forestry initiative? Want to know how you can join the many companies and organizations in the forest sector that have already declared their intent to make a change to their workplace culture on diversity and inclusion?

Whether you are in Canada, the USA, or elsewhere, you are welcome to come and listen to what we are doing to make a difference in the forest sector on this important topic.

Join us for this one-day online workshop as we hear from experts discussing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the forest sector. With a focus on resistance, this workshop will provide practical tools on how you can make a difference to your workplace culture. Guest speakers will:

  •  Engage you on what privilege means and how to use it to be an ally in the workplace;

  • Identify what resistance to DEI looks like and more importantly, how to overcome it;

  • Explain how there is an Indigenous pool of talent ready, willing and able to enter the forest sector workforce and where to find them;

  • Discuss how you can be a part of Free to Grow in Forestry's impact to move #ForestryForward.

What makes Free to Grow in Forestry unique? We empower decision makers by explaining the benefits to them and engage them on how to be an inclusive leader and an effective ally, provide practical tools on how to overcome resistance, and explain how that adds value to the bottom line.

    • Zakeana Reid (she/her) - Interim CEO of CCDI Consulting Inc.

    • Kelly Cooper (she/her) - Founder and CEO of the Centre for Social Intelligence

    • François Dufresne (he/him) - President, FSC Canada

    • Facilitator: Doug Reid (he/him) - President, Canadian Institute of Forestry

  • Thursday, December 8, 2022 from 10am - 3pm EST / 7am - 12pm PST via Zoom Webinar

    Tentative agenda (EST):

    • 10:00am - 10:15am - Welcome and Introductions

    • 10:15am - 12:15pm - Understanding Privilege with Zakeana Reid + Q&A
      Learn how your position in society provides opportunities to be an ally in the workplace.

    • 12:15pm - 12:30pm - Health Break

    • 12:30pm - 1:30pm - How to Overcome Resistance to DEI with Kelly Cooper + Q&A
      Learn how resistance shows up in the workplace and how to overcome it individually and corporately.

    • 1:30pm - 1:45pm - Health Break

    • 1:45pm - 3:00pm - Indigenous People Inclusion & Diversity in Forestry with François Dufresne + Q&A

    • 3:00pm - Workshop Wrap-up

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