Date & Time: Wednesday, January 15 I 9 am PT 12 pm ETSpeaker 1: April Allen, Co-founder, Allen and Unger ConsultingSpeaker 2: Shawna Unger, Co-founder, Allen and Unger ConsultingSpeaker 3: Liza Wisner, Enterprise Curator of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, OpenSesameAllen and Unger will walk us through some helpful frameworks for teams and leaders in holding difficult and charged conversations that cross over identities and roles. In this increasingly polarized world, many organizations and leaders are struggling to navigate difficult conversations by opting to avoid and hope for the best. Allen and Unger remind us that this is not a sustainable strategy in creating a sense of belonging for staff, and enabling your organization to innovate and thrive in a world of growing difference. We will look at some practical tools and real life examples from their own relationship and story to give you not only some key insights, but tangible takeaways for you and your teams.During the webinar, you will:
- Identify types of conversations on the Controversy Scale to generate more effective dialogue and outcomes
- Identify key conflict hooks for individual and team reflection, shared language and competency building
- Understand how to use these tools when leading teams through difficult conversations and change
- Creating a shared language and framework for seeing conflict as natural and an opportunity for team growth and innovation
April Allen & Shawna Unger I Allen and Unger ConsultingApril Allen and Shawna Unger are dynamic leaders in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and HR, with over 40 years of combined experience across healthcare, technology, and academia. April's expertise spans global DEI strategies, having led initiatives at organizations like PeaceHealth and brands such as Daimler, Starbucks, and the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. Shawna brings extensive HR executive experience, specializing in talent development, labor and workforce strategy, with a focus on promoting collaborative relationships from C Suites to the frontlines and effective leadership approaches.About Allen and Unger ConsultingAllen and Unger is an organizational consulting company specializing in partnerships and practical solutions for navigating a world of difference. They provide expertise in DEI strategy and implementation, leadership and staff development, restorative conflict resolution, equitable policy review, coaching and development for strategic and inclusive HR, and more. Allen and Unger serve clients across industries, sectors and various divides - focusing on providing organizations with the necessary tools to enable leaders and staff to not only survive but thrive in a world of difference. They use their own story of navigating differences to bring humor, a safe space for learning and practice, and direct application to the organizations they serve. Allen and Unger's primary mission is partnering with organizations to create work spaces where everyone can belong.
