The D&I Value Proposition: How do Outstanding Diversity and Inclusion leaders create the right brand and image? As leaders in diversity, we are challenged to educate, energize, and excite our organization around diversity initiatives. These initiatives build the foundation of creativity, innovation, and transformative results. Diversity and Inclusion leaders are key players on the executive leadership team with the specific responsibility for ensuring that human resources are honored, embraced, and ready to contribute great value. Diversity and Inclusion leaders are trusted advisors that fundamentally create strategies that result in corporate cultural transformations to effectively support the mission and vision of the organization. To continue to be successful and safeguard the great work and efforts of those before you, you must create a brand and image that reflects high integrity and strong leadership capacity. This workshop will arm you with the skills you need to change your leadership image and effectively function as a vital part of the leadership vision. Learning Outcomes: This seminar is designed to explore career and professional development opportunities in diversity and inclusion At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to: a) Explore strategies for building the right brand and image b) Examine what it means to transform organizational culture c) Create a personal plan for excellence in diversity and inclusion leadership d) Explore business challenges that impact diversity and inclusion leaders

1. THE D&I VALUE
PROPOSITION
How do Outstanding Diversity and
Inclusion leaders create the right brand
and image?

2. Panelists
• William Patrick
Sr. IT Security Analyst
Northrop Grumman Corporation(Moderator)
• Nicole Durham
Director, Diversity & Inclusion
Exelon Corporation
• Chavis Harris
Director Ethics, EEO and Corporate Citizenship
Huntington Ingalls Industries
• Cheryl Walker-Robertson
Chief Protocol Officer
Protocol International

3. Agenda
• Align D+I Strategy with Company Vision and Goals
• Create a plan for excellence in diversity and inclusion
leadership
• Understand business challenges that impact diversity
and inclusion leaders
• Transform organizational culture
• Build an outstanding D+I brand and image

4. What is D+I?

5. Align D+I Strategy with Company Vision and
Goals
• Diversity & Inclusion
should strategically tie
to the company’s
mission, vision, and
values.

6. D+I not only supports the Vision, it helps you
achieve the Vision.

7. Diversity & Inclusion is a Business Value

8. D&I Mission, Focus Areas, Goals and Initiatives
Should Tie Together & Fit Your Organization

9. Understand Common Business Challenges
• Leadership Engagement
– Engaging leaders and sustaining engagement through changing
priorities and changes in leadership
• Resources
– Limited funds and staff
• Evolving the thinking around D+I
– Ensuring D+I stays relevant in your organization
– “Mood in the Middle”
• Measuring Success and Tracking Metrics
– Identifying quantitative results can be difficult in the beginning

10. Create a Plan for Excellence in D&I
Leadership: Senior Leadership Support

11. Create a Plan for Excellence in D&I Leadership:
D+I Business Case Common Drivers

12. Show that D+I is Valuable at Every Level –
Make it Relevant!
Integrating D+I as a business imperative
and a core value
Attracting, retaining and advancing
employees who will best serve and
represent our customers, partners and
communities
Providing a workplace that ensures we
respect one another and that each of us
has the opportunity to grow and contribute
at our greatest potential
Departmental
&
Organizational
Results!

13. Transform Organizational Culture
(Top Down and Bottom Up)
• Bottom Up: Engage your employees

14. Transform Organizational Culture
(Top Down and Bottom Up)
• Bottom Up: Employee Resource Groups
Coming Soon:

15. Transform Organizational Culture:
Educate
• D+I Webinars available to all employees
• D+I SharePoint Site with educational
information for leaders

16. Transform Organizational Culture:
Communicate
• Communicate D+I
Commitment Internally
and Externally
– Employees, stakeholders, and
customers should understand
your company’s D+I
commitment and how it directly
ties to the company’s overall
strategy, vision, and values

17. Transform Organizational Culture: Integrate D+I
into Formal Processes
• Internal Business Talent Review
• Succession Planning
• Talent Acquisition Diversity Initiatives

18. Create a Plan for Excellence in D&I Leadership:
Importance of Continuous Improvement

19. Create a Plan for Excellence in D&I Leadership:
Importance of Innovation

20. Create a Plan for Excellence in D&I Leadership:
Measure and Track Success

21. Benefits of D+I Scorecard
• Scorecard includes quantitative and
qualitative measures
• Provides improved transparency into
workforce demographics and statistics
• Allows for monitoring of trends in hiring,
advancement, retention and attrition
throughout company
• Scorecard can be used to identify and
execute on D&I priorities

22. Build an outstanding D+I brand and image
• The result of your efforts will be a positive
D+I image; both internally and externally.

23. Questions