Belonging is Good for Business

Description:

Belonging is Good for Business, extends what we know about diversity to include diverse thinkers like neurodivergent, neurotypical, introverts, extroverts, etc. It is a blueprint for building better teams with inclusion and innovation in mind, practicing inclusive hiring strategy, recruiting Top Talent, and building spaces of belonging where employees feel, seen, heard, valued and want to stay and grow with the company.

This presentation provides practical tools that leaders can use to foster collaboration, recruitment, mitigate microaggressions and implicit bias, embrace neurodiversity, increase productivity. Which are tools necessary to be competitive in today's market.

Presenter:

Dr. Ashley Goodwin Lowe currently DEI Lead Advisor for Ingram Micro. She leads with over a decade of experience in executive leadership in (DEIB). She is an international speaker with an earned doctorate degree from the University of the Virgin Islands. Her notable accomplishments include a letter of recommendation from the U.S. Pentagon, and she was recently named 2024 CRN Top 100 Inclusive Executive Leaders. Dr. Ashley recently released her book entitled, Belonging is Good for Business! Which is a blueprint for building better teams with inclusion and innovation in mind in the workplace. Her work in Cognitive Diversity Appreciation has been adopted in corporations and organizations across the U.S. She is a devoted wife and mother who is actively involved in building confidence and career skills for children 4-18 in her community.

Fun Fact: Dr. Ashley Goodwin Lowe is the first woman in the world to earn a doctorate degree in her field from the University of the Virgin Islands in 2018.

ATD Buffalo Niagara Chapter has been pre-approved by the ATD Certification Institute to offer educational programs that can be used towards initial eligibility and recertification of the Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credentials. This program qualifies for a maximum of 1 point.