The Leadership Austin Board of Director’s invite you to attend an upcoming Beyond Diversity
seminar conducted by Pacific Educational Group. Leadership Austin is assisting in conveying these seminars in support of the Mayor’s Task Force on Institutional Racism & Systemic Inequities. Based on the Task Force recommendation, over 200 community leaders have already participated in this shared training experience. The goal of this training is to have business and community leaders have a common learning experience and shared language as our region begins to wrestle with specific Task Force recommendations that focus on diminishing the impact of institutional racism and systemic inequities across our community.
Join Us: If interested in exploring this opportunity, complete the training request form. As Leadership Austin works to model our core values, we are asking for information that will help provide a training experience with varying life experiences in each session. Once we know your availability, we will confirm your session and send you a link to register. Each workshop will be limited to 80 participants to ensure time for rich conversation and self-reflection. Please feel free to invite your family and friends, but each person must submit their own request form.
Training Request Form Mayor’s Task Force Report
Cost: $325 (A limited number of scholarships will be available.)
Dates: All seminars* will be held from 8:30-5:30 pm.
- June 1 & 2 / location pending
- June 28 & 29 / LBJ Library
- July 26 & 27 / LBJ Library
- Sept 26 & 27 / location pending
- Nov 9 & 10 / location pending
*Seminar date will be confirmed via registration link after completing the request form.
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The Training: The Task Force has recommended the Beyond Diversity seminar conducted by the Pacific Educational Group: called Courageous Conversation About Race: A Business Case for Improving Executive Leaders’ Racial Consciousness & Literacy. “Now in its twenty-first year of existence, Beyond Diversity is a powerful, personally transforming two-day seminar designed to help leaders understand the impact of race and investigate the role that racism plays in institutionalizing disparities. Engage in a thoughtful, compassionate exploration of race and racism and grapple with how each influences the culture and practice using strategies for identifying and addressing policies, programs, and practices that negatively impact achievement and serve as barriers for ALL. By now, most executives have heard the refrain that diversity is beneficial. This session moves beyond that horizon and explains how to increase diversity, foster inclusion, and establish the racial equity that will propel business and society. By describing three central principles to Courageous Conversation leadership, this seminar will introduce a protocol to discuss race, build racial consciousness, and promote the type of equity that will inspire workers to bring their whole selves to the job and do their best work.”