Cynthia Reed

Winter 2012 - The Public Manager

Provide Technology Training for Efficiency and Productivity

Even as companies continue to innovate on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), we have seen little advancement and sophistication around the process for selecting employees for leadership development opportunities.
Torch and Peoplism recently asked 200 HR, L&D, and DEI leaders how they identify high-potentials and learned that most organizations are not using a formal selection process. Without fair processes for leadership development, organizations risk exacerbating inequities and contributing to the leaky pipeline of underrepresented talent.
During this webinar, Elizabeth, Liz, and Cynthia will discuss findings from their recent research and provide actionable recommendations your organization can use to create a fair and equitable process for leadership development.
In this webinar, you will learn:

The state of high-potential selection across organizations and current challenges
How an inequitable selection process—or a lack of process altogether—can hurt progress towards DEI goals
How to create equitable selection processes that reduce bias and enable more employees to reach their full potential
Steps to reduce manager bias when evaluating employees’ performance


Equity in Leadership Development Starts With the Selection Process

This panel discussion will highlight opportunities for engaging employees during the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Topics will cover strategies necessary to keep your employee value proposition high and thoughts on developing leaders in a remote environment.
Adena Johnston will moderate the presentation moderated.

Employee engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic (Tricia Naddaff)
Trends in L&D training, with particular reference to remote conditions (Cynthia Burnham)
Impact of technology, including loss of interaction in personal relationships (Eric Spencer)

Learning Points:

Increased employee engagement by leaders reinforcing purpose, limiting priorities, and targeting shorter-term goals as more employees report increased levels of weariness as the pandemic continues
Recognizing future trends in leadership and development training, evolving from the remote/work-from-home environment, broader societal trends, new cost-effective approaches to training, and changing employee expectations
Creative ways to leverage technology to reduce Zoom fatigue and to build, develop, and deepen relationships at work during these challenging times
