Building Equality in Architecture Toronto formed over five years ago to initiate change, and build momentum to create a shift within the architecture profession.
This webinar while free to attend is an invite only online event.
BEAT is excited to extend an invitation to our past and current sponsors to:
BEAT Executive Webinar: DEI in the Workplace - An Urgent Business Strategy for Sustainability
This will be a focused lecture led by Russell Pollard (Principal of Framework Leadership) and Sybil Allen (CEO, Human Factor, Co-creator of Waking the Unconscious(WtC) ), guided with visual support, followed by breakout rooms for participants to network and learn from each other, and a question and answer period.
With the state of the construction industry (and of the world), this is a critical opportunity to put equity and inclusion at the centre of how we make decisions in and lead our practices. There is a new normal emerging and, as leaders, it is time to strengthen our inclusive leadership resolve and impact both in our practices and in the profession.
This focused lecture will present key learnings to help leaders of architectural practices navigate these uncertain times and make inclusive decisions toward more equitable workplaces and profession.
- Context: What is the context of inclusion in profession
- Framework: A reference model for organizational and systemic change, with examples of barriers
- People & Culture: Considerations for establishing inclusion as a core value in and attribute of your practice, including behaviors that promote authenticity, measures and accountability
- Leadership: Advice on how individuals can assert influence in their practices to be inclusive and promote inclusion
- Peer Learning: Connect with industry peers to learn from each other
This event qualifies for 2hrs of OAA Continuing Education Hours.
Participants: This program is limited to two people per practice. Ideally one will be in a senior leadership role (e.g. Partner or Principal) and the other will be an intermediate level employee (e.g. Associate). The purpose of this is to create a shared experience between colleagues who may serve as allies for each other as they implement changes in their respective practices.
Presented by:
Russell Pollard, MBA (he/him), Principal of Framework Leadership
Russell develops bespoke leadership training programmes for architecture practices to support them in their objectives related to people & culture, business development, and change management. He has spoken for Building Equality in Architecture Toronto twice before. Russell has a bachelor of interdisciplinary leadership, a Certificate in Leadership and Inclusion and an MBA. @frameworkleads | www.frameworkleads.com
Sybil Allen, MSW, RSW CEO, The Human Factor Co-creator of Waking the Unconscious(WtC) www.wakingtheunconscious.com
Sybil Allen has over 30 years of experience designing and implementing innovative programs that work to maximize human potential and engagement within the corporate, public service and non-profit arenas. She is a registered Clinical Social Worker (M.S.W) and has a PhD in Organisational Psychology. Her varied work experience includes corporate advising on diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies, human resources management, lecturing as an associate professor of behavioural science, and director of academic advising. She is a Partner and Co-creator of Waking the Unconscious (WtC) a non-profit focused on DEI consulting. For the past 15 years she has been C.E.O of her own consulting company The Human Factor. She has worked in Canada and the Caribbean region, with the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to provide crisis management support directly to professional caregivers who work with children, as part of their disaster relief services. She brings a global perspective as she supports organizations and the individuals within these establishments to be the best versions of their authentic selves. Sybil has spent a large part of her career in the health and well-being arena, working in Corporate settings, community mental health programs, and providing policy directions to governments. Sybil addresses corporate wellness business needs by helping organizations focus on what works within their current corporate culture, and then facilitating the development of leadership competencies at all levels of the structure, which allows the organization to position itself for growth in the volatile global business environment. “My mission is to support and empower individuals and organizations to embrace healthy workplace cultures practices into their lives, by providing simple, affordable, life changing skills that create seamless shifts in mindset and behaviors. I welcome the privilege of being a guide as you seek to restore your equilibrium.”