Mon 18 May 2020
Fostering Staff Networks | Online Agenda
From fostering future leaders and providing a forum for staff inputs, to driving innovation, supporting diversity and realising inclusion across the business, there are numerous strategic and social benefits to supporting the development and growth of staff networks.
In honour of Staff Networks Day on Wednesday 12th May, Dods D&I bring you a fantastic online agenda full of useful advice and inspiration from some of our most popular speakers.
In the below agenda you will discover how to maximise the impact and outreach of your networks, ensuring they become valuable contributors to company policy, practice and culture.
View the sessions below, and submit any questions for the speakers to claire.walmsley@dodsgroup.com.
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Session 1: Why Staff Networks?
SPEAKER: Cherron Inko-Tariah MBE, Author, ‘The Incredible Power of Staff Networks'; Consultant and Coach, The Power of Staff Networks
Cherron discusses how staff networks contribute to overall inclusion in workplaces, plus the far reaching benefits to members and the wider organisation.
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Session 2: Setting up a Staff Network
SPEAKER: Keela Shackell-Smith MBE, Diversity & Inclusion Manager, Cabinet Office and Founder, Cross-Government Women's Network
Keela offers advice to those who are thinking about, or just starting to develop a network.
Session 3: Maintaining and promoting your Staff Network
SPEAKER: Bernadette Thompson, Co-Chair, Race to the Top Grade 6/7 network; Deputy Director, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government
Bernadette discusses overcoming the key challenges when maintaining a network over time, and the most effective methods of garnering external interest in your network
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Session 3: Maintaining and promoting your Staff Network
SPEAKER: Bernadette Thompson, Co-Chair, Race to the Top Grade 6/7 network; Deputy Director, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government
Bernadette discusses overcoming the key challenges when maintaining a network over time, and the most effective methods of garnering external interest in your network.
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Session 4: Using Staff Networks to effectively influence stakeholders
SPEAKER: Rob Neil, Head of Embedding Culture Change, Department for Education
Rob offers insight into driving business goals and contributing to organisational improvement, as well as engaging senior management as sponsors and champions.
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Q&A
If you have any questions for the speakers, please submit them to claire.walmsley@dodsgroup.com
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Our full day Staff Networks event, 'Fostering Staff Networks & ERGs: Engaging Staff and Driving Business Goals' will take place online on Wednesday, 23rd June. For full details and to register your place, click here.
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