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• Seattle Networking Interest Group

  • When
    October 05, 2023
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    5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    Virtual - Zoom access provided upon registration

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  Seattle Networking Interest Group

  Our Networking Interest Group meets virtually the first Thursday of every month for connection, conversation and conviviality! Whether you’re a current member or curious about becoming one, these structured gatherings are intentionally designed to help you:

  • Meet talent development professionals from across the Puget Sound region
  • Discover new ways to get involved with our Chapter 
  • Get the most value out of an ATD Puget Sound Membership 
  • Engage with Chapter Leaders
  • Experience and learn fun virtual connection building activities you can use at work

  Whether you’re an experienced trainer, facilitator, coach, instructional designer, consultant, or aspiring to work in one of the many fields of L&D, these meetings give you the chance to learn from and with others, feel more connected to the industry and get inspired to be an active member of the ATD Puget Sound community. 

  Can’t join us for the full 90 minutes? No problem! This is your open invitation to a virtual open house: anyone can "Zoom" by, whenever, and for however long you can stay.

  
  

  Pre-registration is required to have the Zoom log in information sent. Also, there is no real time assistance available for this program.

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• DEI Talent Development Special Interest Group

  • When
    October 19, 2023
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    5:15 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom - Link provided upon registration

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  Meet people from private and public sectors in training, coaching, performance improvement, human resources, leadership development, and organizational development with an emphasis on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in our work. This interest group's overall goal is to exchange ideas, share best practices and strategies, and resources to help shift the culture of Talent Development through DEI lenses and build a culture that weaves DEI into the fabric of our work. Feel free to invite others who may benefit from this group and are committed to building an inclusive, varied workplace welcoming to people of all backgrounds.

  
  

  Redlining - For most of its history Seattle was a sharply segregated city, as committed to white supremacy as any location in America. People of color were excluded from most jobs, most neighborhoods and schools, and many stores, restaurants, hotels, and other commercial establishments, even hospitals. As in other western states, the system of severe racial discrimination in Seattle targeted not just African Americans but also Native Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, people of Mexican ancestry, and also, at times, Jews.

  
  

  
  

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• Seattle Networking Interest Group

  • When
    November 02, 2023
  •  
    5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    Virtual - Zoom access provided upon registration

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  Seattle Networking Interest Group

  Our Networking Interest Group meets virtually the first Thursday of every month for connection, conversation and conviviality! Whether you’re a current member or curious about becoming one, these structured gatherings are intentionally designed to help you:

  • Meet talent development professionals from across the Puget Sound region
  • Discover new ways to get involved with our Chapter 
  • Get the most value out of an ATD Puget Sound Membership 
  • Engage with Chapter Leaders
  • Experience and learn fun virtual connection building activities you can use at work

  Whether you’re an experienced trainer, facilitator, coach, instructional designer, consultant, or aspiring to work in one of the many fields of L&D, these meetings give you the chance to learn from and with others, feel more connected to the industry and get inspired to be an active member of the ATD Puget Sound community. 

  Can’t join us for the full 90 minutes? No problem! This is your open invitation to a virtual open house: anyone can "Zoom" by, whenever, and for however long you can stay.

  
  

  Pre-registration is required to have the Zoom log in information sent. Also, there is no real time assistance available for this program.

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• Seattle Networking Interest Group

  • When
    December 07, 2023
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    5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    Virtual - Zoom access provided upon registration

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  Seattle Networking Interest Group

  Our Networking Interest Group meets virtually the first Thursday of every month for connection, conversation and conviviality! Whether you’re a current member or curious about becoming one, these structured gatherings are intentionally designed to help you:

  • Meet talent development professionals from across the Puget Sound region
  • Discover new ways to get involved with our Chapter 
  • Get the most value out of an ATD Puget Sound Membership 
  • Engage with Chapter Leaders
  • Experience and learn fun virtual connection building activities you can use at work

  Whether you’re an experienced trainer, facilitator, coach, instructional designer, consultant, or aspiring to work in one of the many fields of L&D, these meetings give you the chance to learn from and with others, feel more connected to the industry and get inspired to be an active member of the ATD Puget Sound community. 

  Can’t join us for the full 90 minutes? No problem! This is your open invitation to a virtual open house: anyone can "Zoom" by, whenever, and for however long you can stay.

  
  

  Pre-registration is required to have the Zoom log in information sent. Also, there is no real time assistance available for this program.

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• DEI Talent Development Special Interest Group

  • When
    January 18, 2024
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    5:15 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom - Link provided upon registration

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  Meet people from private and public sectors in training, coaching, performance improvement, human resources, leadership development, and organizational development with an emphasis on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in our work. This interest group's overall goal is to exchange ideas, share best practices and strategies, and resources to help shift the culture of Talent Development through DEI lenses and build a culture that weaves DEI into the fabric of our work. Feel free to invite others who may benefit from this group and are committed to building an inclusive, varied workplace welcoming to people of all backgrounds.

  
  

  In recent months/years the term "woke" has been thrown about without much context or definition. This is not without intention. Woke, CRT, Political Correctness, and many more terms initially started in one context and morphed into negative terms across the nation and the world. In this DEI with Delgado, we will discuss the intentionality of placing negative terms to verbiage used to minimize, discredit, and further marginalize communities of color.

  
  

  
  

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• DEI Talent Development Special Interest Group

  • When
    February 15, 2024
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    5:15 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom - Link provided upon registration

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  Meet people from private and public sectors in training, coaching, performance improvement, human resources, leadership development, and organizational development with an emphasis on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in our work. This interest group's overall goal is to exchange ideas, share best practices and strategies, and resources to help shift the culture of Talent Development through DEI lenses and build a culture that weaves DEI into the fabric of our work. Feel free to invite others who may benefit from this group and are committed to building an inclusive, varied workplace welcoming to people of all backgrounds.

  
  

  There are so many terms and definitions that it is simply mind-blowing. This DEI with Delgado will discuss the multiple "isms" we discuss in the DEI world that greatly impacts employee engagement and organizational objectives. Racism, Colorism, Ageism, Sexism, and that's just scratching the surface. Let's discuss the nuances of these "isms" and how they show up in our professional and personal lives.
  

  
  

  
  

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• DEI Talent Development Special Interest Group

  • When
    March 21, 2024
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    5:15 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom - Link provided upon registration

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  Meet people from private and public sectors in training, coaching, performance improvement, human resources, leadership development, and organizational development with an emphasis on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in our work. This interest group's overall goal is to exchange ideas, share best practices and strategies, and resources to help shift the culture of Talent Development through DEI lenses and build a culture that weaves DEI into the fabric of our work. Feel free to invite others who may benefit from this group and are committed to building an inclusive, varied workplace welcoming to people of all backgrounds.

  
  

  
  

  Covering - Covering is the act of hiding or downplaying aspects of one’s identity in order to try to match—or to avoid violating—the norms of a group. This often involves aspects of a person’s identity that they believe will be viewed negatively or result in mistreatment, such as those related to their culture, ethnicity, gender, or sexuality, among many others. How does this show up in your workplace if at all? What is the impact in your organization?
  

  
  

  
  

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• DEI Talent Development Special Interest Group

  • When
    April 18, 2024
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    5:15 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom - Link provided upon registration

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  Meet people from private and public sectors in training, coaching, performance improvement, human resources, leadership development, and organizational development with an emphasis on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in our work. This interest group's overall goal is to exchange ideas, share best practices and strategies, and resources to help shift the culture of Talent Development through DEI lenses and build a culture that weaves DEI into the fabric of our work. Feel free to invite others who may benefit from this group and are committed to building an inclusive, varied workplace welcoming to people of all backgrounds.

  
  

  Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) also known as “Affinity Groups” in certain circles first began with Xerox in the 1960s. Employees formed a group to address race-based issues and concerns in their workplace. This led to what we refer to as ERGs. ERGs provide several benefits for organizations. In a 2022 article in the Association for Talent Development (ATD), Ilit Raz identified some of these benefits. These benefits are as follows:

  •  Attract top talent
  •  Expand company’s network
  •  Encourages professional development
  •  Keeps employees engaged
  •  Fosters inclusion

  
  

  
  

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• DEI Talent Development Special Interest Group

  • When
    May 16, 2024
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    5:15 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom - Link provided upon registration

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  Meet people from private and public sectors in training, coaching, performance improvement, human resources, leadership development, and organizational development with an emphasis on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in our work. This interest group's overall goal is to exchange ideas, share best practices and strategies, and resources to help shift the culture of Talent Development through DEI lenses and build a culture that weaves DEI into the fabric of our work. Feel free to invite others who may benefit from this group and are committed to building an inclusive, varied workplace welcoming to people of all backgrounds.

  
  

  By now we have all heard the team silver tsunami but what does this mean as a large part of the workforce choose to continue to work in an environment that is seemingly geared toward newer generations. Organizations must find ways to attract the next generations of workforce while leveraging and acknowledging the historical knowledge that more tenured employees used to build the foundations of the company.

  
  

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• DEI Talent Development Special Interest Group

  • When
    June 20, 2024
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    5:15 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom - Link provided upon registration

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  Meet people from private and public sectors in training, coaching, performance improvement, human resources, leadership development, and organizational development with an emphasis on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in our work. This interest group's overall goal is to exchange ideas, share best practices and strategies, and resources to help shift the culture of Talent Development through DEI lenses and build a culture that weaves DEI into the fabric of our work. Feel free to invite others who may benefit from this group and are committed to building an inclusive, varied workplace welcoming to people of all backgrounds.

  
  

  
  

  DEI is a journey not a destination. As you may be aware or heard, demographics are changing. In 2019, Pew Research reported on how “Americans have mixed views about how the country might change when blacks, Hispanics, Asians and other minorities make up a majority of the population. While more say this change will be good for the country than say it will be bad, the predominant view is that it will be neither.” How will this shift impact the ability to further develop and grow internal talent pools or attract more diverse candidates into your organizations?

  
  

  
  

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