Starts:06/02/2020 10:00 AM
Ends:06/02/2020 12:00 PM
Event Type: Conference
2 Hour(s)
Members: Free or Optional $5 Donation | Non-Members: $30
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Now, more than ever, we need to stay focused on diversity and inclusion. But, how? Even in the best of times, traditional approaches have yielded little result. Today, our unexpected work from home experiment is well underway, and here to stay. We need a remote work strategy that ensures inclusive team behaviours, amplifies everyone’s voice and successfully navigates our new reality. The Jasmar Group is a behaviour change consultancy that builds team belonging, culture and performance. We design evidence-based and employee-centred solutions to make inclusion stick, for all of us. In this workshop, we share our approach to build inclusive, high performing virtual teams, supported by best practice and behavioural science. Participants will gain actionable insights to: Design team connections to increase employees’ psychological health and sense of belonging.Avoid the pitfalls of behavioural and psychological biases for stronger team collaboration.Upskill managers to mitigate the diversity of challenges and establish inclusive team norms for the long term.HR Professionals have never been so called upon managing rapid change due to COVID-19. On the front lines supporting people and businesses, our members still are giving back!We are pleased to offer all online Chapter programming free of charge to our members until June 30, 2020. HRPA members attending Chapter sessions between now and June 30, 2020 have the option to support, please select the $5 registration option when joining a free chapter webinar. All proceeds will go to support COVID-19 efforts through Feed Ontario.CANCELLATION POLICY: ALL cancellations MUST be received in writing, 3 business days in advance of the event, to chaptercancellations@hrpa.ca. Registration fees are 100% non-refundable after that time. If it is a complimentary event, a $30 no-show fee invoice will be issued to those registrants who do not attend and have not provided the required notice. Cancellation Deadline is Sun. May 31/20.REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Sun. May 31/20 at midnight.QUESTIONS: Please reach out to Tracey Gallacher tgallacher@hrpa.ca if you have any questions.
Sylvia Apostolidis, President
Sylvia Apostolidis is the President at The Jasmar Group, a behaviour change consultancy helping companies build team belonging, culture, and performance. Sylvia founded The Jasmar Group in response to organizations frustrated with the glacial rate of change in advancing workplace diversity and inclusion. Committed to finding real solutions to a complex issue, her company draws on insights from behavioural economics, neuroscience and design thinking to develop solutions with lasting impact. Sylvia is a respected expert on diversity, inclusion and women’s leadership. Since 2005, she has been advising leading companies across Canada to build equitable workplaces, including ten years as a senior consultant with Catalyst. She holds an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business, a Master of Science (Sociology) from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia.