Equity, DIVERSITY, and INCLUSION
Your people are your most valuable assets, and research demonstrates that the top performers are people who feel valued and respected at work. Equity, diversity, and inclusion aren't just about buzzwords, or being politically correct; they are about recognizing the value of varied and diverse teams, investing in your talent, transforming organizational culture, and producing exceptional work - whatever your field. When people are able to bring their fullest selves to their work, they are more likely to perform at the top of their game.
Joanna Ware Consulting can help your organization get there by providing tailored consultation and training to recruit, retain, and nurture top talent, and to transform your organization's core programs and services to reflect the diverse needs of your customers, clients, and community.
FACILITATION & MEETING DESIGN
A well-designed and facilitated meeting often means the difference between attendees who leave shaking their heads and thinking "well, this was a waste of a day," and those who leave energized, connected, and motivated to get to work. Effective facilitation has the power to transform teams and lay the foundation for increased effectiveness over the long term.
In addition to facilitating your gatherings, Joanna offers meeting design consultation. Together, we will identify the right goals and outcomes, design an effective arc - whether for a 2 hour meeting, day-long retreat, or multi-day convening - and execute flawlessly.
Safe, Respectful Workplace Training
As a consultant trainer with Sepler & Associates, Joanna provides training for employees, managers & senior leadership, and boards in brass-tacks, data-driven strategies to create safe, respectful, harassment-free workplaces. More than just an anti-harassment training, a Safe, Respectful Workplace training equips people at all levels of an organization to be an active partner in creating a workplace culture that fosters respect, collaboration, and psychological safety. This training has been designed by Fran Sepler, one of the nation’s leading experts in responding to and preventing workplace harassment. Training content includes:
Creating a culture of respect
Responding to a continuum of disrespectful behavior in the workplace
Coaching & behavior change strategies for managers & employees
Complaint handling (for managers)
Legal* obligations (for managers)
Best practices for workplace anti-harassment policies & responses
*Joanna is not an attorney, and nothing on this page or delivered in this training should be construed as legal advice. If you are in need of legal expertise, please contact an attorney.
Equity in Facilitation: In-Person or Virtual Training
Good facilitation is about more than just personal presence and meeting design - though those are important! Good facilitation means being in service to the goals of the group you are working with, and creating a container in which every member of a group can bring their best. This 60-90 minute training discusses the WHYs and HOWs of bringing an equity & inclusion lens to every stage of your facilitated gathering, whether it’s a weekly team meeting, large public event, or multi-day retreat. Contact me to bring this training to your organization or team, or sign-up for my next public webinar!
Don’t just take my word for it, though…
Joanna Ware’s training session on equity and facilitation has become a “must have” in our executive certificate of facilitation program at Georgetown University. It is rich and full of content which is so important and relevant in facilitating diverse and complex groups and teams. She is an exceptional facilitator and approaches this content with confidence, grace and skill. She takes topics that may feel challenging and breaks them down in ways that helps participants grasp the importance of facilitating with this kind of awareness. Anyone who facilitates gatherings and meetings in the 21st-century will benefit from this content and from Joanna’s wisdom.
Rae Ringel - Founding President of The Ringel Group; Faculty Member at the Georgetown University Institute for Transformational Leadership (executive certificates in Coaching and Facilitation)
TRAINING
Joanna brings over a decade of experience with informal education and training to the task of creating impactful, participatory, immersive learning experiences for participants. Joanna offers 1.5 - 4 hour trainings on the following topics:
Gender Diversity and Equity
Adaptive Leadership
Creating Safe, Respectful Workplaces (see above)
LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) Competency and Inclusion
Equity in Facilitation
Understanding Anti-Jewish Oppression in Progressive Movements
The Intersections of Racism, White Supremacy, and Anti-Semitism
Public Narrative and Storytelling
Community Organizing
SPEAKING
"The Springfield JCC greatly appreciated Joanna's participation in the speaker series included as part of our production of Falsettoland. Joanna's words were not only greatly impactful to our audience but they were extremely moving to our cast. She absolutely hit the nail on the head with the themes of her talk. I have already been asked many times when we will be having her back." - Becca Coolong, Springfield Jewish Community Center
Joanna is an experienced and engaging speaker, using storytelling, humor, research, and current events to craft compelling keynote addresses for adults and teens that touch people's hearts, elevate discourse, and inspire audiences to take action.
Sample Topics
May You Go From Strength to Strength: Asset-Based Leadership Development
Risk, Vulnerability, and Allyship: What it Means to Show Up in Solidarity
It's Complicated: Bringing Nuance and Empathy to our Most Entrenched Disagreements
[FEMME]nism: Toward a Queer Femme Intersectional Liberation
Selected Remarks
For more information, to schedule a consultation, or discuss bringing Joanna to your company, organization, or community, please be in touch!