Diversity and Inclusion Coaching

Facilitating Conversations Around Race, Diversity and Inclusion

Does your team tiptoe around the tender topic of diversity and inclusion? While it's natural to shy away from this challenging subject, open communication is essential to fostering respectful cultures which truly honor diversity.

We can intentionally consider how to be in relationship with these topics, as we connect with skill and purpose to begin dismantling the barriers which divide. For over 20 years, Relationship Systems Intelligence (RSI™) principles, tools and skills have been used to coach alignment and connection in teams.

This program is a first foray into a sensitive discussion, one in which all participants will have a respected voice. We rely on rich, time-tested tools which support systems in navigating discomfort and encouraging deep understanding.

Let's explore intersecting realities with purpose and skill, as we come together in intentional conversations about race, diversity and inclusion issues.

How might racism be affecting your team?

A survey of U.S. professionals showed that 58% of Black professionals, 41% of Latino professionals and 38% of Asian professionals said they had encountered racial prejudice at work, while only 15% of white professionals said the same.
Source: SHRM analysis of Being Black in Corporate America, Coqual, 2019

Rich Tools for Complex Conversations

This program incorporates proven tools and skills from the ICF-accredited Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC™) series. Teams are supported in examining issues around race, diversity and inclusion using a systems coaching lens.

Learn ways to respectfully open a conversation incorporating different perspectives.
Discover powerful coaching tools which encourage heartfelt conversations on challenging topics.
Explore how to establish the understanding which acts as a catalyst to healing.

Using relationship systems coaching skills, we design thoughtful conversations which foster understanding and mutual purpose.

"The tools help us see deeper into one another - see truth and meaning - that allows us to be in right relationship with the human, bringing that out in front and actually experiencing real connection and relationship."

Michelle Davis, MS, LPC, ORSC

Outcomes

Relationship Systems Intelligence supports diversity and inclusion in multiple ways.

Consider shared purpose for engaging in conversations about inclusivity.
Go beyond the superficial to explore diversity and inclusion in an experiential setting.
Understand what's required to navigate the deep emotion underlying an ancient and complex source of division.
Learn to foster the trust needed to share perspectives with vulnerability.
Access robust tools and skills which support the exploration of tricky topics.
Develop an action plan for doing your own inner work and taking the next step on this journey.

Contact us to discuss how we can help your team delve into sensitive issues around diversity and inclusion. Generally we begin by considering what is required to establish psychological safety. Systems coaching skills are introduced to support a respectful and meaningful conversation.

Participants will have an opportunity to practice initiating a conversation about diversity and inclusion. As we review and expand on the practice exercise, we help in considering what to anticipate, appropriate tactics, and how to continue the conversation.

Rest assured knowing that our coaches are experienced in facilitating challenging conversations. Throughout the process, your team will learn how to draw on tools and skills which have been used for over two decades to cultivate relationship in a variety of contexts. Rather than implementing an imposed solution, the system itself aligns on what is needed to move forward.