Module 5: Implementing DEI - Aligning the Suits and the Boots
Facilitator: Annie Kao of Ascent Inclusion Consulting.
This session shares insights on common challenges and suggested tips for how to infuse DEI at all levels of an organization and translate strategy into action.
Bio: Annie is the Founder of Ascent Inclusion Consulting, which provides Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion guidance specializing in outdoor industries. Her representative clients include organizations such as the the U.S. Ski & Snowboard team, Fox Racing, Alterra Mountain Company, Mountain Hardwear, National Forest Foundation, and others. She currently serves on the Boards of the Share Winter Foundation and the National Ski Areas Association. Prior to Ascent, for over 10 years Annie worked at Vail Resorts, including as Assistant General Counsel serving as the lead operations attorney for ski areas including Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, and Whistler Blackcomb. Annie got her first outdoor industry job in 1998, as a ski instructor at Keystone Resort.
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When reviewing the persuasive communication techniques (appealing to ethos, pathos, logos, and/or kairos), which persuasive method do you tend to find the most compelling when you are in the audience? What method(s) do you tend to use when you are the presenter?
Is there a person (or group of people) in your organization that you have previously labeled as being resistant to DEI? Use the tips in this module to break down the possible sources of resistance and build back up an alternative strategy for re-engaging them in a productive DEI conversation.