DEI Propel™ is a one-day face-to-face experiential course designed to help diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) professionals and organizations jumpstart and sustain their DEI efforts.
This course isn’t about quick fixes. You still have to put in the work. But the big question is always – HOW? This in-person and highly interactive course is designed to help you develop a customized DEI Strategic Roadmap for your organization based on evidence-based change management practices.
Results-Focused
Many organizations doing DEI work don't have a strategy. Most are engaged in activities that lack focus or substance. To experience positive and long-term results, you must have a solid strategy that is based on outcomes and not just outputs. When you finish this course, you will walk away with a DEI Strategic Roadmap built on the DEI Propel™ Framework that you can begin to implement immediately.
Interactive and Collaborative
The course activities are designed to help you reflect on and assess where your organization or department is on the DEI journey and what strategies you need to move the work forward. As part of this process, you will be given the opportunity to engage with and seek input from other DEI Allies and leaders in your organization.
Grounded in Best Practices and Research
The course content is grounded in solid evidence-based research. In addition, we've curated a list of first-class supplemental resources on leading practices and the latest DEI research. You will also receive a Certificate of Completion.
Participants Receive:
DEI Propel™ Comprehensive Participant Guide
A signed copy of Dr. Upton’s book, Make It Last: A Roadmap and Practical Strategies for How to Do DEI
Six (6) SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs)
Curated List of Additional Tools & Resources
Certificate of Completion
COURSE FACILITATOR
Dr. Sandra Upton
As Founder and Chief DEI Strategist with Upton Consulting Group (UCG), Dr. Upton brings 25+ years of DEI experience consulting, coaching and training with businesses, educational institutions, governmental agencies and non-profits to this work. Prior to launching UCG, Dr. Upton was Vice President, Global Diversity Practice with the Cultural Intelligence Center and was responsible for providing strategic leadership and expertise on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) matters for hundreds of clients across the globe. She led organization’s response to the growing demand from global and Fortune 500 companies to Ivy-League universities. She is also a subject matter expert in unconscious bias training.
She is a frequent speaker and consults with numerous businesses and institutions on how to effectively integrate DEI strategies into business and educational settings. As a well-known subject matter expert, she has written numerous blogs and has been featured in several articles and podcasts. She travels frequently and has consulted with organizations, educational institutions and schools and facilitated keynotes and trainings across the US and in numerous countries around the world. such as Brazil, China, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Israel, Singapore, South Africa and several countries throughout Europe.
She and her husband Robert are the proud parents of two adult children, Alexis and Devin.
