Employee resource groups (ERGs) are a pivotal part of any organization’s DEI program. They serve as a robust source of employee feedback, increase employee engagement and belonging, and provide opportunities for professional development. However, poorly established or maintained groups can set back an organization’s DEI efforts, with roadblocks caused by poor leadership, lack of resources, and limited executive sponsorship or buy-in. How do you ensure your organization’s ERGs are built to thrive? Equip your ERG leaders to drive impact through TDM’s certificate program.
Level set on key DEI terms, the business case for DEI, types of bias, and inclusive language. Expand knowledge of various diverse communities and how to be respectful of all people. Learn what inclusive leadership is and specific actions to take to lead more inclusively.
Ins and Outs of ERG Membership
Understand your role as an ERG member and leader, including how to assist in recruiting diverse employees, increase retention and employee engagement, secure executive buy-in, and positively impact your organization. Learn how to build trust within the ERG and across other DEI-related groups. Finally, learn best practices for establishing and maintaining a successful and impactful ERG.
Impactful Conversations and Active Allyship
ERG members must exemplify how to be active allies and have difficult conversations in their organizations. Recognize common roadblocks to allyship and how to overcome them, actionable tips for allyship, and how to conduct difficult conversations with example scripts taken from real-life examples encountered by ERG members.
Key Benefits
Team-Based Approach: When your ERG leaders learn as a group, they share a common language, set of tools, and experiences. This ensures smoother implementation of new strategies and increased trust across the team. A team that learns together supports each other in the application of new knowledge, ensuring long-term retention and continuous improvement.
Interactive, Tailored Experience: This program can be customized to address specific team dynamics, challenges, and goals, ensuring the most relevant and impactful learning journey.
Continuing Education: This program is bundled with access to TDM Library, filled with thousands of relevant guides, templates, and checklists, for your ERG leaders’ ongoing education.
We needed a program that would provide our ERG leaders with the strategies needed to lead an ERG and the professional recognition they deserved. I expected some [feelings of] empowerment, and I was completely blown away by the turnaround after this certification. ERG leaders now are equipped to drive significant changes within their groups and across the organization, delivering a higher ROI to the organization.
Marie WilsonAssociate Director of People, bluebird bio
Thank you to the Diversity Movement for a meaningful and educational experience on what good looks like in a DEI corporate program. The content shared is manageable and actionable, the educational discussions eye opening and thought provoking. I left there more educated, more compassionate, and more motivated to continue with enhancing both my personal DEI journey and the ERG programs at my company. The Diversity Movement has all of the resources and talent at their organization to support personal and professional growth for individuals and the places where they work and live.
ERG Leader Certificate Program Participant
The training was great. I appreciate the safe space to be my authentic self. The instructors stayed on task and allowed the group time to speak on things that mattered.
ERG Leader Certificate Program Participant
I walked away from this seminar with great ideas and tools that I hope to be able to use not only to better our ERGs but to help me continue to grow and learn on my journey.
ERG Leader Certificate Program Participant
See How We Helped bluebird bio's ERGs Deliver a Higher ROI Following the ERG Leader Certificate Program
