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LEADMARK
LEADERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONS:
MICROAGGRESSIONS & ALLYSHIP

MICROAGGRESSIONS AND ALLYSHIP

Microaggressions are described as forms of discrimination characterized by small-scale, everyday verbal and nonverbal behaviors that demean other social groups or individual members of those groups (Sue, 2010).  In this training portion, national diversity expert Dr. Bryant T. Marks will discuss three critical forms of microaggressions and provide a detailed description, along with examples, of how to implement four promising practices for managing and reducing microaggressions.

 

Allies are individuals who themselves are not targets of bias but are motivated to actively combat social injustice and support stigmatized groups, including confronting prejudice when it occurs (Brown & Ostrove, 2013; Ashburn-Nardo, 2018).  This workshop focuses on defining the different types and characteristics of trusted allies and provides techniques for confronting effective ally bias.

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TRAINING INCLUDES:

  • Innovative, engaging, humorous, and motivational delivery of content

  • Highly interactive and introspective exercises

  • Small group dialogue of sensitive topics related to working with males of color as a case study

  • The use of compelling videos, images, and other media

  • An overview of national, industry-specific data disaggregated by relevant demographics

  • Anonymous audience polling and display of results in real-time. Responses are used as a basis for discussing sensitive topics and to allow participants to see how their attitudes or experiences compare to others. These results are saved as graphs and provided to the organizers.

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FORMAT

  • In-person 1 - 2.5 hours

  • Live Webinar: 1 - 2.5 hours

  • Online Learning Management System (coming soon)

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RECOMMENDED AUDIENCES:

This course is strongly recommended for law enforcement, education, judiciary, corporate, non-profits, philanthropy, community, city/county government, and healthcare organizations as well as other entities in which bias has been shown to significant impact important life outcomes for large groups of citizens or customers.

 

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