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BUILDING EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE WORKPLACES,
TOGETHER
We help our partners develop the skills, practices, processes, and tools needed to build an inclusive and equitable company culture.
Powered by the last 15 years of experience supporting hundreds of organizations, we’ve designed a number of ways to support you, no matter where you are in your equity and inclusion journey. We offer a variety of services to get you to where you want to be, all of which are provided with a people-centered approach and grounded in an anti-oppression & liberation framework.
The best place to start is with a discovery call where we’ll offer an expert perspective on the next steps to achieve your goals.
Companies on a mission to do good in the world have to care twice as much about their internal culture to ensure their actions are aligned with their values. This creates the conditions for people, and equitable cultures, to thrive.
There are many ways to build that kind of inclusive, values-aligned organization and below is how we help.
HOW WE HELP
When we meet our clients, it's often at an inflection point: a moment leading up to a real moment of transformation brought on by an opportunity or an unexpected challenge. They are seeking expert consultation and strategic support because they want a workplace characterized by, among other things:
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positive employee and meeting dynamics,
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increased cultural competency among staff and stakeholders,
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decreased (or eliminated) incidences of conflict and subtle acts of exclusion (microaggressions),
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intra- and inter-team collaboration that delivers on the organization's mission,
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staff and leaders using emotional intelligence skills to sustain psychological safety; and
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a blueprint for building an equitable and inclusive culture.
The exciting part about being on the transformation journey with our clients is discovering solutions to what's been getting in the way of the aspirational workplace culture they want.
Challenges our clients have faced, such as:
Unsafe meeting spaces
Deteriorated psychological safety
Lack of collaborative decision-making processes
Underdeveloped anti-bias interruption skills
Not enough time
Communication Barriers
Lack of codified team agreements
Weakened or unclear
accountability proceses
Committment to DEI not equally shared
Conflict resolution and navigation skills needed
Fear of making mistakes
Power wielded in harmful ways, whether intentional or not
Disconnected relationships
Eroded trust
No clear action plan & uncertainty of where to begin
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Building a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization requires we develop our skills for leading and sustaining change. These skills include self-awareness and emotional intelligence, effective communication, conflict navigation, and psychosomatic leadership. Some of the skills are tactical and technical, such as developing accountability processes or analyzing and managing power dynamics. We define DEI broadly, and our DEI Training Library consists of over 20 DEI, Leadership, and Culture Change skills that we look forward to weaving into your Learning and Development Strategy.
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Building equitable and inclusive workplace cultures that honor diversity requires a strategic, results-focused approach. Our clients know that it helps to have someone in their corner who can create a tailored solution to their pressing challenges and co-create solutions. In this form of organizational development, how we support DEI & Culture Change will vary based on your goals and could include a variety of supports like coaching, facilitated employee engagement listening sessions, group coaching, or membership into our DEI and Culture Change leadership development program ("The DEI Dinner Party"). Using the "Recipe for Transformation©", our Consulting Approach, we help you disrupt inequity that shows up in your workplace culture through a variety of interventions and help you do the restorative work to address and repair harm and create a sense of belonging.
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FACILITATION
Tired of leading meetings while also trying to be an active participant? Are unmanaged interpersonal dynamics impeding collaboration during meetings? Need support to ensure your meetings are inclusive, engaging, and fun while also being impactful? Then you need a neutral, highly skilled facilitator, and we have 25 years of experience facilitating a variety of gatherings, conferences, breakout sessions, panels, meetings, and retreats.
LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
Our services focus on ensuring that you and your team develop the essential skills to foster an equitable, inclusive, and healthy workplace. We collaborate closely with your organization to customize our training programs to align with your specific needs and learning objectives. Whether you aim to enhance your team's expertise in a particular topic area, cultivate your leadership team’s change management abilities, or promote anti-bias behaviors across the entire workforce, our dedicated team is here to guide and support your organization’s learning journey.
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LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
All Leaders-whether established or emerging-require expert support, development and resources to become the leaders we need. To change what power sounds and looks like, we're going to have to work together to shift norms and cultivate the competencies to create the brilliant, equitable, inclusive, and joyful future we deserve.
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RETREATS & GATHERINGS
When you have a goal of bringing people together, whether for an impactful all-staff meeting, conference, or retreat, we work with you to bring that vision to life in ways that feel easeful. Our collaborative design process ensures we bring your vision to life while sparing you the unwanted labor of agenda development, live facilitation, meeting technology management, or handling the other dozens of participation design logistics that are required to make an event great.
TRUSTED PARTNERS
We help our partners create fun, supportive and innovative spaces—spaces where our collective humanity is nurtured, imagination is sparked, dreams are born, and strategies for advancing equity are developed. We help you create transformations that stick. Over the last 15 years, we’ve been trusted to lead this work by a number of clients and partners, including:
IT STARTS WHEN YOU DECIDE YOU WANT TO DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY
We know that there’s a lot of information out there about how to build an inclusive organization. We don’t think you need to learn more jargon or implement another DIY strategy—you need expert support combined with your commitment to change.
When you work with Wilson and Associates, you don't need to hold our hand to bring us up to speed. With us, you get interdisciplinary expert knowledge that collapses time, enabling us to get right to the important work so that you can focus on yours. We have seen it all before and can make quick and accurate assessments of your organization’s strengths, and needs, and provide recommended next steps based on what we've experienced with clients over the last 15 years.
"As the first Chief Equity Officer for the lagest and most diverse planning department in the country, collaborating with Chrysta on the first ever listening session was an eye opener for me and for my department. She made DEI very accessible and acceptable by all of us."
- Faisal Roble, CEO of Racial Justice and Equity
City of Los Angeles Planning Department
YOUR NEXT STEPS
SCHEDULE A DISCOVERY CALL
Set up a free call with our CEO Chrysta Wilson and get an expert perspective on your organization’s needs.
BUILD YOUR PACKAGE
After our call, we’ll confirm a few support options for your next steps. From here, we'll set up a scope of work, you’ll pay a deposit, and we’ll get you onboarded!
GET READY TO DO THE WORK
Every organization is unique, and so is the work we do together. No matter where you’re starting from, you’ll see a transformative impact when we co-create the future of your organization together.
"Partnering with Chrysta has been a great joy and an amazing learning experience! Her support has set the stage for transformative growth within our team."
- Jakada Imani, CEO
The Management Center