Diversity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism: An Employer’s Perspective

• How do you get people to understand the importance and value of diversity and inclusion?

• How do you move people from judging to valuing all human beings regardless of cultural or individual differences?

• How does an organization make an impact on racism?

These questions will be answered from the perspective of a manufacturing company – Cascade Engineering. We will explore the what, the why, and the how.

About David

Dave Barrett – has been with Cascade Engineering for over 40 years and is the Director of Talent Development with companywide responsibility for leadership development, employee development, and cultural development. Dave has held various positions in maintenance, operations management, human resources and organizational development. His ultimate role in the company is as a “Keeper of the Culture” working to create an organization where people love to work and helping Cascade Engineering become an employer of choice. Dave began his diversity work at Cascade in 1994 when Fred Keller (founder) pulled Dave and another manager into his office and said: “My company is not doing enough around the issue of diversity so we’re going to start a diversity program.” In 2012 the company took another step by putting a stake in the ground and declaring Cascade Engineering would be an anti-racism organization.

Dave has an Associate’s degree in Plastics Technology from Ferris State University and an MBA from Davenport University. He is a Senior Certified Professional in Human Resources (SCPSM) from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). He has a certificate in Organizational Development from the National Training Laboratory.

Greg Mutch is a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator and will be sharing with us a sneak peak at the program developed by researcher Brené Brown designed to help individuals, teams, and organizations be the leaders our world needs today and moving into the future. One of AG Collaborative’s favorite quotes: “What got us here won’t get us there.” Join us as we take a look at what might be holding us back and explore a vision for what will get us to the next level of leadership.

ABOUT GREG:

AG Collaborative was born out of the friendship and shared vision of Abbey Johnston and Greg Mutch. While they each bring unique strengths, gifts, and expertise to the table, what they share is a deep passion to see individuals, groups and organizations uncork their leadership potential for the sake of greater impact.

In Three Words: Real. Simple. Results.

The Entrepreneurial Operation System is a comprehensive business system, with a complete set of simple business tools and a proven business process to align and synchronize all the pieces of your business to produce the results you want.

ABOUT KEN – Ken Bogard of Nexus Business Solutions, comes to us with a background in turnaround management and business leadership. His “know honesty” approach and EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System®) implementations have delivered significant financial gains, improved leadership collaboration, structured strategic direction, and developed “built-to-last” mentalities with numerous small and medium sized organizations in the Grand Rapids community.

His range of experiences, from non-profit to public and privately owned businesses, have given him the ability to identify opportunities from a variety of perspectives. The pains and pleasures of companies are remarkably alike, desperately requiring a simplistic and effective approach to get quick results.