Stereotyping: Avoiding the Pitfalls and Creating Best Practices
September 13, 2016 - Sydney AUArk Group Australia
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Stereotypes are very often skewed by generation, gender, culture, etc and cause commercial as well as workplace disputes Is there a way to balance the risks involved and utilise stereotyping to a benefit? Stereotypes can be cued by situations themselves, and constrain your workforce performance. The challenge then lies in containing the stereotypes and building a workforce that is engaged, innovative, motivated and lives up to their potential. Join us in this forum to challenge and bust myths on gender and generational stereotypes. Explore various ways of balancing the risks of stereotyping to promote diversity, inclusion, commitment and engagement. Identify risks and benefits in your workplace Discover and dispel the stereotypes Identify potential strengths and develop strategies Why do we act the way we do? Engage employees and the community Discover how your ideas of stereotypes might be holding you back Your leaders for the module: Jane Bringolf, Project Manager Liveable Communities, COTA NSW Jane's nine years as Executive Director with the Independent Living Centre NSW, and more recently as Liveable Communities Project Manager with Council on the Ageing NSW, adds to her experience of working in the aged and disability sectors. Susanne Moore, Executive Chair / Acting CEO, The Centre of Gender Economics and Innovation Susanne is the Founder and Chair of The Centre for Gender Economics and Innovation and is credited with developing the emerging fields of Gender Economics (macro) and Diversity Economics (organisational). She brings a career in business coupled with academic rigour to her consulting practice around Gender Economics. Nola Turner-Jensen, Principal Director, Crackerja