Keynote

Speaking Service

Equity in Action

Focus: Are you after changing the hearts and minds of your leaders and employees, asking them to do something different so equity is centered in practice and policy, or both? What would each take to be operationalized?

Learning Objectives: Organizations will walk a way with a better understanding of the level of specificity that is required to identify the “what” their equity focus seeks to accomplish.

Equity vs Equality

Focus: What does it mean to be equitable for historically marginalized communities? How does that differ from equally serving them?

Learning Objectives: Organizations will learn not only the difference between equity and equality but also a gain a better understanding of how long inequities have persisted and caused harm to marginalized communities, which is not largely discussed when this topic is brought forth.

Change management

Learning Objectives: Organizations will receive Dr. Lockett’s recommendations for using change management to center equity in practice.

Focus: How can traditional change management techniques and philosophies serve developing an equity focus? Techniques to move equity forward with specific examples are provided.

Organizational Equity Assessment

An equity assessment is a process designed to obtain information and knowledge about the readiness of an organization to have an equity focus and if the current performance of an organization can be most effectively measured with an equity lens in mind. An equity assessment is a vital step for an organization to have a foundational understanding about how ready they are to engage in equity in any meaningful way. This assessment also establishes a baseline to measure progress and what organizations should look for in their journey towards an equity focus.

Dr. Lockett provides a wide assortment of assessments to choose from. Each serving a specific purpose.

Assessments
• Organization-Wide Equity Survey and Analysis
• Interviews with External Stakeholders from Marginalized Communities
• Racial Majority internal Stakeholder Listening Forums
• Training Review and Analysis (Any Training Curriculum Organizations May Offer)
• Budget and Resource Allocation Process Review and Analysis
• Organizational Decision-Making Process Review
• Supplier and Contract Diversity Review
• ERG/Affinity Groups Listening Forums

Templates
• Organization Equity Lens
• Diverse Organization Hiring Toolkit
• Organization Budget Equity Tool
• DEI Training Assessment
• DEI Code Of Conduct
• DEI Strategic Plan/Roadmap