Live Webinar May 27th, 2014 – 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm  EDT
Duration: 1.5 hr Credits: 1 PDU Category A  – Free PDU
Sponsored by: Global Diversity CoP (REP #S018)

It’s no secret that diversity and inclusion—commonly called D&I—has entered contemporary corporate discourse.

Business thought leaders began writing about it en masse in the late 1980s, and now, 25 years later, references to D&I are everywhere.

The tough part, isn’t talking about D&I;
The challenge is leveraging it.  

Indeed, the scholarly literature shows that 20th century organizational D&I initiatives often produced underwhelming results.

In this webinar we will jump wholeheartedly into the 21st century—examining how to forge a happy marriage between the equitable values at the heart of ethical D&I practices and the real-world need to build sustainable competitive advantage.

Moving beyond the idea that D&I is a small adjunct to project management,  Paul will explore ways D&I can enter the mainstream of an organization’s strategic vision.

• By flipping the paradigm we will see D&I as a completely viable end that deserves its own special projects.
• Whether and how D&I is practiced affects everyone.
• Moreover everyone can have a hand in building it.

This webinar is for all organizational stakeholders, regardless of organization size, type, or sector, who want a deeper understanding of how to integrate D&I into their organization’s strategic vision.

Presenter: Paul H. Hawkins, (LinkedIn profile) PhD, PMP is board chair of Working Diversity, Inc., a nonprofit corporation leading organizational diversity and inclusion initiatives.  Paul has presented at leading conferences organized by the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education, the Caribbean Studies Association, the American Anthropological Association, the International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations and has taught on Race, Gender and Public Policy at the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. .

Note: You do have to be a PMI® member to register for this opportunity.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details

Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 9 – Human Resources

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 9.1 Plan Human Resource Management
• 9.4 Manage Project Team

As a Category C ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

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