Dr. Tana M: Development Strategist, International speaker and Media contributor
Dr. Tana M: Development Strategist, International speaker and Media contributor
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Dr. Tana M. Session is the CEO & Founder of TanaMSession.com, a certified Women Minority Business Enterprise (WMBE) with over 30 years of Human Resources experience.
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"The National Black Employees Association, an internal caucus group within the Xerox Corporation, has worked with Tana M. Session, for the past three years. Her training programs were assessed as being current, forward-thinking, valuable and applicable to advance personal and professional growth. Tana is a consummate professional, she extends herself as a resource beyond the training sessions to anyone who wanted additional insight on the webinar material, taking her services to a higher level."
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Tana is the official LinkedIn Learning expert for Diversity & Inclusion in recruiting and interviewing and was also recognized by Forbes as a “Next 1000” and a “Top Diversity & Inclusion Business Leader,” and a “DEI Champion” by the National Diversity Council. Additionally, her business was recognized by Design Rush as a “Top 5 California Business Consulting Firm” and a “Top 10 California HR Outsourcing Company,” and CORE Magazine/USA Today recognized her as “CORE 100 Most Influential Blacks Today.”
Tana is the author of multiple books, including the #1 Best-seller Get Your Career Life in Order. Tana is a recognized media contributor and has been a contributing writer for Forbes.com, Entrepreneur, Thrive Global and BlackEnterprise.com, and has been featured in Huffington Post, Essence Magazine, Ebony Magazine, Savoy Magazine, Sheen Magazine, and on various local news, syndicated radio, television and podcast shows.
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Dr. Session will help you gain a deeper understanding of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging by identifying real workplace examples of DEI and teaching you how to successfully build a sense of Inclusion & Belonging from within.
Takeaways: You will gain the necessary tools needed to keep growing and working on your DEI initiative. You will learn the language and skills needed to navigate through key conversations with your team and senior leadership.
What is Unconscious & Implicit Bias? We can’t address it if we don’t know what it is or how it shows up in our decision-making. Regardless of our ethnicity, gender, nationality or social economic background, and regardless of how open-minded you may think you are; we are ALL guilty of unconscious bias. Sometimes it shows up as a fleeting thought as you pass someone on the street, or a snap judgment you make about someone you meet for the first time. You will uncover the shocking truth of how Unconscious & Implicit Bias shows up in our daily decision-making and how it can impact the workplace, employees and overall productivity.
Takeaways: You will be able to identify real-world examples of how Unconscious & Implicit Bias have negatively impacted people’s careers and lives. Be able to identify strategies you can easily implement to help mitigate Unconscious & Implicit Bias in your personal and professional lives. Develop the language to help address Unconscious & Implicit Bias, Microaggressions & Intersectionality when you witness it demonstrated by others (“Bystander Allyship”). Experience a positive mind-shift and view about other humans you interact with daily.
We are hearing the term “Microaggressions” more often than ever before. Employees are confused about what they can and can’t say or ask their co-workers. Managers are confused about how to address employee complaints from those who represent the marginalized workforce. In order to truly foster an inclusive culture where all employees feel a sense of inclusion and belonging, it is important to become comfortable having uncomfortable conversations, and learning how to shift how we engage and communicate with each other in our daily lives.
Takeaways: Gain a deeper understanding of Microaggressions. Understand how to identify Microaggressions when they occur in and outside of the workplace. Develop the language to help address Microaggressions when you witness it demonstrated by others (“Bystander Allyship”). Experience a positive mind-shift and view about others who you interact with daily.
“Thank you so much for such an enlightening & informative webinar. I learned so much that I don't know where to begin. We're all guilty of biases and microaggressions, but it's about self-awareness, acceptance that I need to think differently in how I communicate and take action to do better. I learned new terms such as micro-assaults, micro-insults, and micro-invalidations. I'll start referring to them as the "M" words. I'll be mindful of 5 myths about microaggressions.”
S. Gibbs
“We were fortunate to have Dr. Session as the first speaker sponsored by our DEI Council. More than half the firm attended the presentation and it was overwhelmingly positively received. Dr. Session was wonderful to work with, incorporating our feedback but also providing expert recommendations regarding content and style. The whole firm learned about what diversity, equity and inclusion actually mean beyond just the surface buzzwords we hear all the time now and why it’s so important to us as a company, setting the perfect tone for future initiatives.”
R. Abraham
"Dr. Session's topics 'Stop Playing Small' and 'Stop Being The Best Kept Secret (R)' offered valuable strategies to long term investments in your business. She gave the attendees the confidence to embrace their dreams and make them a reality. Again, thanks so much for your enthusiastic participation at our conference. We look forward to working with you again in the near future."
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