Program Overview
Description
Creating a culture of belonging takes more than good intentions. It requires consistent actions, supportive policies, inclusive leadership, and everyday workplace practices that help people feel respected, valued, and able to contribute.
Designed for HR professionals and people leaders, this interactive virtual session examines how workplace systems, language, behaviors, and leadership practices can strengthen belonging or unintentionally create barriers. Participants will explore privilege, bias, allyship, and psychological safety, while identifying practical ways to move organizational commitments into meaningful employee experiences.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify workplace behaviors, practices, and signals that strengthen or undermine belonging
- Recognize how bias, privilege, and organizational systems can influence employee experiences and opportunities
- Apply principles of allyship and psychological safety to common HR and workplace situations
- Identify practical actions HR can take to strengthen belonging through policies, communication, leadership support, and everyday practices
About the Facilitator
 
Stephanie Howlett
Stephanie Howlett, the fearless rainbow warrior, is the CEO and founder of DiversityNL and co-founder of FIERCE Leadership NL.
With her cape of inclusion firmly in place, Stephanie works with HR professionals, people leaders, and organizations to build inclusive, psychologically safe, and belonging-centred workplaces. She holds a Master of Social Work and has worked with more than 100 Canadian organizations across a wide range of sectors. She is also the host of the DiversityNL podcast.
When she is not challenging norms, coaching leaders, or sprinkling a little fabulousness into workplaces, Stephanie can usually be found enjoying a nature walk with her beloved dog, Templeton aka the Pawsitivity Coordinator.
Stephanie brings heart, humour, and practical expertise to every room, proving that meaningful workplace change can be both serious and seriously fabulous.
Can she get a YAS Queen!
Pricing
Members$25
Non-Members$55
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