Want to learn more about specific topics to grow your business and strengthen your culture? Gain insights, perspectives, and tools from our community of experts, practitioners, and educators through our event series, including monthly webinars.
TDM Library Webinar
The Culture Reset: Leadership and the Future of Work
Tuesday, May 20 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
DEI as we know it is facing serious headwinds. It’s been misunderstood, politicized, and targeted. But here’s what hasn’t changed: companies still need talented people, aligned teams, and cultures where folks actually want to stay, contribute, and grow.
A healthy workplace culture is still mission-critical. It fuels innovation, strengthens team effectiveness, and keeps top talent around. Inclusive environments also protect against psychosocial risks—burnout, disengagement, and toxic team dynamics—that cost organizations millions in turnover and lost productivity.
The challenge today? It’s not the why—it’s the how and the messaging.
In this TDM Library webinar, Shelley Willingham cuts through the noise to reframe diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) as a business growth strategy—and a vital tool for building psychologically safe environments where people can thrive. Whether you’re facing pushback, navigating anxiety and fatigue, or simply looking for a smarter, more strategic way forward, Shelley will give you the tools to shift the narrative and anchor inclusion to what actually drives business: people, performance, and profit.
What You’ll Learn:
- Strategies to reframe DEI for long-term traction and credibility
- Language that reduces resistance and inspires buy-in
- How to integrate inclusion into leadership, team culture, and performance systems
- Real-world examples of organizations aligning inclusion with business success
About the Speaker
Shelley Willingham, CDE
Chief Revenue Officer, The Diversity Movement
Shelley is a serial entrepreneur and business strategist with more than 20 years of corporate and small business experience. In 2003, Shelley founded the National Organization for Diversity in Sales and Marketing (NODSM), a company focused on helping corporate America recognize the increasing purchasing power of diverse segments and helping them market to these groups without using stereotypes or being offensive. In 2006 she partnered with FORTUNE magazine on a special diversity section highlighting her work in this space. Shelley speaks at various business events and conferences, coaches and consults aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners, and is a frequent on-air contributor to CNBC. Shelley is a Certified Diversity Executive and leads the client acquisition strategy and execution while supporting each of the TDM business units in the development of their respective strategies.
TDM Webinar
Pride Under Pressure: How to Create a Safe Workplace for LGBTQ+ Employees
Tuesday, June 17 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
Over the last six months, anxiety and stress have climbed, especially for people in the LGBTQ+ community. And no wonder. The current administration has rolled back measures protecting civil rights and preventing discrimination. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has stopped processing all sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination claims. This year alone, 869 anti-LGBTQ+ bills are under consideration across the U.S and 72 anti-trans laws have passed in 21 states. And, the plan to cut suicide hotline funding could have lethal consequences for our loved ones. In the face of these escalating challenges, it’s more important than ever to reflect on how we show up for each other at work. During Pride Month, join us for a thoughtful conversation about workplace well-being in a hostile climate. Leaders have little control over outside events, but they can create psychologically safe and supportive work environments.
Join us on June 17 at noon ET for a 1-hour webinar hosted by The Diversity Movement’s LGBTQ+ inclusion expert, Susie Silver. We’ll explore how organizations can provide support for LGBTQ+ employees, even as external support is eroding. Throughout the hour, our panel will discuss:
- How to respond to current events that impact workplace well-being
- How to demonstrate authentic allyship
- Intersectional needs of Gen Z employees who identify as LGBTQ+
- How ERGs can boost belonging and provide crucial support
- Helpful LGBTQ+ resources
Register now to get actionable and practical strategies to support your team and the LGBTQ+ community. We’ll spend a significant portion of the webinar taking audience questions. We invite you to submit them here before the webinar or you can ask questions during the presentation.
Discover how cultivating psychological safety in the workplace can help organizations engage employees and create high-performing teams.
Meet the Panel
Susie Silver, CDE
Director of Client Success, The Diversity Movement
Susie (she/her) is a nationally-recognized DEI thought leader. A Certified Diversity Executive (CDE), she has worked with more than 200 clients as a consultant, facilitator, strategist, and speaker. Susie specializes in leadership development, LGBTQ+ inclusion, employee resource group/DEI council development, and organizational business strategy. She works collaboratively with clients in creating culture-centric and business focused goals, as well as facilitates workshops, listening, and discussion sessions. Her reputation for being up-front and authentic about DEI topics has contributed to Susie’s success and she meets each client where they are in their unique DEI journey. Susie’s approach, paired with her down to earth humor, compels groups to share openly and feel safe while they are learning. She helps redefine company cultures to allow all people to feel welcomed, valued, respected, and heard.
Susie’s career includes eighteen years in public education and in 2015, she founded With Pride Consulting to create actionable change for the LGBTQ+ population in workplace and educational institutions. Today, her unique perspective and future-ready business strategies are amplified as the Director of Client Success at TDM where she drives awareness and shared accountability across all diversity traits including gender identity, race, ethnicity, age, and mental and physical abilities. Susie’s expertise has deepened recruitment pools, increased employee productivity, and boosted companies’ bottom lines.
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The Inclusive Leadership Handbook: Balancing People and Performance for Sustainable Growth
The Inclusive Leadership Handbook: Balancing People and Performance for Sustainable Growth
The Inclusive Leadership Handbook is an essential resource for leaders who aspire to create inclusive work environments where individuals feel valued, inspired, and empowered. Packed with practical strategies and insights, this book challenges traditional notions of leadership and provides a roadmap for leaders to embark on their own transformative journey toward inclusive leadership excellence.