Creating A Respectful Workplace: Part Two
From harassment prevention to leave management - join us on May 9th & 16th from 10 to 11 a.m. to ensure that your brewery is legally compliant on all employee law matters.
Joshua Nadreau and Deepa Desai, legal experts from Fisher Phillips and associate members of the MBG, are offering a two-part session on how to identify, rectify, and avoid harassment and discrimination in Massachusetts.
The second session (May 16) will cover best practices for handling sensitive investigations and how proactive decision-making can make your brewery a desired place to work and protect your business.
**This training is free for Mass Brewers Guild members ONLY**
Creating A Respectful Workplace: Part One
From harassment prevention to leave management - join us on May 9th & 16th from 10 to 11 a.m. to ensure that your brewery is legally compliant on all employee law matters.
Joshua Nadreau and Deepa Desai, legal experts from Fisher Phillips and associate members of the MBG, are offering a two-part session on how to identify, rectify, and avoid harassment and discrimination in Massachusetts.
The first session (May 9) will include a review of what the law requires, the types of behaviors brewers should be on the lookout for, and practical solutions for resolving difficult situations without the need for costly litigation.
**This training is free for Mass Brewers Guild members ONLY**
Recruiting & Retaining Diverse Talent
Join us for a workshop and discussion on how to broaden your talent pools and attract diverse talent
De-escalation
Prevention. Action. Change. based in Portland, Maine will be joining us to offer online training in Active Bystander Intervention and De-escalation skills. Prevention. Action. Change. has been a training partner with Allagash Brewing for the last 5 years and during the pandemic period has worked extensively with breweries in Maine and regionally to address heightened incidents of racial bias, sexual harassment, and Covid health and safety resistance.
The sessions utilize whole and small group discussions, scenario practice, verbal and physical exercises and movement. Trainers build off of the skills and experience of participants and use scenarios taken from actual incidents experienced by members of the brewing community and collected through the more than 30 trainings conducted to date.
Session 2 – De-escalation: Learn to recognize the stages and signs of escalation, methods for recognizing triggers and de-escalating oneself in the moment, and share and practice effective intervention strategies and tools at the agitation, aggression, and acting out stages of escalation.
*This training is for MBG Members only. If you’d like to register please send an email to the Mass Brewers Guild.
How to recruit diverse talent
This session will include:
An overview of some commonly known practices to increase diverse recruiting
Insights into newer diverse recruiting practices including steps on how to start using them
Engaging discussion between Arturo and Diversity@Workplace’s Principal, Su Joun, on the value of diverse recruiting for organizations
Robust Audience Q&A so YOU can ask your questions
Recommended attendees include DEI practitioners; professionals in the recruiting, human resources, and talent management fields; and job seekers looking to learn more about how organizations look for diverse talent.
Active By-Stander Intervention
Active Bystander Intervention: Learn to recognize identity-based harassment in the early stages and gain the skills to intervene safely and effectively using the 5Ds of Active Bystander Intervention: Delegate, Distract, Delay, Document, and Direct. Explore the roles race, gender, position, and power play in who is targeted and how we intervene and gain tools for assessment and managing adrenalin in the moment.
Manufacturing Employer Panel
The Manufacturing industry offers great career opportunities– and is much cleaner than people think! Join us for a conversation with manufacturers of medical devices and consumer products to learn about the industry. Our conversation will include the work environment, how to get started in the field, skills that are valued, opportunities to grow and advance, salary and benefits, and the ins and outs of their hiring process.
Measuring Equity and Inclusion: Using Data for Organizational Change
Measuring Equity and Inclusion: Using Data for Organizational Change
Please join YW Boston for the second installment of our 2021 Elevating Lives virtual event series. After learning how frameworks such as Critical Race Theory can help organizations better determine where to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work during our first Elevating Lives event, we will explore the importance of measuring behavioral change as a key indicator of successful equity and inclusion initiatives in the workplace.
You will hear from our internal experts Dr. Anouska Bhattacharyya, Director of InclusionBoston, and Dr. Sarah Faude, Director of Research and Evaluation. Drawing from YW Boston’s unique approach and findings from our extensive DEI Services, we will explore the key drivers to behavioral change and how organizations can go about measuring new and existing workplace inclusion initiatives.
Mass Brewers Guild Conference
The Mass Brewers Guild’s 4th annual technical brewing and business conference (MBG Con) - presented by GHM Insurance - will return to Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers on Monday, Nov. 8 for a daylong series of workshops, panel discussions, lectures and networking to support the craft beer community.
The event, which draws 160 professional brewers from Massachusetts and the New England area, provides affordable brewing education and the opportunity to learn from industry experts and peers.
The topics covered reflect the difficult past 18 months that the small business community has faced and seek to cover gaps and prepare brewery owners for the months ahead. From managing company culture, to yeast, and everything in-between – attendees can choose between two tracks that cover a wide breadth of topics.
Hitting the Mark: Strategies for setting and exceeding your company’s DEI initiatives
In the past year, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives have become paramount to businesses of all sizes. But what about outcomes? Companies are following up on their efforts with measurable results and accountability: A growing roster of companies — including Starbucks, Uber and IBM — are tying things such as executive compensation to diversity goals. Join us and a panel of Boston leaders as we unpack how to meet and exceed DEI goals as a way to keep our city moving forward in the most equitable way.
Panelists to include:
LINDA DORCENA FORRY -- VP, Northeast Region Diversity, Inclusion & Community, Suffolk
WENDY JOHN -- Head of Global Diversity & Inclusion, Fidelity Investments
DR. JOSEPH BETANCOURT -- Senior Vice President of Equity and Community Health, Mass General Hospital
A Conversation With Men Advancing Equity
Despite a commitment to race and gender equity, it can be challenging to build concrete action into our daily lives at work and in our community. Research done by Center for Talent Innovation indicates the top reason men cite for not getting more involved in diversity, equity and inclusion efforts is a lack of time. If time is the barrier, how can we overcome it? And, what else gets in the way?
Join YW Boston CEO Beth Chandler and YW Boston Board of Director Chris Escobedo Hart for a conversation about diversity, equity and inclusion and the barriers and opportunities to taking action. Network with other men from a wide range of industries who are also committed to equity. Space is limited.
When: September 14th from 8:30 – 9:30 am
Where: Zoom (a link will be provided after you RSVP)
RSVP: reply to this message or email khenderson@ywboston.org
It Starts At The Top
Calling all brewery owners and CEOs - this workshop is for you!
No matter how many mission statements are written and D&I committees are formed within breweries across the state, all efforts will crumble without support from senior leaders.
Join the Mass Brewers Guild on Tuesday, Aug. 31 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., for a two hour training and roundtable discussion to learn from diversity and inclusion expert, John Basile, and from each other. The workshop will be held at Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers. Lunch included.
Part Three: Preventing Sexual Harassment: Becoming an industry leader
During our final session together you’ll craft an action plan for you and your team to begin implementing today. From creating a communication plan, to what to do when someone files a complaint, to how to implement effective training, you’ll have all the resources you need to start creating positive change in your workplace.
Two-day Healing Racism sessions (In-Person)
The Institute's signature program is its two-day Healing Racism sessions, which provide a safe environment to learn about the impact of racism on our nation and community in a process that is engaging and transformative. Upon registration, you will receive an email with session details including expectations regarding COVID 19 precautions and social distancing rules. Underwritten by MassMutual Foundation, Davis Foundation & Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts.
Virtual Seminars -Healing Racism sessions
The Institute's signature program is its two-day Healing Racism sessions, which provide a safe environment to learn about the impact of racism on our nation and community in a process that is engaging and transformative. Upon registration, you will receive an email with session details including expectations regarding COVID 19 precautions and social distancing rules. Underwritten by MassMutual Foundation, Davis Foundation & Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts.
Each of the 4 parts are 2 hours, Tuesdays/Thursdays via Zoom
Cost: $199/ per person
Part 1: A Shared Language towards Equity
Part 2: History of Racism
Part 3: Love & Fear: Our Greatest Motivators
Part 4: 5 Shifts: A Model for Solving Complex Problems in More Effective Ways
*Times and dates vary
LeadBoston June Virtual Info Session
LeadBoston equips participants with the skills, knowledge, and network to be inclusive change agents in their organizations. Join our virtual June Info Session to learn about how you or your colleagues will gain a deeper understanding of systemic inequities and a greater ability to communicate across differences through LeadBoston.
At this information session, you’ll learn about the logistics, objectives, and outcomes for LeadBoston 2022. YW Boston staff will offer more information about our next LeadBoston cohort and will answer questions you may have about the program.
Part Two - Preventing Sexual Harassment: It starts with a conversation
In our second webinar session, we’ll explore how preventing sexual harassment starts with having a conversation about what it means to be an ally in the workplace. During this session, we’ll dive into what “counts” as sexual harassment, examples of how it can show up, and most importantly what we can do and say when we experience or witness harassing behavior. The discussion topics and information that you learn during this session can easily be applied to your team. Consider this your mini train-the-trainer session.
Does your organization have pride? Pacing yourself on workplace inclusivity.
Join Association of Corporate Counsel Northeast’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee and Verrill during PRIDE Week for an interactive session on LGBTQ issues and best practices in the workplace.
Achieving a diverse and inclusive workplace is a marathon, not a sprint. During this virtual session, the panel will begin from the starting line, by helping you identify where your organization is along its journey, and explore best practices for incorporating inclusive policies and initiatives. Recognizing the bumps in the road, discussion will include how to facilitate difficult conversations and encourage constructive dialogue.