Date: October 25, 2022, 8:00am
Organizer: Heather Parsons
Location: Dove Pointe 1225 Mt. Hermon Road Salisbury, MD 21804
Price: $15 Members / $25 Non-members / $0 Meeting Card Holders
Event Type: Seminar Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Registration: 7:30 a.m.
Program: 8:00 a.m.
This program will be offered both in-person and via zoom.
Presenter: Andrea Grant, CDSP In the United States we typically think of diversity as race and gender. However, diversity takes on many forms including visible and unseen needs and abilities. Neurodiversity is one of the most overlooked pillars on the diversity spectrum. How do we bring more awareness and support to this invisible, underrepresented and large population in the workplace?
Forbes quoted a Harvard Health Publishing study citing 20% of the population is neurodivergent – That’s about 19 million people. Neurodiversity goes beyond autism, it includes ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia and other conditions where the brain differences affect how the brain works. Unfortunately, a survey of 500 companies showed low trust in hiring people with mental disabilities. That same study indicated one-third of the respondents indicated they would not knowingly hire an applicant with a learning disability and 90% would hire individuals with physical disabilities and hearing impairments. That sounds great but it’s just not happening. Here’s why you should care:
Profitability: Companies in the top quartile for diversity hiring are 35% more likely to outperform their competitors financially (McKinsey)
Productivity: Neurodivergent professionals can be 30% more productive in some roles than others (Deloitte) o 86% of employers surveyed by the Institute for Corporate Productivity rated employees with intellectual and developmental disabilities as good or very good in four core areas: dependability, motivation, engagement and peer integration o Professionals in the Autism at Work program made fewer errors and were 90% to 140% more productive than neurotypical employees (JPMorgan Chase and Financial Times)
Retention: the four largest US autism hiring programs (SAP, JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft and EY) have retention rates of more than 90% higher than average retention rates in their industries
Join Andrea Grant, CDSP (Owner, Grant Consulting Group) for a discussion on:
How incorporating neurodiversity into your organization can lead to long-term success for the business
Leveraging neurodiversity as a differentiator to drive profitability
Impacting society in a positive way by creating a culture of inclusion with this untapped talent pool
Andrea Grant, the Owner of Grant Consulting Group, has more than 20 years of experience in progressive human capital, operations, consulting and workforce development supporting for-profit and nonprofit organizations in the public and private sectors. At GCG, she deploys a proven strategies to expedite connecting people to jobs, improving their performance, maximizing their income and incorporating inclusive leadership. Andrea delivers premium service by drawing on her HR background, passion for inclusivity and equity and ability to effectuate positive change.
She is called on to help organizations design and execute critical business and HR programs that identify and leverage talent and leadership with a particular focus on underrepresented groups. She launched her career at Plateau Systems (now SuccessFactors) in a support role and quickly established an official HR department, followed by the Sales, Marketing and Professional Services departments. Years later, she joined LHH where, over the next decade, she took on positions of increasing responsibility, including Account Manager, Vice President and later Senior Vice President. At Challenger Gray & Christmas, she spearheaded the Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging strategy where – along with executive leaders – she determined the best way to manage the business and human sides of the company to create a thriving culture where employees felt they could be authentic and supported by senior leaders.
Andrea is a devoted special needs parent and caregiver to her disabled veteran father and “giving back” to others is at the core of her being. She has often donated her time and expertise to organizations, such as Adecco’s National Corporate Social Responsibility Council, LHH’s Global Diversity Council, the Human Resources Leadership Awards of Greater Washington (HRLA) and the Prince William Chamber of Commerce. She serves as a career management coach for prestigious organizations, including Diversity Woman Media. She also is an inaugural founder and member of Capital One’s Magellan Program, a customized leadership development and career program for African American colleagues. She recently served as Vice President of Administration for the National Association of African Americans in Human Resources (NAAAHR), Greater Baltimore Chapter and currently serves as co-chair of the Maryland SHRM State Council Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
To register: https://easternshore.shrm.org/events/2022/10/neurodiversity-how-you-can-tap-invisibletalent-pool-most
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