Empowerment, Diversity & Inclusion Speaker - Jenny Garrett OBE

Diversity, inclusion and empowerment are crucial factors that every organisation needs to consider to create a successful and thriving workplace. It’s a well-known fact that diversity, inclusion and empowerment not only help in creating a positive and welcoming work environment but also bring numerous benefits such as increased productivity, creativity, and innovation. If you want to want to make all the difference by creating a more diverse and inclusive workplace, then it’s a must that you hire Jenny Garrett to speak at your next event.

Jenny Garrett OBE – The Speaker

Jenny Garrett OBE is a name that is synonymous with diversity and inclusion and her engaging talks provide individuals and organisations with the necessary tools and knowledge they need to create an inclusive workplace. With her charisma and engaging speaking style, Jenny has reached over 30,000 individuals globally, making her a leading inspirational speaker in the field of diversity and inclusion. From Australia to Botswana, the US, Spain, and the UK, Jenny has left her mark by inspiring and motivating people to become more inclusive and diverse in their thinking and actions.

She is also an award winning career coach with over 4,000 coaching hours under her belt and over 13 years’ experience of running a global business. Jenny has written an Amazon Bestselling Book Rocking Your Role, on the taboo subject of female breadwinners, “Equality Vs Equity: Tackling Issues of Race in the workplace.” and is an

Jenny is an associate member of the Professional Speakers Association, numerous speaking agencies such as Champion Speakers and a popular speaker listed on the International Womens Day website.

Recent speaking engagements on Diversity & Inclusion include:

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Jenny’s Speaking Topics Include:

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Actionable Allyship for People Managers

Understanding where you are on your diversity journey In this thought interactive, practical and engaging session, you will explore how to:

Move away from assumptions
Unpack what striving for equity looks like as a people manager
Assess how cultural values can impact a sense of belonging and talent development in your teams
Identify what being an active ally for looks like for you
Be an active ally for your colleagues

Next Level Inclusivity for Senior Leaders

In this thought provoking and engaging session, you will consider how to:

Understand where you are on your diversity journey
Move away from assumptions
Identify actions that may inadvertently exclude
Educate yourself in complex diverse areas
Navigate your role as an inclusive leader
Explore small actions that you can take to nurture inclusion and belonging in your teams
Consider strategies to ‘call in’ positively and create a culture of growth

Equality vs Equity, being an ADEPT anti-racist ally

This practical and inspiring key note will explore how people professionals can take a more proactive stance on race, moving from the creation of equal opportunities to a wider agenda of ending racism in the workplace – ensuring inclusion and diversity are central to organisational culture, leadership and management behaviours – developing a truly intersectional approach which considers all aspects of inclusion, diversity and belonging The session specifically looks at what and how you can do to help organisations to eradicate racism and discrimination in the workplace.

Microaggressions Masterclass

Microaggressions are statements, actions, or incidents regarding an instance of indirect, subtle, or unintentional discrimination against members of a particular group such as women, people from ethnically diverse groups or those with a disability.

In this interactive session:

You’ll increase your awareness of the common occurrences of microaggressions.
Explore the impact on individuals, teams and Ford Credit of microaggressions.
Discover techniques to minimise the occurrence of microaggressions in the workplace and ways to respond when someone has been micro aggressive.

Mentoring ALL staff well

This interactive session equips managers and leaders with the skills and understanding to Mentor all staff well, particularly highlighting what might be different about entoring women and those from ethnically diverse backgrounds.

We cover:

What Mentoring is
The Skills & Qualities of great Mentors
Being the best Mentor for everyone
What might come up when Mentoring those from underrepresented groups and how to manage it

Why Inclusive Language Matters

The interactive sessions with breakout exercises helps you to:

What Mentoring is
Find ways to name, honour and value experience and identities of others
Understand what aspects of language need to be considered when trying to be inclusive
Helps you ‘call in’ language that isnt inclusive

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The growing trend of Female Breadwinners, Evolution or Revolution

In this interactive session, Jenny guides budding, and existing female breadwinners to consider what being a breadwinner will mean for them now and in the future. She covers:

The importance of financial autonomy
Your needs depending on your life stage
Why choosing the right partner is crucial
And achieving the Life Balance you deserve

#IamRemarkable

#IamRemarkable is a Google initiative that strives to empower women and underrepresented groups to speak openly about their accomplishments in the workplace and beyond, breaking modesty norms and glass ceilings.

The goal is to:

Improve the motivation and self-promotion skills of women and underrepresented groups
Change social perceptions and refresh the conversation around self-promotion

In this session, you will:

Address our own biases against underrepresented groups and women who vocally express their achievements
Identify the challenges around “bragging”
Identify and utilize power sources for effective self-promotion

The Key to Confidence, Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

In this interactive session, you will be:

Introduced to the concept of imposter syndrome
Uncover what drives you
Identify, challenge and replace limiting beliefs and how to combat them
Develop your confidence for career and life success.

Assertive Communication – Who gets heard and Why

In this interactive session you will learn assertive communication strategies and skills.

How to handle and manage those communication glitches that are all too common for women, even when you are the expert and most senior in the room
Secret tools to use so that when you speak, you are heard
How to leave a lasting impression so everyone will definitely know who you are.

Playing to your strengths

Wondering how to:

Identify and optimise your key strengths?
Raise your hand for opportunities?
Toot your own horn?

In this interactive session, you’ll be introduced to:

Tools that reveal your hidden strengths
Strategies to overcome your weaknesses
The key to making your strengths work for you

How to Network with Precision & Purpose

“The currency of real networking is not greed but generosity.”— Keith Ferrazzi

This interactive session shows you how to build your professional connections by increasing your network and influence.

We cover:

What Networking is
Why you should build your Network
How you Network with Precision and Purpose.

Developing Unshakeable Confidence

Sharing the findings on our research into confidence, you’ll be privy to the secrets to:

Regain confidence when it has taken a knock
Increase your confidence levels to new heights
Step out of your comfort zone.

How to become a Coaching Leader

When time and money are scarce, how do you motivate your team to increase performance and productivity? A solution focused approach is a quick, effective and positive approach.

Discover:

Why coaching is an essential for the Leaders toolkit
Fast and efficient ways to unlock the potential of your colleagues
What coaching is and what it’s not

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Empowerment, Diversity & Inclusion Speaker – Jenny Garrett OBE