The Leadership Austin Board of Director’s invite you to attend an upcoming Courageous Conversation: Beyond Diversity™ seminar conducted by Pacific Educational Group. Over the last three years, over 4,000 individuals have attended one of the seminars Leadership Austin has convening in support of the Mayor’s Task Force on Institutional Racism & Systemic Inequities. The seminar goal is to have business and community leaders from across our region have a common learning experience and shared language as we continue to wrestle with diminishing the impact of institutional racism and systemic inequities across our community.
Virtual or In-Person: Our goal is to be in-person and continue to monitor health conditions closer to each training session. We consider two factors (1) the Austin Public Health stage recommendations published for Austin-Travis County and (2) the comfort level of the trainers who fly in to lead these seminars from various parts of the country. We recommend that you hold your calendar assuming it would be an in-person which is two-full day sessions from 9:00am – 4:00pm. We will make the decision of in-person on virtual two weeks before each session and you will have the option to reschedule if you prefer a specific format at no additional fee.
Join Us: If interested in exploring this opportunity, please complete the Seminar Request Form below. As Leadership Austin works to model our core values of inclusiveness, we are asking for data that will help provide an experience with varying life experiences in each session. These sessions are open to all so please invite your family and friends, but each person must submit their own request form. Each person will get a follow up email within a week to complete their specific registration.
$385* for two day seminar
9:00 – 4:00 pm each day
June 9 & 10, 2022 | Community First Village
*Limited scholarships available and seminar dates will be confirmed with a registration email for payment.
We limit refunds and reschedules to family emergencies only.
Scholarship and Corporate Sponsors
More About the Training
The Task Force has recommended the Beyond Diversity™ seminar conducted by the Pacific Educational Group: called Courageous Conversation About Race: A Business Case for Improving Executive Leaders’ Racial Consciousness & Literacy. “Now in its twenty-first year of existence, Beyond Diversity™ is a powerful, personally transforming two-day seminar designed to help leaders understand the impact of race and investigate the role that racism plays in institutionalizing disparities. Engage in a thoughtful, compassionate exploration of race and racism and grapple with how each influences the culture and practice using strategies for identifying and addressing policies, programs, and practices that negatively impact achievement and serve as barriers for ALL. By now, most executives have heard the refrain that diversity is beneficial. This session moves beyond that horizon and explains how to increase diversity, foster inclusion, and establish the racial equity that will propel business and society. By describing three central principles to Courageous Conversation leadership, this seminar will introduce a protocol to discuss race, build racial consciousness, and promote the type of equity that will inspire workers to bring their whole selves to the job and do their best work.”
