DEI Book Club | The Sum of Us

The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee

ISPI SoCal’s DEI Book Club is the latest addition to our Self-As-Instrument Series. 

In this 10-week program, you will have the opportunity to bond with professionals in your field as you engage in a 1-hr weekly discussion of the book The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee. Seats are limited to eight to maintain an intimate atmosphere where deep conversations develop. 

Dates:

Take-aways:

Learn about 

• The zero-sum paradigm
• The loss of free public pools and parks
• The “psychic and emotional cost” of living apart

Commitment:

• 1-hr each Saturday for 10-weeks.
• The book The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee is required reading.
• Participants should plan to attend all sessions in the series as each meeting builds on the last content. 

Audience:

This program is open to full-time Diversity & Inclusion Consultants and those driving DEI as Human Resource Executives. 

Waiting List:

While this program has limited registration, a waiting list is enabled.  

Self-As-Instrument Series:

Self-as-instrument is the recognition that a consultant’s presence affects their client. Low CQ (cultural quotient) can negatively affect client engagements.

ISPI SoCal’s DEI Book Club is the latest addition to our Self-As-Instrument Series. This program joins our other cohort-based learning programs, including Diversity Chats, a multi-week deep dive into a single dimension of diversity (race, lgbt+, disability, etc.). These programs are affinity-group learning (e.g., Organization Development, Lawyers, Diversity & Inclusion Consultants). 

This program is designed for those working in Diversity & Inclusion, Organization Development, and executive-level Human Resources.

Coming Soon:

• Returning: Fireside Chats
• New & Returning: More DE&I Diversity Chats
• • Returning: Race as a Social Construct
  • New: LGBTQ+ Discussions
  • New: Asian American History Discussions