Mason Donovan

Speaking Topics:

Finding Your Inclusion Dividend: Crafting a Personal Business Case
Ask most any leader in an organization what is the business case for investing in diversity and inclusion and you will often receive very murky high level answers. This interactive discussion breaks through the clouds and helps leaders develop a business case that is not only aligned with the organization, but is also personal to their situation and teams.

Building Resilient Teams: Mindfulness That Works
Mindfulness is a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment. Whether you are a team leader or an individual contributor, today's demanding high energy lifestyle causes our physical and mental states to often be not co-located; meaning our bodies may be present, but our mind is miles away. The conflict, if managed correctly, can result in greater productivity, innovation, and inclusion as well as overall morale.

Four Core Leadership Competencies for Inclusion
Inclusive leadership is a skill that is developed and practiced like any other leadership practice. This talk focuses on four competencies that are required for any leader to move their culture forward.

Mitigating Unconscious Bias in the Workplace: Moving From Awareness to Action
Nobody wakes up thinking about how exclusive they can be that day. Leaders have good intent and want to have inclusive productive teams. It is good for them, their team and the organization. So if the intent is there, why are we not seeing matching good results? The answer can be found in something that all humans need to manage to be better leaders; unconscious bias. This is a very down-to-earth talk that speaks to moving beyond awareness of the subject and into very practical actions.

Achieving a Healthy and Inclusive Work-Life Balance Culture
Since the Great Recession, organizations having been trying to do a lot more with a lot less. Employees are stretched thin leading to decreased productivity, innovation, and overall well-being. In addition, this poor balance of work and personal life has a measureable negative impact on diversity and inclusion efforts. This talk provides a practical path for leaders that do not have the flexibility to hire more staff or reduce hours, but want to create a healthier culture for themselves and their teams.

Mason is the co-author of The Inclusion Dividend: Why investing in Diversity & Inclusion Pays Off and SET for Inclusion: The Underlying Methodology for Achieving Your Inclusion Dividend. He is also the author of The Golden Apple: Redefining Work-Life Balance for a Diverse Workforce as well as DRIVEN: A Manager's Field Guide to Sales Team Optimization. He is often a speaker and panelist on a wide range of topics from inclusive team management to work-life balance to client engagement.