Resources
DEI Council Resource Guide
Whether you are just starting out or looking to reinvigorate an existing group, this resource offers you practical tools and actionable steps to help you build and sustain an effective DEI council.
DEI Maturity Benchmarks
A bespoke set of benchmarks designed to spark reflection, generate awareness, and align leaders and staff on what is needed to scale and sustain a high-functioning DEI Council.
How to Create a Team Agreement
A step-by-step process to set clear expectations and help your team collaborate more effectively.
DEI Council Charter Template
A template to document your DEI Council’s governance and operational structure so your team is set up for success.
Inclusive Holidays Calendar
This resource centralizes holidays and celebrations that have been historically excluded in the United States. Use this two-step process to add religious and cultural holidays to your organization or team-shared calendar so they are visible to all staff.
Cultural Awareness Calendar
A guide to help your organization recognize and honor the identities, heritages, and cultures that are important to all of your team members.
Listen to Paige on Spotify!
Debunking DEI with Paige Robnett of Robnett Consulting
The ROCC Pod By The Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce
June 20, 2024
Episode 24: Paige Robnett '14
DUing Cool Things By The Knowlton Center for Career Exploration
Jan 25, 2024
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As a small business owner, I often team up with other consultants. Check-out my most-shared resources, all created by my brilliant teammates:
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Your Concerns About Tokenizing Are Valid, and Here’s Why
By Mackenzie Price and Acacia Betancourt | Well-intentioned public media organizations want to show the world that they are nurturing diversity but workplace tokenization can work against DEI efforts.
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What Transparency and Accountability Look Like in Organizations
By Minal Bopaiah | Definitions and detailed examples of what these values look like in practice and how practicing them within organizations builds trust.
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Inclusive leadership requires humility
By Shilpa Alimchandani | A lot has been said about performative allyship, the disingenuous attempts to indicate solidarity with marginalized groups that amounts to little more than hashtags and empty public statements.
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CADIA Connects
CADIA Connects is a no-cost offering from the Center for Automotive Diversity, Inclusion & Advancement. The sessions are geared towards anyone in the automotive, mobility, manufacturing or related industry interested in connecting with others.
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How To Hire A DEI Consultant
DEI can feel like the Wild West these days; the field is peppered with snake oil salesmen and ambulance chasing consultants. Without naming names, we’ll tell you how to know who to trust and share pricing data so that you can budget for your level of commitment appropriately.
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Foundational Principles Of Inclusive Change Management
What does it take to manage change inclusively? Pacing, listening, and trust. Drawing on personal experience and organizational development theory, Partner & Senior Consultant Jakob Wolf-Barnett discusses the foundational principles of inclusive change management.
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21-Day Challenge for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice
From learning about your own identities, to fostering interpersonal inclusion, to interrogating our systems of injustice — there are many powerful ways that we can engage daily in service of justice.
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Get the book! Equity: How to Design Organizations Where Everyone Thrives
By Minal Bopaiah