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 Dr. Shirley Davis / Society For Human Resource Management

10 Things that should keep HR & Diversity Professionals Up at Night

 

The United States is currently experiencing major shifts in its demographic landscape, its economic and political climate, and its business environment. These shifts bring new opportunities and new challenges, all of which will require HR and Diversity professionals to build stronger links between the business cases for diversity, innovative strategies that enable organizational success, and the accountability measures that demonstrate value and impact.

 

Participants will leave this session with new strategies and new ideas on engaging senior leadership, building a strategic business case for diversity and inclusion, establishing a pipeline of leadership capability, making the links between HR/Diversity strategies to business objectives, globalization strategies, and preparing to address other emerging issues such as healthcare, immigration, and religion/spirituality.

 

 

Biography

As Director of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives, Shirley acts as the SHRM “thought leader” on global diversity issues and will be working to position SHRM as the leader in the diversity and inclusion field. She designs and implements innovative diversity strategies to further both the ATP (Advance the Profession) and STP (Serve the Professional) portions of SHRM’s overall strategy. Shirley also acts as the staff leader to the Diversity Special Expertise Panel; the liaison to SHRM’s Diversity Advisory Council, the SHRM Diversity Conference; and the representative of SHRM’s Diversity Initiative to the public.  She travels across the country and internationally speaking on the critical challenges and complexities associated with managing diversity in a global workforce and marketplace. She provides HR and diversity professionals practical strategies and solutions that enable them to effectively develop, implement and sustain their diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Shirley has more than 15 years of experience in Human Resources, Organizational & Leadership Development and Diversity Management. She has led such functions Training & Education, Leadership Development, Performance Management, Recruiting, Change Management, Strategic Planning and Global Diversity. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Pre-Law, a Master’s Degree in Human Resources Management, and a Ph.D. in Business and Organization Management. Shirley has held numerous leadership positions in major Fortune 500 and 100 companies such as Constellation Energy, Capital One, Circuit City, and Bank of America. Additionally, she has led such functions as Recruiting, Training and Development, Performance Management, Change Management, Leadership and Executive Development, and Diversity and Inclusion.

Shirley is a member of numerous professional organizations and is very active in her church, community and family. She’s a former Miss District of Columbia, Ms. Oklahoma and in 2000 won the national title of Ms. American United States.

 

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