Human-centric solutions to drive an equitable culture
AWE provides solutions to support companies on their DEI journey. Our services include providing early-stage strategic development, assessing the effectiveness of current initiatives and expanding programming opportunities. Whatever the need, we’ll create a custom engagement.
DEI strategies are imperative, yet many companies are behind, often lacking in resources and knowledge. That’s where we come in. AWE helps you define your DEI purpose and customizes an effective strategy that allows you to create a sustainable workplace and culture.
Employee Resource Groups provide safe environments and opportunities for underrepresented minorities to build communities. They are often managed by volunteers who are passionate but might not have the resources or experience to set strategy or programming to maximize outcomes. AWE provides tools and training that align with your business objectives to ensure the success of existing ERGs while supporting the value of community.
HR and L&D teams are frequently asked to roll-out mentor and sponsor programs in an effort to build better teams, retain talent, accelerate careers and support succession planning. An often neglected aspect of these programs is a deep understanding of behavioral and societal differences in underrepresented communities. AWE creates the framework and strategy to help you build more impactful programs and achieve optimal results.
Cultural awareness is imperative for success. But the influx of DEI conversation, initiatives and programming has caused an increase in confusion, and sometimes even fear, in managers. AWE’s LxE Training (Leading by Example) goes beyond traditional unconscious bias training and provides the safe space needed to learn and build more inclusive teams. For organizations further along in their DEI journey, the LxE interactive workshop helps to embed inclusion in day-to-day processes.
Over a period of three years, companies with higher diversity in management earned 38% more of their revenues, on average, from innovative products and services than those companies with lower diversity.
Women of color remain the most underrepresented, underpaid and undervalued population in corporations. AWE creates experiences and programming for intersectional BIPOC communities to help raise the profiles of the underserved.
Our tailored 30-50 person, cohort-based, client-hosted courses provide hard and soft skill training in areas like branding, networking, sponsorship, public speaking, storytelling and executive presence. Case studies are customized to match company culture and challenges.
My partnership with AWE over the past 8 years has been extraordinary, both personally and for my companies. The companies have benefitted from AWE’s tailored training on everything from personal brand, elevator pitch and networking, and I have found a hugely supportive and invigorating group of champions and supporters. I credit AWE and the “awe”some relationships I’ve developed with catapulting my career and ambitions to the next level.
AWE has given me an amazing network of women senior executives and male allies that have now become not only my personal board of directors, but friends. They have given me inspiration and ideas in times of change, comfort in times of disruption, and courage to chart my own course to career success and fulfillment. AWE has taken networking to a higher level of connectedness in times of change.
I joined AWE when I was the only female on my executive team. It became a safe space to share, learn, and simply have fun with other women at this point in their careers. It has given me the confidence that many go through the same challenges and helped me feel stronger to tackle them. It also inspired me to achieve even more. The possibilities are endless.
My AWE experience has greatly influenced my personal and professional goals. Not only have they provided me with useful and actionable insights for my team to improve leadership and focus, but they have also given me the opportunity to connect with strong leaders outside of my industry and develop a better all around approach to leadership. The networking and coaching has been incredibly helpful as I continue my professional journey.
Natalie Edwards exemplifies the successful AWE-client partnership. From Director of I&D in the beauty business to CDO in the utility sector, Natalie has relied on AWE’s programs to support her professional growth.
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