Key Focus Areas: 1. Understanding the Caregiving Landscape – Current trends, workforce impact, and challenges faced by working caregivers. 2. The Business Case for Supporting Caregivers – How caregiving affects retention, productivity, and company costs. 3. Employer Strategies for Caregiver Support – Flexible work arrangements, benefits, and workplace culture shifts. 4. Actionable Steps for HR Leaders – Policies and resources to implement effective caregiving support programs.

Learning Objectives 1. Evaluate workplace communication patterns and identify language that creates barriers to inclusion, psychological safety, and team performance in diverse work environments 2. Apply professional communication strategies that demonstrate civility while maintaining accountability and authority in challenging workplace conversations 3. Implement inclusive language frameworks for policies, procedures, and team communications that respect diverse employee populations and work arrangements 4. Navigate difficult conversations with others while preserving professional relationships and organizational reputation 5. Develop sustainable communication practices and influence systems that promote respectful language adoption and positive culture change within your sphere of influence