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ERG Oversight Leadership Workshops

1 ERG Oversight 101: Defining Your Role & Strategic Purpose

Most ERG Oversight leaders are handed responsibility without a handbook. This workshop provides the clarity, language, and structure they need to lead ERG programs with confidence and focus.

Overview

Supporting multiple ERGs is both an opportunity and a challenge. ERG Program Managers, HR partners, and DEI leads often juggle expectations from senior leaders, employee groups, and business partners—often without clear role definition.

This foundational workshop helps Oversight Leaders articulate their role, define priorities, and set realistic expectations for themselves and the ERG ecosystem.

Who It’s For

  • ERG/BRG Program Managers

  • HR/DEI staff with ERG oversight

  • Governance Councils or Enterprise ERG Leaders

Participants Will:

  • Clarify the “why” and “what” of the ERG Oversight role

  • Distinguish between Oversight, support, and control

  • Identify their top 3–5 priorities for the next 6–12 months

  • Learn language to communicate their role to ERG leaders and executives

  • Leave with a draft role statement and Oversight focus areas

Format & Delivery

  • 90-minute workshop (virtual or in-person)

  • Can be the first in a 5-part Oversight series

2 Leading & Influencing Through Your DISC Style (Oversight Version)

Oversight leaders succeed when they can influence across executives, ERG leaders, and HR/DEI partners. This workshop uses DISC to help Oversight Leaders understand and leverage their leadership style for greater impact.

Overview

ERG Oversight sits at the intersection of strategy, operations, and relationships. This session gives leaders a clear view of how their behavioral tendencies support or hinder their ability to partner, communicate, and advocate.
Using DISC profiles, Dr. Adeyemo helps Oversight leaders map where they’re most effective, where friction appears, and what adjustments can help them better support ERG ecosystems.

Who It’s For

  • ERG Program Managers

  • HR/DEI Professionals overseeing ERGs

  • Governance council leaders

Participants Will:

  • Understand their own DISC style as Oversight leaders

  • Identify strengths and blind spots when working with ERG Chairs and executives

  • Learn practical strategies for influencing up, across, and down

  • Adapt communication styles to different stakeholders

  • Build a personal leadership influence plan

Format & Delivery

  • Pre-work: DISC assessment for each participant

  • 90-minute group workshop

3 Vision Setting for ERG Program Success

Without a clear ERG program vision, every group pulls in its own direction. This workshop helps Oversight leaders articulate a shared vision that aligns ERG work with culture and business goals.

Overview

An effective ERG ecosystem needs more than passionate leaders—it needs a clear, shared “why.” This session guides Oversight leaders through defining or refining an ERG program mission and vision, and how to cascade that to individual groups.

Who It’s For

  • ERG Program Managers and Governance Leads

  • HR/DEI leaders responsible for ERG strategy

Participants Will:

  • Reflect on the current state of their ERG ecosystem

  • Define or refine an ERG program vision statement

  • Identify core pillars or focus areas for ERG work

  • Learn ways to socialize the vision with leaders, sponsors, and ERG Chairs

  • Leave with a draft ERG Program Vision & Pillars document

Format & Delivery

  • 90-minute strategic workshop

  • Often paired with Cross-ERG Alignment & Governance

4 Cross-ERG Alignment & Governance

Multiple ERGs mean multiple leaders, events, requests, and expectations. Without clear structures, leaders burn out, priorities compete, and efforts get duplicated.
This session helps Oversight leaders design practical governance and alignment practices that support ERGs while honoring their unique identities and purposes.

Overview

An effective ERG ecosystem needs more than passionate leaders—it needs a clear, shared “why.” This session guides Oversight leaders through defining or refining an ERG program mission and vision, and how to cascade that to individual groups.

Who It’s For

  • ERG Program Managers

  • HR/DEI and Culture teams

  • ERG Governance or Enterprise ERG Councils

Participants Will:

  • Review common ERG governance models and options

  • Map current ERG structure, overlaps, and gaps

  • Design or refine an ERG council or cross-ERG leadership structure

  • Clarify decision-making, communication, and reporting pathways

  • Identify practices that reduce burnout and increase collaboration

Format & Delivery

  • 90-minute interactive strategy session

  • Often used as part of the ERG Oversight Series

5 PMBC for Oversight Leaders

Belonging is a feeling—but ERG programs also need structure. This workshop introduces the PMBC Framework (People–Metrics–Budget–Communication) to help Oversight leaders operationalize sustainable, measurable ERG programs.

Overview

This is the “how do we make this all work?” workshop. Using PMBC, Oversight leaders learn how to bring consistency to ERG leadership, metrics, funding, and communications while still allowing for creativity and community-driven programming.

Who It’s For

  • ERG Program Managers & Governance Leads

  • HR/DEI leaders supporting ERG operations

Participants Will:

  • Understand the four pillars of the PMBC Framework

  • Clarify roles & responsibilities (People)

  • Identify meaningful ERG metrics & reporting rhythms (Metrics)

  • Discuss budget planning, funding models, and business case language (Budget)

  • Design communication pathways for executives, ERGs, and employees (Communication)

  • Create a simple PMBC roadmap for the next 6–12 months

Format & Delivery

  • 90-minute workshop

  • Ideal closer to the end of the Oversight Series