Tru Pettigrew

We live in a world that is plagued with division in practically every facet of life; racially, politically, socially, and so much more. We need people to understand how to build bridges across those divides now more than ever. And most of us want to be the Bridge Builders that the world so desperately needs. We just don’t know how. We are tired of the pain, suffering, sickness, and destruction that these seeds of division are causing in our lives. And we want to know how to resolve, heal, and reconcile across these differences. This session serves as a guide for corporate and community leaders to be able to Build Bridges of Trust, Legitimacy, Empathy and Understanding across any and all differences. Whether those differences be racial divides, gender divides, generational divides, or relational divides of any kind.

This session will provide participants with clearly articulated definitions of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. These definitions will serve as the foundation from which to build. Participants will then be engaged in dialogue that will help them better understand how these three components are linked, but also still very distinct. The primary purpose and key take-a-way for this session is for defining and applying Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in a way that provides attendees with a clear roadmap, as to why each of these components are important, how to apply them in a seamlessly integrated manner, and what the expected outcomes should be when done effectively.

People are not only seeking purpose in their personal lives, but they want to align themselves with organizations that have, and provide them with a sense of purpose. People are seeking to align themselves with brands and organizations who “Lead With Purpose.” Learn how to become one of those organizations. This session equips organizations with the insights, process, and tools to effectively Lead With Purpose, while simultaneously empowering its members with The 4 P’s of Purpose-Driven Leadership Principles and the 5 C’s of Purpose-Driven Leadership Attributes.

Greatness is inside all of us. It is not some rare attribute that is reserved for a select few. It is a choice that is available to us all. This session helps to reveal the respective greatness inside of each attendee through fun, engaging, and interactive exercises and story-telling. Attendees walk away inspired with the knowledge that they have been created to achieve greatness in every dimension of their lives, and empowered with the tools and understanding of how to tap into that greatness. Key take-a-ways include a clear understanding of why they should tap into their greatness, a roadmap of how to tap into their greatness, and what the benefits are for themselves and those around them when they do so.

Unconscious Bias, also known as implicit Bias affects us all. Two of the biggest challenges with Unconscious Bias, however, is that it exists at a subconscious level and it is in exact opposition of who we’d like to believe we are. So there is an element of unawareness and an element of denial that we must contend with when it comes to addressing and overcoming our unconscious bias. In this session, attendees will clearly define unconscious bias, understand why addressing and combating unconscious bias is important, identify the effects of unconscious bias, and develop tools to overcome unconscious bias.

We are at a point in our world’s history where we are the most diverse we’ve ever been. And we are growing more and more diverse year over year. Understanding how to lead across all of those forms of diversity through Inclusive Leadership is paramount. This session equips attendees with leadership insights, processes, and tools to effectively employ Inclusive Leadership, while simultaneously empowering its team members to do the same. Benefits include a more inclusive culture where people are inclined to co-create and collaborate on thoughts, ideas, and solutions that benefits the organization and the greater good of all involved.

Organizations have spent tremendous resources in the attempt to increase their diversity; evidence demonstrates that diversity drives innovation, increases creativity, allows for better recruiting, less turnover, and having a stronger place in the market. Organizations are quickly realizing however, that diversity alone, cannot be the end-goal. Instead, the act of developing open and inclusive environments for employees and members, is now the greatest need and challenge. In this session, Tru works with organizations to help them move beyond diversity and satisfy our basic human craving of inclusive environments in which to live, work, and play.

This series of facilitated dialogue is designed to help build bridges of trust and understanding across racial and potential race-related differences, and foster a healthier culture of inclusion for all to thrive. During these sessions, attendees engage in, and learn how to leverage the power of facilitated dialogue. They are empowered with the diverse perspectives and insights necessary for stakeholders to co-create and collaborate on thoughts, ideas, and solutions to effect positive change for the greater good of all. These sessions take participants on a journey from the Heart to the Head to the Hands. We start with sharing our hearts to build empathy, then segue to the head to collaborate on ideas, and wrap up with SMART Action steps that allow us to put our hands to the plow and start doing the work.

Each New Generation ushers in a New Era, with New Expressions, and New Expectations. To thrive in this new era, organizations must adopt and employ a cross-generational leadership approach. This session helps attendees understand how to be more effective 21st century leaders by leveraging the power of insight, influence, and generational inclusion. Guests walk away with a proven cross-generational leadership model that can be applied right away!

This celebrated course has greatly impacted the lives of everyone who has participated. All who participate are guided to their unique purpose in life! Everyone comes equipped with their own internal GPS that has already been pre-programmed to guide them to their purpose. The key to getting there is recognizing that it exists, and learning to listen to it. Your GPS is an acronym for your Gifts (G), your Passions (P) and your Service (S). After taking this course, you will have clarity of where and how to focus your time, attention, and resources on all the stressful, and hectic demands that life sends your way. The demands of your partner, your children, your parents, school, work, friends, and everything else that’s pulling you in 100 different directions everyday. It gets so hectic at times that you don’t know what to do. And when this happens, sometimes you just end up doing nothing at all. Having clarity of purpose remedies that for you, and that’s exactly what this course provides.