The SHRM Civility at Work Thought Leadership Series is a six-part program designed to immerse leaders in the critical topic of workplace civility, with a specific focus on areas like politics at work, mental health, and civility in leadership. Through exposure to expert insights, SHRM's research-based findings, and group discussions, this series will explore the challenges and opportunities of maintaining respect, professionalism, and inclusion in today’s evolving workplace environments.

LGW and SHRM will be hosting the final three sessions in the six-part series this Fall. Each session will be held from 12-1:30pm. Active LGW and SHRM Executive Network Members can register for individual or all three sessions at no cost using the link below; Inactive Members and Non-Members can register for individual sessions for $25 each, or $50 for all three sessions.

The Business Case for Civility

Hosted by Bob Feldman, Founder of The Dialogue Project at Duke University 

This session will examine new data on business and stakeholder sentiment around polarization. Through case studies and company insights, we’ll explore how leading organizations are fostering civil discourse, navigating ideological divides, and building workplace cultures that influence broader societal change.

Bob Feldman is the founder of the Dialogue Project, a program that engages the world’s business leaders on what role business can play to reduce polarization in society, improve civil discourse and create a more productive climate for business.

Prior to founding the Dialogue Project, Bob was vice chair of ICF Next, a worldwide marketing and communications firm. Bob joined ICF as part of that company’s acquisition of PulsePoint Group, a communications management consulting firm Bob founded in 2007.  Earlier in his career, Bob was with DreamWorks Animation SKG as the company’s first head of corporate communications and corporate marketing. Prior to that, Bob lived in New York and was for eight years president and chief executive of WPP’s GCI Group. Before that he held senior positions with Ketchum and Burson.

In 2018, Bob received the prestigious Plank Center “Milestone in Mentoring Award” for a career that prioritized mentoring and “touched the lives of countless public relations professionals.”  In 2019 he received the Page Society’s “Distinguished Service Award,” granted annually to the professional who has “strengthened the role of public relations in business and society” and advanced the state of the corporate communications practice.