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Labs are live-led by the ELA Team, our Expert ERG Trainers and OMG members. Learning lab recordings are only available in the ELA Online reference library, which is included in all membership levels.

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All labs are held from 12-1 PM ET except where noted

Leading Without Authority: Building Accountability in Volunteer ERG Teams

When your team members are passionate but unpaid—and don’t report to you—how do you ensure follow-through without burning bridges? This session, led by ELA Expert ERG Trainer Helene Quenu, explores practical tools and mindsets for fostering commitment, setting boundaries, and creating a culture of peer-driven accountability.

ERGs V2.026: Business as Unusual - How your ERGs can Thrive this Moment of Significant Change

Hear the observations and advice from the most respected ERG experts in the world. With the significant changes in the global ERG landscape, Dr. Robert Rodriguez, president of DRR Advisors LLC, and Alyssa Dver, chair of the ERG Leadership Alliance, will explain what has changed, why it matters, and how to adapt quickly.

Power Presentation Tips for ERG Leaders

Public speaking skills are critical to grow your ERG - and convince your stakeholders of its importance. In this dynamic fireside chat, gain specific tips from a professional speaker about how to power up your presentations. Career coach, author and speaker Alaina Levine will lead us through in a masterclass in oral communications, where you'll learn how to better articulate your ERG's goals, needs, and value to increase your impact, influence, and confidence. Discover the fundamentals of delivering a compelling speech to an audience of any size - whether it is 1000 or 1 or anything in between - and how to you can purpose every presentation to convert the audience from passive observers into passionate advocates for your ERG.

Micro-habits to Avoid ERG Burnout

Join unBurnt® founder Alison Campbell for a practical, science-backed session designed for ERG leaders navigating sustained pressure and invisible workload. You’ll learn how to spot early burnout signals, understand how chronic stress erodes decision-making and wellbeing, and leave with simple micro-habits you can actually use in real workdays. Walk away with a ready-to-apply toolkit to protect energy, build resilience, and support your community without burning out yourself.

Join us for an Upcoming ERG Learning Lab

All labs are held from 12-1 pm ET except where noted

Dec 18 - Leading Without Authority: Building Accountability in Volunteer ERG Teams

When your team members are passionate but unpaid—and don’t report to you—how do you ensure follow-through without burning bridges? This session, led by ELA Expert ERG Trainer Helene Quenu, explores practical tools and mindsets for fostering commitment, setting boundaries and creating a culture of peer-driven accountability.

Jan 29 - ERGs V2.026: Business as Unusual - How your ERGs can Thrive this Moment of Significant Change

Feb 18 - Power Presentation Tips for ERG Leaders

Mar 26 - Micro-habits to Avoid ERG Burnout

iJoin unBurnt® founder Alison Campbell for a practical, science-backed session designed for ERG leaders navigating sustained pressure and invisible workload. You’ll learn how to spot early burnout signals, understand how chronic stress erodes decision-making and wellbeing, and leave with simple micro-habits you can actually use in real workdays. Walk away with a ready-to-apply toolkit to protect energy, build resilience, and support your community without burning out yourself.

View past ERG Learning Lab topics

2026 ERG Trends Leadership Briefing
Grief at Work: What to Say, What to Do
ERG Empower Hour: Refuel. Reconnect. Reignite.
How to Translate ERG Skills into Career Acceleration
ERGs en acción, construyendo comunidades que suman (delivered en Espanol)
Inclusive ERG Leaders Do These Simple Things
How to Easily and Significantly Boost Your ERG's Effectiveness with Intersectionality
From Numbers to Narratives: Turning ERG Data into Impactful Stories
How to Engage and Equip Allies to Help Your ERG
A Scientific Way to Get and Give Productive Feedback
How to Make Every ERG More Member-Accessible
Measurable ERG Business Impact Thru Supplier Diversity
How to Effectively Tell Your ERG Story and Success
Wellbeing Lab: Using Art to Improve and Protect Your Mental Health
How to Help Your ERG Members Handle Hate and Polarization
How to Engage the Neurodiversity Members in Every ERG
How to Lead through Personal Crisis
Ways that ERGs Are Driving Business Outcomes
Using Your ERG Experience to Catapult Your Career
Making Programming Easier Through Intersectionality
2025 ERG Trends Preview
Conflict Management for ERG Leaders
How to Effectively Communicate Group Success
ERG Budgeting Masterclass
The Art of Self-Promotion for ERG Leaders
Mid-year Update: ERG Trends, Challenges and Forecast
Engaging Front Line/Hourly Employees in Employee Groups
How to Encourage ERG Current & Potential Members to Unhide
Creating Community Alliances to Empower and Sustain ERG Initiatives
How to Create an ERG Safe Space to Process Sensitive Subjects
Organizational ERG Excellence -what does good look like?
Regrouping after ERG Leadership Changes
How to Keep Your ERG Successful After Your Leadership Term is Over
How to Confidently Ask for and Get ERG Help
2024 ERG Trends & Predictions
Nobody Cares About Me or My ERG: How to stay motivated and get recognized
The 3 Keys to Effective ERG Communications
How to Deal with an Ineffective Executive Sponsor
How to Ask and Get Useful Feedback Before, During and After ERG Programming
How to Leverage Your ERG Leadership Experience
Easy, Creative Ways to Recruit and Onboard New ERG Members
Top 3 Mistakes New ERG Leaders Make
How to Have a Compelling, Consistent ERG Elevator Pitch
The 6 Responsibilities of ERG Leadership teams
Intentional Inclusion: 5 Ways to Foster a Global ERG Mindset
What to do When the World says No with Matt Stutzman, "The Armless Archer"
ERG Leader Career Compass
Prioritizing Your Programming
Supporting Intersectionality
Banish ERG Leader Burnout
How to Coach ERG Leaders
Celebrating ERG Leaders through ELA's Appreciation program
What Every ERG can do to Support Members Who are Caregivers
How to Grow an ERG Through Mentoring
How to Turn Your ERG Passion Into A Full-Time Paid Job
How all ERGs can support their members with invisible disabilities
Inclusive Gifting
Networking Beyond Bias
Using Behavioral Science to Drive ERG Engagement
Inclusive Language
Measuring Inclusivity
How ERGs can Support Caregivers - workshop in a box!
The Gift of Laughter with Chief Happiness Officer Brooklyn Dicent
Benefits Equity - What are they and how can ERGs ensure for their members?
How to Have a Thriving ERG Virtual Community
How to Better Support Gender Identity & Change
Hispanic Heritage & Market Opportunities
ERG Leader as Confidence Coach
How ERGs Need to Support a Work from Everywhere World
Employee Productivity & ERG Membership
How ERGs are Helping Create Caring Cultures
Typical ERG Misalignments
Neurodiversity: What it is and how should ERGs support it
Driving Intersectionality with ERG Councils
Non-Exempt Employees and ERGs
What ERGs can do to Better Support Parents & Caregivers
Measuring ERG Success, Utilizing data & Reporting Metrics
Engaging ERG Members Virtually
Engaging Members with Bobbie Carlton
Leadership Development with Joyya Smith
Using Giving Circles to Engage ERG Members
Foundational KPI's for ERGs with Peter King, Jr.
Managing by the Numbers - lessons from Accenture, Macy's and Robert Half
Allyship with Lawler Kang

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