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DEI UNDER PRESSURE: A SYSTEMS VIEW OF ANXIETY, TRIANGLES, & ORGANIZATIONAL LIFE
Thursday, September 10, 2026
1pm – 3pm ET
$50
Recommended for two CEUs
This session explores diversity and inclusion through the lens of systems thinking, with particular attention to the role of chronic anxiety and triangling in organizational life. Drawing on Bowen Family Systems Theory, the presentation considers how well-intentioned leaders, employees, and support functions can become caught in cycles that intensify reactivity rather than reduce it and shape patterns of relationship.
Participants will be invited to consider how triangles form, how they function under pressure, and what this may reveal about leadership, conflict, and adaptivity in complex systems. The focus will be on observing these dynamics and exploring what it might mean to lead with greater clarity and differentiation in the midst of them.
Sriram Sridharan, MA, MLHR is a consultant with a background in diversity, leader development, and change. He brings over 20 years of experience helping organizations foster diversity, and achieve missional goals. Before founding his consulting practice, Sriram served as the first Vice President of Diversity at a faith-based non-profit. His innovative leadership led to the creation of multiple diversity product streams, including training programs, consultative services, and data-driven initiatives.
Sriram holds a Masters of Management in Labor and Human Resources and a Master of Arts in Comparative Studies from The Ohio State University, his thesis being on Organizational Folklore. He has also earned certificates in Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Management from Georgetown University and Integrated Mission Leadership from the Oxford Center for Mission Studies. Currently, he continues to expand his knowledge through postgraduate work in Family Systems Theory.
DIFFERENTIATED UNIVERSAL SELF ADVANCED COURSE
Facilitated by VCFS Executive Director Erik Thompson and advanced meditator Mark Roberts, the Advanced Course features readings, lectures, and discussions. TM® TRAINING REQUIRED.
DATES: 2026 – 7/27, 8/31, 10/12, 11/30, 1/11/27, 2/8/27
TIME: 2 – 4 PM ET
Recommended for 12 CEUs.
Erik Thompson
Mark Roberts
