Key Leadership Take-Aways
The author of Diversity of Work’s chapter 6 communicates the following on p. 179:
“I also argue that inclusion goes far beyond merely developing “soft skills” of caring and compassion,to a need for courage and making tough decisions. Calling out incidents of structural inequities and making changes to long-standing traditions and organizational practices needs to be part of a leader’s toolkit if real and sustainable change is to be fostered.”
What knowledge/strategies from the materials within the Serving in Leadership Roles topic area can you apply to meet any of the challenges noted in the above quote?
Although Placida Gallegos (author of Chapter 6: The Work of Inclusive Leadership) indicates we need to “go far beyond merely developing soft skills of caring and compassion” what are the“soft skills” you found important for a leader to master to foster an inclusive workplace culture?
Use any material offered this week.
What Developmental Ideas Situations Would You Consider Adding to Your DEI Leadership Development Plan? (Considerations for Portfolio 4)
After teams submit course projects next week each student will turn their attention to developing a DEI leadership development plan. This week’s material will serve as one key source to use when identifying areas for development or leveraging in the workplace.
What leadership related concepts found in the chapters associated with the book Inclusive Leadership: Transforming Diverse Lives, Workplaces, and Societies (excerpts from Chapters 1, 11 and 13) has intrigued you to engage in the further investigation – or – inspired you to consider adding it to a group of strategies you could further develop?
Why do you believe this way of thinking, feeling, behaving is an important leadership
perspective or skill for you?
Applying Basic Concepts in Everyday Life
Sometimes critical concepts can be reduced to their core. That is what both of the Robbins stories do for us.
How do the “morals” of these stories create the foundation for interpersonal inclusion work?
How can you integrate the message from these stories into your leadership toolkit:
Use the recommendations from the stories to help to create a more inclusive workplace and/orhelp others in the workplace to create a more inclusive workplace culture?
Inclusive Workplace
Forum 8: Discussion – Interpersonal Inclusion Leadership Concepts (rev.f2021)
Inclusive Conversations: Considering Your Strengths and Potential Challenges
Which of the specific strategies that Mary-Frances Winters offers us in Inclusive Conversations will be the most natural with who you are and how you interact with others?
What could serve as the most important learning opportunities?
