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Practical, hands-on strategies to increase inclusion, diversity, and equity in your workplace
In Impactful Inclusion Toolkit: 52 Activities to Help You Learn and Practice Inclusion Every Day in the Workplace, accomplished diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategist and leader Yvette Steele delivers a collection of practical and hands-on exercises that encourage and promote inclusion in the workplace. The exercises emphasize the development of key inclusive behaviors, including self-knowledge, connecting with others, creating new habits, and experiencing other cultures.
In the book, you'll find:
* 52 behaviors to practice during the year that will empower you to be more inclusive in the real world
* Concrete instructions regarding how to become more inclusive, rather than just high-level information about inclusivity generally
* Actionable strategies to help drive change in your organization and manage the discomfort that sometimes exists around DEI issues
An effective and practical resource for anyone who wants to be more inclusive. Frontline and knowledge workers can empower themselves to drive change with weekly activities and resources. DEI and HR professionals, company founders, owners, managers, and other business leaders can better support staff on their inclusion journey. The Impactful Inclusion Toolkit is an essential addition to DEI strategies of any organization whether they are active or aspire to be more inclusive.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword xxv
Introduction xxix
Activity 1 Know Thyself 1
Actions 3
Create Mindful Interactions 3
Consider the Dynamics of Interactions 4
Enhance Your Social and Emotional Intelligence Skills 4
Action Accelerators 4
Sources Cited 5
Activity 2 Connect with Your Why, Find Your Why Now 7
Actions 10
Get Acquainted with Your Why 10
Keep Your Why Top of Mind 10
Go Beyond One-and-Done Training 11
Stay Connected to Your Why 11
Action Accelerators 11
Sources Cited 11
Activity 3 Create New Habits 13
Actions 15
Understand How Beliefs Impact Actions 15
Consider the Impact of Exclusion 15
Plan to Act on Your Inclusion Commitment Daily 16
Action Accelerators 16
Sources Cited 16
Activity 4 Make the Connection 17
Actions 19
Expose Yourself to Difference 19
Connect to the Issues 20
Facilitate Connections 20
Adjust Your Lens 20
Action Accelerators 20
Activity 5 Experience Other Cultures 23
Actions 26
Put Yourself in Spaces to Experience Various Cultures 26
Educate Yourself on the Cultures of Friends and Colleagues 26
Make Curiosity the Default 26
Action Accelerators 27
Activity 6 Remove the Labels 29
Actions 31
Expand Your View of People Beyond Race 31
Test Your Assumptions 31
Discern Whether Your Curiosity Comes from a Good Place 31
Action Accelerators 32
Sources Cited 32
Activity 7 Widen Your Perspective 33
Actions 36
Revisit Your Upbringing 36
Learn from Mistakes 36
Get Familiar with Thought Leaders of Difference 36
Action Accelerators 36
Activity 8 Slow Down Before You React 39
Actions 42
Look for Ways to Identify Your Microaggressions 42
Understand the Stereotypical Beliefs of Groups to
Which You Belong and How They Make You Feel 42
Raise Your Awareness of the Impact of Microaggressions 42
Action Accelerators 43
Sources Cited 43
Activity 9 Respect the Beliefs of Others 47
Actions 50
Find Common Ground 50
Understand the Why of Holy Day Observances 50
Break Bread Together 50
Action Accelerators 51
Sources Cited 51
Activity 10 Own Your Education 53
Actions 56
Embrace That Natural Is Natural 56
Reflect When Your Personal Space Was Violated 57
Create Your Black Hair Experience 57
Action Accelerators 57
Sources Cited 58
Activity 11 Focus on Ability 59
Actions 61
Acquire Disability Etiquette 61
Create a Lived Experience 61
Become an Advocate 61
Welcome Feedback 61
Action Accelerators 62
Sources Cited 62
Activity 12 Strive to See the Whole Person 63
Actions 65
Meet Your Biases 65
Stay Current on Inclusion Topics 66
Action Accelerators 66
Sources Cited 66
Activity 13 Aspire to Be an Ally 67
Actions 69
Educate Yourself on Allyship 69
Become an Advocate for Organizational Change 70
Create a Network of Aspiring Allies 70
Support Others in Living Company Diversity Values 70
Make an Ongoing Commitment 70
Action Accelerators 71
Sources Cited 71
Über den Autor / die Autorin
YVETTE STEELE is a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) leader whose career spans decades in sales, marketing, and DEI roles within small to mid-sized businesses to Fortune 500 organizations. Commonly the only person of color and/or the only woman at the company or on her team, the challenges faced at the beginning of her career persist today. Boldly committed to improving the lives of the millions of individuals with similar lived experiences, you'll find her calling out the issues and offering solutions on webinars, podcasts, and news articles. She has served on the DEI Advisory Committee for YMCA-USA, Tech Advisory Board Steering Committee for the National Urban League, and the DEI Task Force for Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce.
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Practical, hands-on strategies to increase inclusion, diversity, and equity in your workplace
In Impactful Inclusion Toolkit: 52 Activities to Help You Learn and Practice Inclusion Every Day in the Workplace, accomplished diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategist and leader Yvette Steele delivers a collection of practical and hands-on exercises that encourage and promote inclusion in the workplace. The exercises emphasize the development of key inclusive behaviors, including self-knowledge, connecting with others, creating new habits, and experiencing other cultures.
In the book, you'll find:
* 52 behaviors to practice during the year that will empower you to be more inclusive in the real world
* Concrete instructions regarding how to become more inclusive, rather than just high-level information about inclusivity generally
* Actionable strategies to help drive change in your organization and manage the discomfort that sometimes exists around DEI issues
An effective and practical resource for anyone who wants to be more inclusive. Frontline and knowledge workers can empower themselves to drive change with weekly activities and resources. DEI and HR professionals, company founders, owners, managers, and other business leaders can better support staff on their inclusion journey. The Impactful Inclusion Toolkit is an essential addition to DEI strategies of any organization whether they are active or aspire to be more inclusive.
