Yvette Steele

Impactful Inclusion Toolkit (eBook, ePUB)

52 Activities to Help You Learn and Practice Inclusion Every Day in the Workplace

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781119930211
• Artikelnr.: 66452058

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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