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

ISBN-13: 9781119930204 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 288 str.

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Foreword xxvIntroduction xxixActivity 1 Know Thyself 1Actions 3Create Mindful Interactions 3Consider the Dynamics of Interactions 4Enhance Your Social and Emotional Intelligence Skills 4Action Accelerators 4Sources Cited 5Activity 2 Connect with Your Why, Find Your Why Now 7Actions 10Get Acquainted with Your Why 10Keep Your Why Top of Mind 10Go Beyond One-and-Done Training 11Stay Connected to Your Why 11Action Accelerators 11Sources Cited 11Activity 3 Create New Habits 13Actions 15Understand How Beliefs Impact Actions 15Consider the Impact of Exclusion 15Plan to Act on Your Inclusion Commitment Daily 16Action Accelerators 16Sources Cited 16Activity 4 Make the Connection 17Actions 19Expose Yourself to Difference 19Connect to the Issues 20Facilitate Connections 20Adjust Your Lens 20Action Accelerators 20Activity 5 Experience Other Cultures 23Actions 26Put Yourself in Spaces to Experience Various Cultures 26Educate Yourself on the Cultures of Friends and Colleagues 26Make Curiosity the Default 26Action Accelerators 27Activity 6 Remove the Labels 29Actions 31Expand Your View of People Beyond Race 31Test Your Assumptions 31Discern Whether Your Curiosity Comes from a Good Place 31Action Accelerators 32Sources Cited 32Activity 7 Widen Your Perspective 33Actions 36Revisit Your Upbringing 36Learn from Mistakes 36Get Familiar with Thought Leaders of Difference 36Action Accelerators 36Activity 8 Slow Down Before You React 39Actions 42Look for Ways to Identify Your Microaggressions 42Understand the Stereotypical Beliefs of Groups toWhich You Belong and How They Make You Feel 42Raise Your Awareness of the Impact of Microaggressions 42Action Accelerators 43Sources Cited 43Activity 9 Respect the Beliefs of Others 47Actions 50Find Common Ground 50Understand the Why of Holy Day Observances 50Break Bread Together 50Action Accelerators 51Sources Cited 51Activity 10 Own Your Education 53Actions 56Embrace That Natural Is Natural 56Reflect When Your Personal Space Was Violated 57Create Your Black Hair Experience 57Action Accelerators 57Sources Cited 58Activity 11 Focus on Ability 59Actions 61Acquire Disability Etiquette 61Create a Lived Experience 61Become an Advocate 61Welcome Feedback 61Action Accelerators 62Sources Cited 62Activity 12 Strive to See the Whole Person 63Actions 65Meet Your Biases 65Stay Current on Inclusion Topics 66Action Accelerators 66Sources Cited 66Activity 13 Aspire to Be an Ally 67Actions 69Educate Yourself on Allyship 69Become an Advocate for Organizational Change 70Create a Network of Aspiring Allies 70Support Others in Living Company Diversity Values 70Make an Ongoing Commitment 70Action Accelerators 71Sources Cited 71Activity 14 Create an Inclusive Experience 73Actions 76Recognize Missed Opportunities 76Participate in the Planning Process 76Stop Chaos Before It Starts 76Strengthen the Connection 77Action Accelerators 77Activity 15 Disrupt Power 79Actions 82Ensure That Everyone Can Be Heard 82Decrease the Visibility of Power Dynamics 82Encourage Sharing of Power 82Action Accelerators 82Sources Cited 83Activity 16 Build Equality into the Day-to-Day 85Actions 88Create an Equitable System for Completing Menial Tasks 88Assess Team Norms for Bias 88Address Imbalanced Communications 89Elevate and Amplify the Work of Women 89Action Accelerators 89Sources Cited 90Activity 17 Devote Yourself to Critical Thinking 93Actions 96Strike a Balance 96Collaborate with Other Inclusion Champions 96Lead by Example 96Develop a Framework for Critical Thinking 96Action Accelerators 97Sources Cited 97Activity 18 Look Beyond Appearances 99Actions 102Resist the Temptation to Make a Visual Diagnosis 102Make Support Ongoing 103Consider a Day in the Life 103Action Accelerators 103Sources Cited 104Activity 19 Invest in the Success of Others 105Actions 108Help Others Achieve Success 108Reach 'Em While They're Young 109Increase Exposure--Create Opportunity 109Action Accelerators 109Sources Cited 110Activity 20 Lead Change One Word at a Time 111Actions 115Get to Know the Multigenerational Workforce 115Mind Your Words 115Action Accelerators 116Activity 21 Practice Common Courtesy 117Actions 119Make Professionalism a Habit 119Think Before You Speak 119Express Gratitude 120Meet and Greet with Authenticity 120Self-Reflect 120Action Accelerators 120Activity 22 Amplify Voices That Aren't Being Heard 123Actions 126Build Inclusive Meetings 126Empower Others to Amplify Their Own Voices 126Explore Reasons That People Remain Silent 127Seek Accomplices 127Action Accelerators 127Sources Cited 128Activity 23 Engage Remote Colleagues with Intention 129Actions 132Develop Trust and Connection 132Be Aware of Your Online Etiquette 133Action Accelerators 133Activity 24 Adopt Gender-Neutral Terminology 135Actions 137Increase Awareness of Masculine Terms 137Help Others Not to Forget 138Action Accelerators 139Sources Cited 139Activity 25 Foster an Environment of Trust 141Actions 143Self-Assess 143Nurture Relationships 144Model Consistency 144Action Accelerators 144Activity 26 If You See Something, Say Something 145Actions 149Translate Good Intent and Words into Meaningful Action 149Learn to Recognize Acts of Exclusion 149Action Accelerators 149Sources Cited 150Activity 27 Avoid Common Terms That Divide Us 153Actions 156Develop an Anti-racist and Anti-sexist Vocabulary 156Resist the Temptation to Resist 156Anticipate Feelings of Awkwardness 156Action Accelerators 157Sources Cited 157Activity 28 Reframe Difficult Conversations on Polarizing Topics 159Actions 163Become Skilled at Having Courageous Conversations 163Leverage Your Self-Awareness Developed inActivity 1 and Activity 2 163Say the Unsaid 163Create Space to Listen to One Another 164Action Accelerators 164Activity 29 Embrace Gender Identities 165Actions 168Demonstrate Acceptance and Support 168Recognize Impact Over Intent 168Celebrate International Pronouns Day 169Be a Continuous Learner 169Action Accelerators 169Sources Cited 170Activity 30 Make the Workplace Safe for Everyone to Be Themselves 171Actions 174Get to Know What You Don't Know 174Create Safe Havens to Connect 174Action Accelerators 175Activity 31 Don't Believe Your Lying Eyes--Test Assumptions 177Actions 180Be Aware of Occupational Stereotypes 180Break Automatic Associations 180Don't Credential Check 180Action Accelerators 181Sources Cited 181Activity 32 Leverage Your Privilege 183Actions 185Know Your Privilege 185Leverage Privilege Regularly 185Raise Awareness Through the "Privilege Walk" 186Action Accelerators 186Activity 33 Support the Firsts, Fews, and Onlys 189Actions 191Be the Welcome Wagon 191Course Correct Where You Can 192Realize the Value of Being Inclusive 192Action Accelerators 193Activity 34 Cultivate Acceptance 195Actions 198Go Beyond Allyship--Be a Friend 198Respect Identity 199Learn the Facts 199Observe Transgender Remembrance Day 199Action Accelerators 199Sources Cited 200Activity 35 Be the Calm in the Storm 203Actions 206Acknowledge What's Happening 206Remember to Check in Periodically 207Learn the Why Behind Triggers 207Action Accelerators 207Activity 36 Acquire an Education on Race and Racism 209Actions 215Understand What CRT Is and What It Isn't 215Observe How Race and Racism Are Reflected In YourWorkplace 215Hold Yourself Accountable 216Action Accelerators 216Sources Cited 216Activity 37 Go Beyond Performative Gestures 221Actions 225Be Real with Yourself 225Learn to Recognize Personal Biases and Racist Tendencies 225Move from a Place of Comfort to Growth 226Action Accelerators 227Sources Cited 227Activity 38 Reconsider the Golden Rule 229Actions 231Create a Baseline 231Honor the Signals 231Re-evaluate an Encounter Gone Wrong 232Action Accelerators 232Sources Cited 232Activity 39 Eliminate Double Standards 233Actions 237Hold the Privileged to the Same Standard That We Hold the Marginalized 237Become Part of the Solution 238Always Choose to Do the Right Thing 238Action Accelerators 238Activity 40 Remove the (Color) Blinders 239Actions 243Peel Back the Blinders to Color 243Understand Racism Through the Lens of theOppressed 243Seek Opportunities to Learn More 244Action Accelerators 244Sources Cited 244Activity 41 Create a Community of Allies 247Actions 249Develop a Recruitment Plan 249Look for Gaps in Expertise 249Ensure Allyship Community Is Diverse 249Action Accelerators 249Activity 42 Pick a Ship and Get on It 251Actions 257Don't Limit Yourself to One Ship 257Do Your Homework 257Understand Personal Preferences 257Action Accelerators 257Sources Cited 258Activity 43 Say Their Name 259Actions 263Create a Cheat Sheet 264Double-CheckBefore Sending 264Prioritize the Preferred Name 264Action Accelerators 265Sources Cited 265Activity 44 Master Small Talk Across Cultures 267Actions 269Get Curious 269Be Agile in Your Approach 270Create Space to Connect on a Personal Level 270Action Accelerators 270Sources Cited 271Activity 45 Enable Uncovering 273Actions 276Develop Trust 276Check Yourself 277Let Vulnerability Show 277Action Accelerators 277Sources Cited 278Activity 46 Diminish the Effects of Microaggressions 281Actions 284Facilitate Circles of Trust 284Understand the Real Consequences of Microaggressions 285Develop a Habit of Checking In 285Practice Microaffirmations 285Action Accelerators 286Sources Cited 286Activity 47 Affect Work-Life Balance for All 287Actions 291Establish New Personal Norms 291Make a Collective Effort 292Look for Warning Signs 292Action Accelerators 292Sources Cited 293Activity 48 Value People Because of Difference--Not in Spite of 295Actions 298Get to Know Co-workers and the Skills They Bring 298Be Mindful of Habits That Exclude 299Seek Similarities 300Action Accelerators 301Sources Cited 301Activity 49 Evolve from "Not Racist" to Antiracist 303Actions 306Reflect and Decide 306Examine Your Beliefs About Race 307Action Accelerators 308Sources Cited 309Activity 50 Create the Future by Learning from the Past 311Actions 315Launch a Truth Investigation 315Revisit Your Why 315Commit to the Process 316Action Accelerators 316Sources Cited 317Activity 51 Be Willing to Learn from and Be Influenced by Others Who Are Different from You 319Actions 322Examine Equity and Inclusion from MultiplePerspectives 322Understand Your Power as an Influencer 323Evaluate Your Influencers 323Action Accelerators 323Sources Cited 324Activity 52 Honor Your Commitment to Inclusion 325Actions 327Lead the Way 327Endeavor to Improve Every Day 327Plan to Succeed Together 328Begin Again 328Action Accelerators 328Index 331

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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.