How to Be an Inclusive Leader: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive
We know why diversity is important, but how do we drive real change at work? Diversity and inclusion expert Jennifer Brown provides a step-by-step guide for the personal and emotional journey we must undertake to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

Human potential is unleashed when we feel like we belong. That's why inclusive workplaces experience higher engagement, performance, and profits. But the reality is that many people still feel unable to bring their true selves to work. In a world where the talent pool is becoming increasingly diverse, it's more important than ever for leaders to truly understand how to support inclusion.

Drawing on years of work with many leading organizations, Jennifer Brown shows what leaders at any level can do to spark real change. She guides readers through the Inclusive Leader Continuum, a set of four developmental stages: unaware, aware, active, and advocate. Brown describes the hallmarks of each stage, the behaviors and mind-sets that inform it, and what readers can do to keep progressing. Whether you're a powerful CEO or a new employee without direct reports, there are actions you can take that can drastically change the day-to-day reality for your colleagues and the trajectory of your organization.

Anyone can—and should—be an inclusive leader. Brown lays out simple steps to help you understand your role, boost your self-awareness, take action, and become a better version of yourself in the process. This book will meet you where you are and provide a road map to create a workplace of greater mutual understanding where everyone's talents can shine.
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How to Be an Inclusive Leader: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive
We know why diversity is important, but how do we drive real change at work? Diversity and inclusion expert Jennifer Brown provides a step-by-step guide for the personal and emotional journey we must undertake to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

Human potential is unleashed when we feel like we belong. That's why inclusive workplaces experience higher engagement, performance, and profits. But the reality is that many people still feel unable to bring their true selves to work. In a world where the talent pool is becoming increasingly diverse, it's more important than ever for leaders to truly understand how to support inclusion.

Drawing on years of work with many leading organizations, Jennifer Brown shows what leaders at any level can do to spark real change. She guides readers through the Inclusive Leader Continuum, a set of four developmental stages: unaware, aware, active, and advocate. Brown describes the hallmarks of each stage, the behaviors and mind-sets that inform it, and what readers can do to keep progressing. Whether you're a powerful CEO or a new employee without direct reports, there are actions you can take that can drastically change the day-to-day reality for your colleagues and the trajectory of your organization.

Anyone can—and should—be an inclusive leader. Brown lays out simple steps to help you understand your role, boost your self-awareness, take action, and become a better version of yourself in the process. This book will meet you where you are and provide a road map to create a workplace of greater mutual understanding where everyone's talents can shine.
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How to Be an Inclusive Leader: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive

How to Be an Inclusive Leader: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive

by Jennifer Brown
How to Be an Inclusive Leader: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive

How to Be an Inclusive Leader: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive

by Jennifer Brown

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Overview

We know why diversity is important, but how do we drive real change at work? Diversity and inclusion expert Jennifer Brown provides a step-by-step guide for the personal and emotional journey we must undertake to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

Human potential is unleashed when we feel like we belong. That's why inclusive workplaces experience higher engagement, performance, and profits. But the reality is that many people still feel unable to bring their true selves to work. In a world where the talent pool is becoming increasingly diverse, it's more important than ever for leaders to truly understand how to support inclusion.

Drawing on years of work with many leading organizations, Jennifer Brown shows what leaders at any level can do to spark real change. She guides readers through the Inclusive Leader Continuum, a set of four developmental stages: unaware, aware, active, and advocate. Brown describes the hallmarks of each stage, the behaviors and mind-sets that inform it, and what readers can do to keep progressing. Whether you're a powerful CEO or a new employee without direct reports, there are actions you can take that can drastically change the day-to-day reality for your colleagues and the trajectory of your organization.

Anyone can—and should—be an inclusive leader. Brown lays out simple steps to help you understand your role, boost your self-awareness, take action, and become a better version of yourself in the process. This book will meet you where you are and provide a road map to create a workplace of greater mutual understanding where everyone's talents can shine.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781523093144
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Publication date: 02/09/2021
Pages: 168
Sales rank: 293,400
Product dimensions: 5.99(w) x 8.99(h) x 0.43(d)

About the Author

About The Author
Jennifer Brown is the founder, president, and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting and the host of The Will to Change podcast, which uncovers true stories of diversity and inclusion. Brown's workplace strategies have been employed by top Fortune 500 companies and nonprofits. As a successful LGBT entrepreneur, Brown has been featured by media such as the New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes, Fortune, Inc., the Wall Street Journal, HuffPost Live, CBS, Fox News, and many more.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Introduction From Unaware to Advocate 1

The Power of Being Inclusive 3

Your Role 7

A New Theory of Change: The Inclusive Leader Continuum 9

If You Can Get Them, Can You Keep Them? 13

Before We Embark 13

The Inclusive Leader Continuum 15

Chapter 1 Starting Your Journey 17

The Stages of the Inclusive Leader Continuum 18

Diversity Dimensions 23

The Tip of the Iceberg 25

The Road Ahead 29

Chapter 2 Unaware 31

Finding Your Way into the Conversation 32

Humility 33

Understanding Bias 38

An Important Distinction 45

Surrounding Yourself with a Trusted Few 47

Next Steps 48

Chapter 3 Aware 51

Shifting Your Perspective 52

Understanding Privilege 55

Stories of Origin: Time to Dig In 58

Intersectional Allyship 64

Interrupting Bias 67

No Quick Fix 70

Next Steps 72

Chapter 4 Active 75

Where to Start? 77

Mentoring and Sponsoring 81

Becoming the Storyteller: More Voices 84

Tapping into Your "Why" 87

Centering Underrepresented Storytellers 89

Next Steps 91

Chapter 5 Advocate 93

Ready for More 95

A Systems Lens 97

The Messenger Matters 102

Weathering the Storm 104

Next Steps 107

Chapter 6 Stay Committed to the Journey 109

Don't Forget 110

A New Perspective 111

Notes 115

Glossary 125

Resources for Inclusive Leaders 133

Acknowledgments 135

Index 139

About the Author 145

About Jennifer Brown Consulting 147

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