Inclusion Basics
The practice of ensuring all individuals feel valued, respected, and able to contribute.
What is inclusion?
Biases that occur automatically without conscious awareness.
What is unconscious bias?
Leaders who actively seek and value diverse perspectives are practicing this.
What is inclusive leadership?
A manager ensures meeting times work across different time zones. This promotes this kind of inclusion.
What is global inclusion (or inclusive scheduling)?
A group formed to support employees with shared identities or experiences.
What is an Employee Resource Group (ERG)?
A workplace that has people from different backgrounds, identities, and perspectives.
What is diversity?
Preferring people who are similar to you is called this type of bias.
What is affinity bias?
This leadership behavior involves listening without interrupting and showing understanding.
What is active listening?
Providing captions in presentations supports employees with this.
What is accessibility?
Encouraging open communication helps build this within teams.
What is trust?
Treating people fairly by recognizing different needs and providing support accordingly.
What is equity?
Making assumptions about someone based on a single trait (e.g., gender, age).
What is stereotyping?
Encouraging all team members to speak up, especially quieter voices, is called this.
What is fostering participation?
Interrupting someone repeatedly in meetings can undermine this inclusive principle.
What is respect (or equal voice)?
Setting clear expectations for respectful behavior helps create this environment.
What is a safe workplace (or respectful workplace)?
This term refers to a shared belief system that shapes behavior in an organization.
What is workplace culture?
This bias occurs when people look for information that confirms their existing beliefs.
What is confirmation bias?
Addressing and correcting unfair treatment in the moment is an example of this leadership skill.
What is accountability?
Ensuring hiring processes are fair and structured helps reduce this issue.
What is hiring bias?
This practice ensures everyone has equal opportunity to contribute ideas.
What is equal participation?
The feeling employees have when they can be their authentic selves without fear of negative consequences.
What is psychological safety?
The first step to reducing bias is becoming aware of it through this process.
What is self-reflection (or bias awareness training)?
This involves using one's influence to advocate for underrepresented groups.
What is allyship?
Adjusting accommodations for an employee returning from leave shows this principle in action.
What is inclusive support (or workplace flexibility)?
Regularly reviewing policies to ensure fairness and inclusion is part of this process.
What is continuous improvement (or inclusive policy review)?