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Inclusive Leadership
Case for Diversity
Culture
Unconcious Bias
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Where does inclusion fit in as a leadership best practice?
Inclusion is at the heart of leadership best practices
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What is a reason to promote diversity & inclusion?
Because it is fair and just.
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Culture is the shared set of ?
assumptions, values, and beliefs of a group of people
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Who has unconscious bias?
All of us
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Who are the architects of our culture?
We all are!
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QUESTION

RESPONSE

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In the Iceberg Model of Culture, visible culture is the part of society that can be seen or otherwise use our five senses to uncover. What are some examples of these?
Above the waterline are things like: food, dress, music, holiday customs
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Why have we developed mental short cuts?
Scientists estimate that we are exposed to as many as 11 million pieces of information at any one time, but our brains can only functionally deal with about 40.
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What is one and perhaps the most effective way to lead?
By example
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How does diversity affect our student body?
Reflects and responds to the needs of our diverse study body The highest level of learning, teaching, research, and public service is only possible when the most diverse perspectives can be engaged Without a diverse student body, faculty, and staff; research and teaching fall short in embracing the full range of perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas that enrich the intellectual and working community A diverse environment is also needed to fulfill the educational charge of cultivating multi-faceted, culturally competent, and socially minded human beings
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What do we find below the waterline?
Values Attitudes beliefs: religious beliefs, importance of time, child raising beliefs, concept of leadership, general world view, concept of personal space, rules of social etiquette
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What is the problem with unconscious bias?
The problem is we tend to operate on the basis of biases and stereotypes and that can be a means of excluding people (intentional or unintentional)
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What is the foundation of inclusion?
Respect
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What does diversity of thought add to our teams?
Diversity of thought adds creativity and innovation to our decision making processes
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What is the problem with differences?
the problem is how we deal with differences
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What can we put in motion today to reduce the negative impacts of our unconscious biases?

The more we are able to talk about unconscious biases, the more we take them from the unconscious to the conscious and our decision making will be based on facts

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Name critical skills to inclusive leadership.

Visible commitment - Humility - Awareness of Bias - Curiosity about others - Cultural intelligence - Effective collaboration 

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When are people engaged at work?
When team members of all backgrounds are included, valued, and respected for their uniqueness and what they have to contribute, they truly are more creative, more committed, more collaborative, and more motivated to participate to the fullness of their potential
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What do we need to know about another person’s culture to have a good working relationship?
We need to know enough to not offend that person and treat them with the appropriate measure of respect
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Who benefits from an inclusive workforce?
We all do: an inclusive workforce is essential to individual and organizational success