Pronouns signal you want to be an ally
Allies signal to others that they want to be inclusive. Inclusive leaders are curious. They likely ask more questions and don’t have to be the loudest voice in the room. They know it’s less about them having the answers and more about them finding the...
How to Write Inclusive Survey Questions – A Guest Blog by Chi Whitley
Whether you’re writing internal or external surveys, your questions should be culturally aware and inclusive. To be aware and inclusive, you must consider how your respondents might feel. At a base level, you don’t want to offend respondents, but you also want...
Four Reasons Inclusive Leadership Programs Fail
Why so many inclusive leadership programs fail Inclusive leadership initiatives can be: A flavor of the month program Rinse and repeat Once and done And on and on… You insert the analogy. I believe inclusive leadership happens consistently, day in and day out....
The Missing Ingredient for Inclusion: The Middle Manager
The band Stealers Wheel said it well. “Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right, here I am, Stuck in the middle with you.” I was a leader in Corporate America for 12 years, and I have been facilitating inclusive leadership in classrooms and on stages...