Description
YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO LOG INTO CANVAS AND TAKE THE QUIZ THE ONLINE BOOK WILL ALSO BE available when logging into canvas.
Pre-Reading:
Take the Diversity Leadership Quiz and determine where you are on the Inclusify Leadership Matrix. You will receive an email a few seconds after completing the quiz. * Hold on to your results so that you can compare them against how you respond at the end of the course.
Read:
Chapters 1, 2, and 3 in Johnson, S. K. (2020). Inclusify
You can access the text HERE or on the BryteWave Course Materials link on the course menu.
VIDEO – MUST WATCH VIdeo
Rocío Lorenzo: How Diversity Makes Teams More Innovate
Are diverse companies more innovative? Rocío Lorenzo and her team surveyed 171 companies to find out — and the answer was a clear yes. In a talk that will help you build a better, more robust company, Lorenzo dives into the data and explains how your company can start producing fresher, more creative ideas by treating diversity as a competitive advantage.
Video – MUST WATCH VIDEO
Rosalind G. Brewer, How to Foster True Diversity and Inclusion at Work (and in your community)
Companies that consider diversity and inclusion too often focus on meeting metrics instead of building relationships with people of diverse backgrounds says Starbucks former COO, Rosalind G. Brewer. In this personable and wide-ranging conversation with TED current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers, Brewer invites leaders to rethink what it takes to create a truly inclusive workplace and how to bring real, grassroots change to boardrooms and communities alike.
Discussion Questions: (Draw from the text and the videos when answering the questions.)
1. Who are you? Introduce yourself to the class. What are the different identities you hold? (race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, groups you belong to that are important to you)? What are the core elements of you as a person? Do you have any intersectional identities (e.g., Mexican woman)?
2. After taking the Diversity Leadership Quiz, determine where you are on the Inclusify Leadership Matrix. Report your scores and answer the following questions:
What was your Meritocracy Manager Score?
What was your Optimist Score?
What was your Inclusifyer Score?
What was your Culture Crusader/ Team Player Score?
What was your White Knight/ Shepherd Score?
What are your initial thoughts about the questions that were asked on this quiz, and how did you respond to them?
Where do you think you are in your Inclusify journey?
2. Why should creating diversity and inclusion be important to the organization that you work for or are a member of? What is the relationship between diversity and innovation? How can diversity be a competitive advantage?
3. What do you think of the ways leaders go wrong when it comes to uniqueness and belonging? Describe a time when you felt 1) incomplete, 2) invisible, 3) insular, 4) Next, think of others in your organization. Can you imagine any situations where people might feel incomplete, invisible, or insular? What can you do to help people in your office not feel that way? What are the problems with being color-blind? Race-blind? Gender-blind?
4. What did you think of the visualization exercise with the rockstar and the nun? What does that tell you about unconscious bias? How could you implement the ABCs (admit it, block it, count it) in your workplace? What steps do you need to take?
5. What do diversity and inclusion look like in your organization (you can choose to discuss any organization that you are a member of)? What are the visible signs of diversity and inclusion? Do your website, materials, pictures, and signs demonstrate diversity and inclusion? Does the organization include instances of diversity and inclusion in the stories they tell? What are the structural barriers to diversity and inclusion (including the policies, procedures, and practices)?How can your organization foster real, grassroots change.