Impactful Inclusion Toolkit: 52 Activities to Help You Learn and Practice Inclusion Every Day in the Workplace
- 5h 26m
- Yvette Steele
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2022
Practical, hands-on strategies to increase inclusion, diversity, and equity in your workplace
In Impactful Inclusion Toolkit: 52 Activities to Help You Learn and Practice Inclusion Every Day in the Workplace, accomplished diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategist and leader Yvette Steele delivers a collection of practical and hands-on exercises that encourage and promote inclusion in the workplace. The exercises emphasize the development of key inclusive behaviors, including self-knowledge, connecting with others, creating new habits, and experiencing other cultures.
In the book, you’ll find:
- 52 behaviors to practice during the year that will empower you to be more inclusive in the real world
- Concrete instructions regarding how to become more inclusive, rather than just high-level information about inclusivity generally
- Actionable strategies to help drive change in your organization and manage the discomfort that sometimes exists around DEI issues
An effective and practical resource for anyone who wants to be more inclusive. Frontline and knowledge workers can empower themselves to drive change with weekly activities and resources. DEI and HR professionals, company founders, owners, managers, and other business leaders can better support staff on their inclusion journey. The Impactful Inclusion Toolkit is an essential addition to DEI strategies of any organization whether they are active or aspire to be more inclusive.
About the Author
YVETTE STEELE is a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) leader whose career spans decades in sales, marketing, and DEI roles within small to mid-sized businesses to Fortune 500 organizations. Commonly the only person of color and/or the only woman at the company or on her team, the challenges faced at the beginning of her career persist today. Boldly committed to improving the lives of the millions of individuals with similar lived experiences, you’ll find her calling out the issues and offering solutions on webinars, podcasts, and news articles. She has served on the DEI Advisory Committee for YMCA-USA, Tech Advisory Board Steering Committee for the National Urban League, and the DEI Task Force for Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce.
In this Book
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Foreword
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Know Thyself
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Connect with Your Why, Find Your Why Now
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Create New Habits
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Make the Connection
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Experience Other Cultures
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Remove the Labels
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Widen Your Perspective
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Slow Down Before You React
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Respect the Beliefs of Others
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Own Your Education
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Focus on Ability
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Strive to See the Whole Person
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Aspire to Be an Ally
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Create an Inclusive Experience
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Disrupt Power
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Build Equality into the Day-to-Day
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Devote Yourself to Critical Thinking
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Look beyond Appearances
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Invest in the Success of Others
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Lead Change One Word at a Time
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Practice Common Courtesy
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Amplify Voices That Aren't Being Heard
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Engage Remote Colleagues with Intention
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Adopt Gender-Neutral Terminology
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Foster an Environment of Trust
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If You See Something, Say Something
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Avoid Common Terms That Divide Us
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Reframe Difficult Conversations on Polarizing Topics
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Embrace Gender Identities
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Make the Workplace Safe for Everyone to Be Themselves
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Don't Believe Your Lying Eyes—Test Assumptions
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Leverage Your Privilege
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Support the Firsts, Fews, and Onlys
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Cultivate Acceptance
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Be the Calm in the Storm
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Acquire an Education on Race and Racism
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Go beyond Performative Gestures
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Reconsider the Golden Rule
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Eliminate Double Standards
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Remove the (Color) Blinders
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Create a Community of Allies
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Pick a Ship and Get on It
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Say Their Name
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Master Small Talk across Cultures
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Enable Uncovering
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Diminish the Effects of Microaggressions
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Affect Work-Life Balance for All
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Value People Because of Difference—Not in Spite of
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Evolve from “Not Racist” to Antiracist
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Create the Future by Learning from the Past
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Be Willing to Learn from and Be Influenced by Others Who Are Different from You
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Honor Your Commitment to Inclusion
