Jennifer Brown - Inclusive Leadership

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Summary:

Jennifer Brown is a champion of DEI, a best-selling author, and the Founder and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting. Jennifer draws from her 20 years of experience of doing DEI work with countless organizations and leaders to bring deep insight into the challenges organizations and leaders face today. Through keynote presentations, executive coaching, and senior leadership sessions, she educates and equips leaders to step into their role in the ongoing pursuit for a more inclusive workplace. In this episode, Jennifer discusses benefits and challenges of inclusive leadership.

Chapters:

[0:00 - 7:00] Introduction

• Welcome, Jennifer!
• Today’s Topic: How to Be an Inclusive Leader

[7:01 - 18:16] What have inclusivity initiatives gotten right?

• Inclusivity serves as the foundation for diversity and equity and it’s on full display to the public via social media
• Affinity groups/ERGs give employees a voice where they may not have historically had one

[18:17 - 29:55] Why is inclusivity difficult to measure?

• Identify what is being measured and, importantly, who is doing the measuring
• What optimal inclusion looks like for leaders

[29:56 - 36:44] How can HR practitioners help leaders with inclusivity?

• Encouraging leaders to share stories of overcoming adversity from family members
• It’s important to not forget the truths shared and lessons learned in the last couple of years

[36:45 - 39:35] Final Thoughts & Closing

• If you’re not uncomfortable, you’re not leading
• Thanks for listening!

Quotes:

“If I had a magic wand, we’d have a way of measuring according to those on the receiving end of inclusive behaviors. . . and I think that would yield so much more information.”

“I worry about backsliding and forgetting some of the most poignant and powerful lessons and truths that we’ve heard from people who are really in pain the last couple of years. We have to carry that forward and continue to heard that, as hard as it is.”

Resources:
Jennifer Brown Consulting
How to Be an Inclusive Leader
Inclusion: Diversity, The New Workplace & The Will To Change
Beyond Diversity: 12 Non-Obvious Ways To Build A More Inclusive World
Inclusive Leadership Assessment
The Will to Change Podcast

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