From Lip Service to Leadership

From Lip Service to Leadership
Presented by
Tracy Brown / Diversity Trends LLC
www.TracyBrown.com www.DiversityTrends.com

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Linkage | Diversity 2011
Track 6: I’m a Diversity Champion: Strategies for Extending Your Leadership Clout
Wednesday, April 6, 2011: 8:30 – 10:30am

Today’s Objectives

! Challenge you to move into important
conversations and actions that will build your
reputation as a business leader who is also a
champion for diversity and inclusion
! Guide you to discover personal insights and
choose concrete actions you can implement
when you return to work
! Help you integrate your commitment to
diversity into every aspect of your life as a
leader

© 2011 Diversity Trends LLC From Lip Service to Leadership 2

What Does it What are your
Mean to Be a KEEPERS
Champion for from Monday
Diversity and and
Inclusion? Tuesday?


Every one of us can be a champion for
diversity and inclusion


Every one of us can be a champion for diversity
and inclusion if we pay attention to three factors:

1. Clarity
2. Courage
3. Connection


! ACTIVITY 1

Three Decades
1990 / 2000 / 2010
What Did It Mean?

!1
1. Diversity in Society / Community
2. Diversity in the Workplace
3. Champion for Diversity /
Inclusion


! What Does It Mean (in Your
Organization) to be a
Champion for Diversity and
Inclusion?
! Why Is It Important (in Your

!1
Organization) to be a
Champion for Diversity and
Inclusion?


! ACTIVITY 2

Courage
Inappropriate
Comments

!2

! What are you willing to
change about yourself,
your organization or your
beliefs?
! What are you willing to

!2
risk?
! What makes talking about
diversity and inclusion
difficult?

Inappropriate Comments

! You are expected to
recognize
inappropriate
comments . . . And
take appropriate
action.

10

I(4)
(Diversity Trends)

! Illegal ! Insensitive
! Deny opportunity ! Hurtful or
based on an judgmental, but not
identity status preventing access
! Place in specific or mobility
role based on an ! Based on limited
identity status knowledge or
! Violating company understanding
policy or values ! Using stereotypes
about a group to
judge an individual
11

I(4)

! Illegal ! Insensitive
! Deny opportunity based ! Hurtful or judgmental, but
on an identity status not preventing access or
! Place in specific role mobility
based on an identity
status ! Based on limited
knowledge or
! Violating company policy
or values understanding
! Using stereotypes about a
! Instruct group to judge an
! Tell them what to individual
do and why ! Inform
! Explain policy and ! Educate
describe expected
behavior ! Suggest
alternatives for
! Follow-up
consideration
! Share your view
12

! ACTIVITY 3

Connection
Specific ways for individual managers to:

1.Demonstrate cross-cultural

!3 respect
2.Expand multicultural network
3.Model commit to D&I


! How can you tell if respect
is mutual?
! Where are your greatest
opportunities to expand

!3 your personal network?
! As a leader, what are ways
you can influence
behavior?


Responding to Cross-Cultural
Criticism

!Appreciate (the
person)
!Accept (the feedback)
!Acquire (more info)
!Agree (on next steps)
!Act (on agreement)


The Achieving Inclusion Model™


Behaviors to Avoid Behaviors to Practice

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Today’s Objectives

! Challenge you to move into important
conversations and actions that will build your
reputation as a business leader who is also a
champion for diversity and inclusion
! Guide you to discover personal insights and
choose concrete actions you can implement
when you return to work
! Help you integrate your commitment to
diversity into every aspect of your life as a
leader


Q&A


Self Reflection


Commitment

! What specific things
will you do in the next
30 days to continue
your learning?
! What specific things
will you do beyond the
next 30 days to
demonstrate that you
value diversity?


From Lip Service to Leadership
Presented by
Tracy Brown / Diversity Trends LLC
www.TracyBrown.com www.DiversityTrends.com

Toll Free: 1.800.290.5631
Direct: 1.214.369.2888
Fax: 1.800.290.5631
Email: Tracy@DiversityTrends.com

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