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Diversity and Inclusion – Two Very Different Concepts

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Whilst both are important, leadership is the cornerstone, without which all the diversity initiatives in the world will be in vain. Diversity and inclusion – despite that they are often discussed together – are actually two very different concepts. Diversity is about the mix of people on your team or in your organisation.

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Great Leaders Attract Great Talent

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Diversity and complementary skill sets are key. Athletes figure out the connections between seemingly diverse activities, building new processes and opportunities on the fly. We think you’ll find these archetypes and this team question of diversity and compatibility valuable. So how do you assemble a great team?

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Leveling the Playing Field

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Absolutely, awareness of these is critical to improve the lack of inclusion and diversity in organizations. Previously, Chamberlain was a Diversity & Inclusion Manager for a national American Lawyer Top 100 law firm. We often think of the five major areas of race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation as the biases to address.

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A 236-Year-Old Lesson in Leadership

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It was a diverse mix of volunteers and militias with different traditions and backgrounds, primarily loyal to their own town, region or colony. Facing an almost impossible challenge with no clear solution, he made that diversity an asset by actively seeking the advice of his subordinates. Lasting testament to leadership.

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Leading for Others

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If your organization has a diversity office or function, spend an hour getting educated about what the organization is doing to create a level playing field for Others. Meet with the diversity manager to ask how you can contribute toward the organization’s diversity goals. Bill Treasurer diversity leadership'

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How Leaders Can Fix a Negative Company Culture

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To avoid forced consensus, take generational and background diversity in job candidates into account. Broad diversity also discourages clique-forming by a majority group, actually strengthening the bonds of your teams. A staff of mixed ages and personal backgrounds brings with it a healthy mix of viewpoints.

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Leaders: Choose Your Own Reality

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This is especially important in today’s leadership world where there are many different worldviews born out of culture, diversity, events, and lived experience. Dr. Jeanie Cockell is a dynamic facilitator known for her ability to get diverse groups to work collaboratively together.

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