Great Leadership By Dan

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Diversity and Inclusion – Two Very Different Concepts

Great Leadership By Dan

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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Effective Leadership Begins with a Strong Foundation

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Since joining the workforce more than 25 years ago, and serving as a leader for numerous organizations, it’s apparent that leadership means very different things to different people. Part of the problem lies with our current misconception around how organizations are led. Your organization will be able to survive quite a beating.

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Leading for Others

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The vast majority of senior leaders across nearly all organizations throughout the United States and Europe are white men. Qualified people are inhibited from getting a fair chance to succeed, which harms both them and the organization. Influence is often judged in organizations by who has “a seat at the table”. Bill Treasurer.

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Leveling the Playing Field

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There is a certain amount of wishful thinking when a new employee comes on in an organization. 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.

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Leaders: Choose Your Own Reality

Great Leadership By Dan

This is especially important in today’s leadership world where there are many different worldviews born out of culture, diversity, events, and lived experience. There are many people like Joan’s former colleague inside organizations. When leaders see that their perspectives are not always shared truths, they change how they react.

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How to Achieve Better Gender Balance through Succession Planning and Development

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There’s a “Diversity” strategy driven from one office, and a succession planning and development strategy driven by another. It’s not that complicated to do, it just takes a boatload of commitment, most importantly, from the leader of an organization, along with the support of a strong HR leader. From a manager’s view, it’s confusing.

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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.