‘When others diminish or reject you on the basis of who you are,
they strike at your sense of belonging.
While you can’t control their actions,
you can always choose to belong to yourself.
Through your actions, you can choose to claim belonging for
yourself with yourself.’ – Ritu Bhasin
‘Business leaders can help eliminate race-based workplace disparities by listening to and connecting with employees of all races.’
‘It is difficult to build and lead an inclusive organization without first understanding the experiences of those who have been traditionally excluded.‘
‘You must create and maintain an environment in which traditionally underrepresented groups do not face systemic hindrances and are unequivocably safe to voice the injustices they experience.’
‘To understand how to enhance the experiences of employees from traditionally underrepresented groups, leaders must connect with all employees.’
‘Although it is vital to address both interpersonal and systemic bias in organizations, focusing on the systemic bias will have a faster and more scalable impact.’
‘Leaders must recognize and fix their own implicit biases.’
‘To really understand employee experience, understand how managers behave.’
‘Employees who are subordinated and waiting for systemic change know that disproportionately focusing on ‘the money’ only perpetuates the very problem that needs to be solved.‘
‘Your executive team members can make or break your efforts to build an inclusive culture.’
‘Multicultural competency should be an essential leadership expectation, like financial and marketing acumen.’
Source
Gena Cox (2022). Leading Inclusion: Drive Change Your Employees Can See and Feel
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