Inclusive Leadership
December 15, 2020
These are my notes from session on Inclusive Leadership at VMware Diversity # visible traits and invisible traits/dimensions of our identity (eg. religion) URMs # minorities - black, latam, american indians, native alaskans, pacific islanders /hawaiaans URGs # groups Equity # distribution of resources to address systemic barriers and support equal outcomes vs. equality is everyone gets the same thing (eg. notebook + pen vs laptops for devs, etc) equal is not equitable (meat to a room that includes vegetarians) Inclusion # Cognizance bias is a achillles heel Humility - i am biased but want to improve Empathy - prespective taking Courage talking about imperfections takes risk taking Commitment staying the course is hard Curiosity Cultural Intelligence Collaboration In Groups # set the rules/norms in a culture often unaware of their privilege Out Groups # work hard to fit in less power Pschological Safety # Amy Edmonson Sense of confidence that the team will not embarass, reject or punish someone for speaking up Shared beleif that the team is safe for interpersonal risk taking Notice when you’re contributing to in-group/out-group behaviours Create Pysch safety # encourage conversational turn-taking be empathetic and socially sensitve Micro aggressions # they are suble discrimination that reflects painful stereotypes, practices, policies and world views analogy of mosquito bites 1 bite is annoying constant biting over a long period of time is debilitating admit they exist ask difficult questions show peers that it is unacceptable - call them out microaffirmations can counter microaggessions recognize that microagressions reflect painful, deeply embedded stereotypes, practices, policies, and worldviews if bias is “what”; microaggressions are the “how” Covering # hiding a unfavored trait/identity to fit in appearance based affiliation based emotional tax - the state of being on guard intersectionality # no one is defined by a single category Privilege # system advantage or privileged isnt so much about what you have, but what you dont have to think about