What you'll learn:
- Identify microaggressions in the workplace and speak-up on them.
- Prepare and have productive conversations with colleagues about justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
- Create psychological safety in your workplace to foster inclusion and a sense of belonging.
- Support colleagues who feel excluded through communication behaviors like listening, responding, speaking out, and asking questions.
Have you ever witnessed something unfair or unjust at work but didn't know what to do about it? You know you should do something but you don't know what to say, and worse, you might do the wrong thing and inadvertently hurt someone or yourself. It's understandable that you're uncertain of what to do. But today, turning away from injustice and discrimination in the workplace is not an option. Being an ally and speaking up against injustice can be scary, but it doesn't have to be.
In this course, with some courage and practice, you will learn how to build justice, equity, inclusion and diversity at work.
You will:
look inside yourself to understand your social identities and how they influence your interactions with others;
gain a toolkit to be a more effective leader and ally to underrepresented groups;
understand what the obstacles and challenges are to being an inclusive leader and ally;
learn to overcome those challenges productively while maintaining good relationships.
This course will even give you scripts and resources that you can use to be a better ally. I'll discuss the historical underpinnings of systemic oppression so you can see how it plays out in workplaces today. I'll share stories of clients I have worked with who have overcome their fears and become stronger advocates for colleagues who have been historically excluded from having a seat at the table.
The good news is you don't have to have people management responsibilities at work to be a leader:everyone can influence change, and everyone can learn to lead. You'll have to look at yourself, understand your privilege and identity, and then leverage those to help others and yourself. Being an inclusive leader is not only a good idea if you want to be a better friend, neighbor, colleague and human; it just makes good business sense. This course will teach you how to do just that.
