What’s holding inclusion back? Leaders’ behavior.

What’s holding inclusion back? Leaders’ behavior.

Only 31 percent of employees believe their leaders promote an inclusive environment, according to a recent report by DDI. Numbers like these beg the question, why aren’t leaders more inclusive? There are a few key obstacles holding them back.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
Psychological safety: an overlooked secret to organizational performance

Psychological safety is an essential foundational component for innovation, divergent thinking, creativity and risk-taking — but it should not be confused with comfort. There are a number of small behaviors leaders can cultivate to help their teams take more interpersonal risks to increase psychological safety.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging | Leading Through Adversity | Talent Management
Psychological safety leads to better managers and teams at this major enterprise

Research finds digital behaviors that encourage psychological safety are linked to high-performing managers and engaged teams.

Leading Through Adversity | Talent Management
How can you remain profitable post-COVID-19? Invest in your workforce, particularly leaders

A company’s investment in its workforce is going to determine how quickly it recovers after COVID-19. Paying attention to employees during this pandemic is what can prevent a company from ending up worse off in the long run.

Crisis Leadership
Build a deliberately developmental organization through peer learning groups

It is one thing to tell employees it is all right to take risks and learn from their mistakes. It is another thing to provide the time, encouragement and support for employees to do this. Here’s how peer learning groups can help.

Leadership Development
No one of us is as smart as all of us

Given the increasing role collaboration plays in today’s workplace, learning officers need to expand their focus from how people are performing to how people are performing together.

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