The Inconvenience of Inclusion
Some of the reasons we avoid the difficult work of inclusion.
Some of the reasons we avoid the difficult work of inclusion.
We may be diverse but we are far from inclusive. We have hit the snooze button when it comes to true equal opportunity. I hope we have not waited too late for our wake-up call.
Our country and world is changing. You are either leading or trailing when it comes to embracing that change. Don’t be left behind; an inclusive workplace depends on it.
Disengagement through lack of inclusion is pervasive in the federal government.
How can we start developing a common language where we can talk about race and differences in a way that challenges its complexity yet creates empathy in order to stay in the conversation?
Just remember, a brain is a terrible thing to waste, particularly when it comes to embracing differences.
We need deeper emotional connections among our world community to persuade ourselves we are not different from each other. We are different like each other.
I thought that surely the best role models of engagement in the most powerful government in the world would be exemplary representatives for ensuring their workforces look like the taxpayers they serve.
We are human beings, not robots. We all want a role in the workplace but we do not want that role to completely define who we are as individuals.
According to the Gender Intelligence Group, women leaders apply the following drivers of inclusion more often in the workplace than men.