Impactful Inclusion Toolkit

Impactful Inclusion Toolkit

by Yvette Steele
Released December 2022
Publisher(s): Wiley
ISBN: 9781119930204

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Book description

Practical, hands-on strategies to increase inclusion, diversity, and equity in your workplace

In Impactful Inclusion Toolkit: 52 Activities to Help You Learn and Practice Inclusion Every Day in the Workplace, accomplished diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategist and leader Yvette Steele delivers a collection of practical and hands-on exercises that encourage and promote inclusion in the workplace. The exercises emphasize the development of key inclusive behaviors, including self-knowledge, connecting with others, creating new habits, and experiencing other cultures.

In the book, you’ll find:

  • 52 behaviors to practice during the year that will empower you to be more inclusive in the real world
  • Concrete instructions regarding how to become more inclusive, rather than just high-level information about inclusivity generally
  • Actionable strategies to help drive change in your organization and manage the discomfort that sometimes exists around DEI issues

An effective and practical resource for anyone who wants to be more inclusive. Frontline and knowledge workers can empower themselves to drive change with weekly activities and resources. DEI and HR professionals, company founders, owners, managers, and other business leaders can better support staff on their inclusion journey. The Impactful Inclusion Toolkit is an essential addition to DEI strategies of any organization whether they are active or aspire to be more inclusive.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Foreword
  4. Introduction
    1. How to Use This Book
    2. My Battle with Exclusion
  5. ACTIVITY 1: Know Thyself
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  6. ACTIVITY 2: Connect with Your Why, Find Your Why Now
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  7. ACTIVITY 3: Create New Habits
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  8. ACTIVITY 4: Make the Connection
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
  9. ACTIVITY 5: Experience Other Cultures
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
  10. ACTIVITY 6: Remove the Labels
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  11. ACTIVITY 7: Widen Your Perspective
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
  12. ACTIVITY 8: Slow Down Before You React
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  13. ACTIVITY 9: Respect the Beliefs of Others
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  14. ACTIVITY 10: Own Your Education
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  15. ACTIVITY 11: Focus on Ability
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  16. ACTIVITY 12: Strive to See the Whole Person
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  17. ACTIVITY 13: Aspire to Be an Ally
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  18. ACTIVITY 14: Create an Inclusive Experience
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
  19. ACTIVITY 15: Disrupt Power
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  20. ACTIVITY 16: Build Equality into the Day-to-Day
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  21. ACTIVITY 17: Devote Yourself to Critical Thinking
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  22. ACTIVITY 18: Look Beyond Appearances
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  23. ACTIVITY 19: Invest in the Success of Others
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  24. ACTIVITY 20: Lead Change One Word at a Time
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
  25. ACTIVITY 21: Practice Common Courtesy
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
  26. ACTIVITY 22: Amplify Voices That Aren't Being Heard
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  27. ACTIVITY 23: Engage Remote Colleagues with Intention
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
  28. ACTIVITY 24: Adopt Gender-Neutral Terminology
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  29. ACTIVITY 25: Foster an Environment of Trust
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
  30. ACTIVITY 26: If You See Something, Say Something
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  31. ACTIVITY 27: Avoid Common Terms That Divide Us
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  32. ACTIVITY 28: Reframe Difficult Conversations on Polarizing Topics
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
  33. ACTIVITY 29: Embrace Gender Identities
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  34. ACTIVITY 30: Make the Workplace Safe for Everyone to Be Themselves
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
  35. ACTIVITY 31: Don't Believe Your Lying Eyes—Test Assumptions
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  36. ACTIVITY 32: Leverage Your Privilege
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
  37. ACTIVITY 33: Support the Firsts, Fews, and Onlys
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
  38. ACTIVITY 34: Cultivate Acceptance
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  39. ACTIVITY 35: Be the Calm in the Storm
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
  40. ACTIVITY 36: Acquire an Education on Race and Racism
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  41. ACTIVITY 37: Go Beyond Performative Gestures
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  42. ACTIVITY 38: Reconsider the Golden Rule
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  43. ACTIVITY 39: Eliminate Double Standards
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
  44. ACTIVITY 40: Remove the (Color) Blinders
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  45. ACTIVITY 41: Create a Community of Allies
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
  46. ACTIVITY 42: Pick a Ship and Get on It
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  47. ACTIVITY 43: Say Their Name
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  48. ACTIVITY 44: Master Small Talk Across Cultures
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  49. ACTIVITY 45: Enable Uncovering
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  50. ACTIVITY 46: Diminish the Effects of Microaggressions
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  51. ACTIVITY 47: Affect Work-Life Balance for All
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  52. ACTIVITY 48: Value People Because of Difference—Not in Spite of
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  53. ACTIVITY 49: Evolve from “Not Racist” to Antiracist
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  54. ACTIVITY 50: Create the Future by Learning from the Past
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  55. ACTIVITY 51: Be Willing to Learn from and Be Influenced by Others Who Are Different from You
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
    3. Sources Cited
  56. ACTIVITY 52: Honor Your Commitment to Inclusion
    1. Actions
    2. Action Accelerators
  57. Index
  58. Copyright
  59. Dedication
  60. About the Author
  61. Acknowledgments
  62. End User License Agreement

Product information

  • Title: Impactful Inclusion Toolkit
  • Author(s): Yvette Steele
  • Release date: December 2022
  • Publisher(s): Wiley
  • ISBN: 9781119930204