Embracing Diversity
- 8 Courses | 3h 13m 26s
- 26 Books | 29h 53m
- 4 Audiobooks | 10h 13m 31s
Leaders benefit from diverse workforces. Explore ways to encourage diversity for better outcomes.
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Promoting a Diverse Leadership Culture, powered by MIT SMR
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COURSES INCLUDED
Promoting a Diverse Leadership Culture, powered by MIT SMR
Through a collection of multiple articles, the authors share details pertaining to moving away from the "old boys' culture" in the finance sector and building a system that values empathy and competence.
5 videos |
12m
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Welcome to the Skillsoft Leadership Development Program
Whether you are an aspiring, new, or experienced leader who leads people or projects, we've designed this curriculum to meet you where you are in your own leadership journey.
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4m
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Leading with an Inclusive Mindset
Being an inclusive leader begins with understanding the two most basic human drives: to be unique and to belong. An inclusive leader makes sure that each person feels like an important piece of the team because of their unique perspective, and that all those team members feel like they fit together to form a cohesive team. In an inclusive environment, people feel like they have a safe place to give dissenting viewpoints, which leads to good debate and better outcomes. Inclusion drives innovation and becomes the single greatest tool and approach for you to create an entirely new set of possibilities. In this course, you will learn the ways in which you can drive success through inclusive leadership, and how to identify the challenges in implementing inclusive practices in the workplace. You will also learn how to develop an inclusive mindset, as well as the leadership strategies that support an inclusive culture.
6 videos |
28m
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Leading Diversity
Diversity is a fact of life in the modern marketplace and workforce. In this course, you'll learn skills to help you manage and leverage diversity for the benefit of the organization.
6 videos |
35m
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PMI PDU
Leadership Insights on Leading Diversity
Diversity is good for business. It drives innovation and delivers results that create a competitive advantage. But to do all this, diversity has to be more than a compliance checklist. Leaders must put a premium on values and individuality.
10 videos |
23m
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Helping Neurodivergent Employees Succeed, powered by MIT SMR
In this course, the authors describe how organizations can help neurodivergent employees during all the phases of an employee journey. They also explain how leaders can build an overall neuroinclusive culture within their organization.
5 videos |
19m
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Overcoming the Inclusion Facade, powered by MIT SMR
In this course, the authors explain how promoting shared impact can help organizations overcome the problem of inclusion facade.
3 videos |
9m
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MIT SMR: BRAVE Conversations About Race
The BRAVE acronym offers a starting point for conversations about race and racism at work. In the past few months, there have been strong calls for organizations to join the movement in the fight against racial injustice, and many have started to answer this call. Although many see the value in addressing race and racism in organizations, it can be difficult to have conversations about these topics in the workplace. Please join diversity and inclusion experts Enrica N. Ruggs and Derek R. Avery as they discuss the importance of explicitly talking about race in the workplace and provide advice on how to begin productive conversations. They will discuss factors to consider when planning these conversations, such as audience, timing, and purpose, as well as how to structure, facilitate, and navigate a conversation about race. They will provide tips on how to have brave conversations that address tense aspects of race as a way to build competency around what inclusion really looks like in organizations.
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MIT Sloan Management Review on Embracing Diversity in Your LeadershipIn this collection of articles from MIT Sloan Management Review, you'll learn how companies should approach the question of diversity, and the best way to approach new leadership in an international business climate.
54m
By MIT Sloan Management Review
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MIT Sloan Management Review Article on Six Ways Companies Can Promote and Protect Human RightsThis article from MIT Sloan Management Review in responding to a government's human rights abuses, companies have effective options beyond standing by or cutting ties.
5m
By Markus Scholz, N. Craig Smith
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MIT Sloan Management Review Article on Is There a Generation Gap in Business?This article from MIT Sloan Management Review explores generational differences have been exaggerated and that both boomers and millennials want business to improve its performance along a number of dimensions.
4m
By Ben Freeman, R. Edward Freeman
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MIT Sloan Management Review Article on The Detroit HustleThis article from MIT Sloan Management Review Detroit is a city that has undergone a number of crises in recent memory. It has suffered from the long and painful departure of its auto industry.
4m
By Courtney L. McCluney, Morela Hernandez
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MIT Sloan Management Review Article on Addressing Racism, Word by WordThis article from MIT Sloan Management Review explains how to achieve progress in addressing racism, businesses must move beyond arguments about semantics.
3m
By Denise Hamilton
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MIT Sloan Management Review Article on Use Digital Platforms to Cultivate DiversityIn this article from MIT Sloan Management Review, learn how leaders can foster stronger collaboration by using digital platforms to increase employee diversity.
2m
By Gerald C. Kane
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MIT Sloan Management Review Article on Building Effective Corporate Engagement on LGBTQ RightsThis article from MIT Sloan Management Review reveals how companies supportive of LGBTQ employees and political policy have found that there is gold at the end of the equal-rights rainbow.
5m
By Daniel Korschun, Debbie Haski-Leventhal
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The Inclusion Dividend: Why Investing in Diversity & Inclusion Pays OffThe Inclusion Dividend discusses how to establish an inclusive corporate culture and use diversity to maximize productivity and innovation. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
10m
By Mark Kaplan, Mason Donovan
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Diversity and InclusionThis report examines how inclusion has become a business imperative in an increasingly diverse workforce and covers a range of issues such as age, religion, nationality, disability, and sexual orientation are now included in mainstream initiatives.
18m
By Nano Riley
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Leadership and the Sexes: Using Gender Science to Create Success in BusinessThrough examples and case studies from companies like Kodak, Nike, Nintendo, Home Depot, Proctor & Gamble, Avon, and Disney, the book shows readers how ignoring gender diversity actually impedes the true potential of any business.
3h 53m
By Barbara Annis, Michael Gurian
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Diversity at Work: The Practice of InclusionOutlining the key issues involved in framing, designing, and implementing inclusion initiatives for organizations and groups, this book shows how to apply the practices of inclusion and provides a unified model by employing diverse voices to address a range of related topics in multiple contexts.
10h 44m
By Barbara R. Deane (eds), Bernardo M. Ferdman
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The Inclusion Dividend: Why Investing in Diversity & Inclusion Pays OffProviding framework to tap the bottom line impact that results from an inclusive culture, this book presents straightforward advice on how to achieve the kind of meritocracy that will result in a tangible dividend and move companies ahead of the competition.
3h 32m
By Mark Kaplan, Mason Donovan
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Generations at Work: Managing the Clash of Boomers, Gen Xers, and Gen Yers in the Workplace, Second EditionTaking a fresh look at a growing challenge of navigating the multigenerational workplace, this book provides in-depth interviews with members of each generation, best practices from companies bridging the generation gap, and specific tips for each generation on how to handle the others.
5h 42m
By Bob Filipczak, Claire Raines, Ron Zemke
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MIT Sloan Management Review Article on The Toxic Culture Gap Shows Companies Are Failing WomenResearch shows that women are 41% more likely to experience toxic workplace culture than men.
12m
By Charles Sull, Donald Sull
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MIT Sloan Management Review Article on Overcoming the Inclusion FacadeShared impact is an essential element of a genuinely inclusive organization.
6m
By Astrid C. Homan, Lindred (Lindy) Greer, Seval Gündemir
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MIT Sloan Management Review Article on From Glass Ceilings to Glass Cliffs: A Guide to Jumping, Not FallingA "glass cliff" opportunity may be just the career boost that underrepresented leadership candidates need, but it must be approached carefully.
6m
By Keith D. Dorsey
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MIT Sloan Management Review Article on How Diversity Can Boost Board EffectivenessThe CARE model can help boards not only recruit diverse members but benefit from their perspectives and input.
6m
By Janet Foutty, Kwasi Mitchell, Stephanie J. Creary
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MIT Sloan Management Review Article on Unlocking the Potential of Justice-Impacted TalentGetting intentional about second-chance hiring can lead to a more diverse workforce and promote economic growth during a time of labor shortages.
4m
By Ben Cumming
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MIT Sloan Management Review Article on Focus on Skills to Grow Your WorkforceEmphasizing skills in your talent strategy can have an outsize positive impact on hiring, upskilling, and retaining employees.
5m
By Aneesh Raman, Elyse Rosenblum
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MIT Sloan Management Review Article on Opening Access to the Fast Track for Career EquityUnderstanding employee circumstances that contribute to or block paths to promotion can help managers position women and people of color more equitably.
13m
By Haig R. Nalbantian
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MIT Sloan Management Review Article on How to Help Employees With ADHD Address the Challenges of Remote WorkLeaders can use these strategies to help workers stay focused and productive in virtual work settings, whether they've been diagnosed with ADHD or not.
8m
By Maitraye Das, Maria Hamdani, Najma Hamdani
BOOK SUMMARY
Making Diversity Work: 7 Steps for Defeating Bias in the WorkplaceIn Making Diversity Work, author Dr. Sondra Thiederman offers insights into why bias takes hold and provides clear strategies for addressing prejudice in a meaningful and honest manner. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
4m
By Sondra Thiederman
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Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim CodeIn Race After Technology, author Ruha Benjamin takes an unflinching look at the potential for bias in data analysis and computer science as a whole. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
6m
By Ruha Benjamin
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The Savvy Ally: A Guide for Becoming a Skilled LGBTQ+ AdvocateIn The Savvy Ally, Jeannie Gainsburg offers much-needed insight and pragmatic advice on how to offer their support and advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community in a respectful and helpful manner. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
8m
By Jeannie Gainsburg
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Subtle Acts of Exclusion: How to Understand, Identify, and Stop MicroaggressionsIn Subtle Acts of Exclusion, the authors discuss how you can create an inclusive workplace that supports sound, trusting, and healthy relationships. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
12m
By Michael Baran, Tiffany Jana
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Unconventional Leadership: What Henry Ford and Detroit Taught Me About Reinvention and DiversityUsing this book to reveal her unique strategies that drive success, innovative LGBT leader Nancy Schlichting, CEO of Henry Ford Health System describes a leadership paradigm that will motivate, inspire, and drive new thinking in today's disruptive business environment where traditional modes of managing are no longer working.
2h 47m
By Nancy M. Schlichting
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AUDIOBOOKS INCLUDED
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The Multicultural Mind: Unleashing the Hidden Force for Innovation in Your OrganizationThis audio edition examines how to establish the organizational conditions under which multiculturals can flourish and shows how even the most monocultural among us can gain the advantages of a multicultural mind.
3h 57m 14s
By David C. Thomas
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Unconventional Leadership: What Henry Ford and Detroit Taught Me about Reinvention and DiversityThis audio edition describes a leadership paradigm that will motivate, inspire, and drive new thinking in today's disruptive business environment where traditional modes of managing are no longer working.
5h 39m 35s
By Nancy M. Schlichting
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Flex: The New Playbook For Managing Across DifferencesFlex offers a number of invaluable strategies to help leaders manage diversity through effective communication, common goals, and innovative thinking. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
11m 40s
By Audrey S. Lee, Jane Hyun
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Demanding More: Why Diversity and Inclusion Don't Happen and What You Can Do About ItIn Demanding More, Sheree Atcheson explains how you can create an inclusive, equitable workplace that respects and empowers every employee. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
25m 2s
By Sheree Atcheson
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SKILL BENCHMARKS INCLUDED
Leading Your Team
Great teams don't come together by accident. Successful leaders know that putting together an efficient and effective team requires planning, forethought, honest assessment, and a little trial and error. And once you've put the team together, then comes the work of coaching, motivating, and managing them. In this Leading Your Team Unit benchmark, you'll have the opportunity to see where your team building, and team leading skills currently stand and learn where you can further develop and refine your abilities to lead your team to success. This benchmark evaluates your understanding of this topic. Being aware of potential knowledge gaps allows you to better understand your current competency and areas for improvement, so you can find suitable content and curate your own learning path. The courses recommended at the end of this benchmark can help you fill potential gaps in your knowledge.
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