Aspire Journeys
Creating An Inclusive Culture Of Trust and Belonging
- 14 Courses | 6h 22m 45s
- 6 Books | 46m
- 9 Audiobooks | 2h 32m 38s
Creating a Culture of Inclusion is good for everyone. It's good for business; it's good for morale; it's good for productivity, and it helps ensure employee retention. Every organization wants its employees to feel empowered to bring more of their authentic selves to work. Creating a culture where everyone feels welcome and included is a leadership imperative. This Journey is designed to help leaders develop and advance their inclusive and authentic leadership to create cultures where everyone feels included, heard, and valued.
Setting the Foundation With Trust
Trust is the foundation for all relationships, leadership and team dynamics. It sets the stage for inclusion and innovation. Without trust, team members will not feel like they can bring their whole selves to work. With trust, leaders start their journey towards building a culture of inclusion and belonging.
- 2 Courses | 39m 21s
- 1 Book | 12m
- 3 Audiobooks | 56m 50s
Investing In Self-Awareness
In order to shape and influence culture, leaders must first commit to building self-awareness and understanding of what motivates and forms their leadership - their strengths, weaknesses, thoughts, beliefs, reactions, triggers and more. An increase in self-awareness and reflection enables mentorship, sponsorship, and an appreciation for authenticity.
- 4 Courses | 1h 34m
- 1 Book | 9m
- 1 Audiobook | 9m 18s
Listening With Intention and Purpose
Listening is an art and a science. To truly build and influence a culture of inclusion and belonging, leaders must know how to listen effective, with intention and purpose, cultivating deep understanding so that they can properly address the evolving needs and concerns of employees.
- 2 Courses | 38m 5s
- 2 Books | 14m
Developing A Coaching Mindset
One of a leader's primary responsibility is to empower their employees and to helping remove obstacles they face in their work. Building this capability can help establish leaders allies, increase team loyalty, prevent attrition, and help to create workplace that employees love to be a part of.
- 5 Courses | 2h 30m 6s
- 1 Book | 5m
- 2 Audiobooks | 21m 24s
Lead Inclusively
An inclusive leader coaches and champions the strengths of team members - creating a team atmosphere where everyone can come together and thrive. By providing psychological safety and being conscious and aware of micro-behaviors, leader's set expectations for how teams can work best together, while valuing each individual.
- 1 Course | 1h 1m 13s
- 1 Book | 6m
- 3 Audiobooks | 1h 5m 6s
COURSES INCLUDED
The Building Blocks of Building Trust
Who can I trust around here? This is a more common workplace question than most of us might like to admit. Building relationships and trust within professional networks is done like a mason building a wall - one stone at a time. Trust is a core ingredient in positive relationships. Without it, the mason's wall takes on a whole new analogy - a barrier, with no gate for entry. This course explores trust, what makes you and others trustworthy, and how to demonstrate trustworthiness through your own professional accountability.
9 videos |
22m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
Navigating Other People's Emotions
Organizational and interpersonal dynamics, along with high pressure situations, can sometimes cause others to behave unprofessionally. The way you react to their behavior can have a lasting effect on your future relationships. But, by building emotional intelligence, or emotional IQ, you can ensure that you'll be able to understand and acknowledge other people's emotions, and maintain strong relationships with them. In this course, you'll learn how to recognize emotional awareness in, actively listen to, and empathize with others by developing emotional intelligence, also known as EQ. You'll also discover how to apply organizational awareness and empathy to enhance your workplace relationships.
6 videos |
16m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
COURSES INCLUDED
Becoming Your Own Best Boss
Have you ever tried managing yourself? Perhaps you could be the best boss you've ever had. Through self-development techniques and continuous learning, you can develop attitudes and skills that empower you. You can manage from within and become your own best boss. Self-empowerment is the process of taking responsibility for your attitudes, behaviors, and actions at work to maximize your effectiveness. This course focuses on learning attitudes and behaviors that promote personal development. You'll learn to recognize and overcome negative self-talk, to develop your initiative and become self-empowered, and to take control of your own personal self development by honing in on your strengths and opportunities for improvement.
9 videos |
21m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
Gauging Your Leadership Performance
Monitoring and assessing your own progress as you develop is vital to ensure growth and overall success as a leader. In this course, you'll learn about techniques leaders can use to carry out a self-assessment, such as reflective journaling, surveys and checklists, and 360-degree feedback. You'll also learn ways to increase your motivation and manage your own learning by creating a leadership development plan.
8 videos |
24m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
Uncovering and Utilizing Your Talents and Skills
We all have individual talents and skills that make us unique in some way, but you may not be aware of your own skills or how to use them to achieve your personal and career goals. Central to reaching these goals is the ability to use continuous learning for self development. In this course, you'll learn what is meant by talent, skill, and personal development, why it's important to understand what talents you possess, and how to harness those talents through continuous learning. This course also covers techniques for identifying your unique capabilities, and outlines self-development tips you can use to fully utilize your key talents and skills.
6 videos |
15m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
Moving from Bias to Inclusion in a DEI Journey
An increased focus on the importance of DEI in the workplace has shed light on the fact that everyone has bias. Though it's rooted in human nature, it's important to understand what implicit bias is in order to develop the thoughtful inclusion mindset. In this course, you'll learn about the different kinds of implicit bias and how to recognize them in action. You'll also learn about the importance of committing to thoughtful inclusion in the workplace.
7 videos |
32m
Assessment
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COURSES INCLUDED
Listening Even When It's Difficult to Listen
Successful people are generally excellent listeners. They're able to give others their full attention so that they can understand their needs and ask the right questions, even in difficult or stressful situations. They can also use their listening skills effectively to communicate their own goals and to build strong relationships with others. In this course, you'll learn common misconceptions about listening, how to hone your listening skills, and what to do when you encounter roadblocks to actively listening. You'll also learn how being receptive to what others are saying can go a long way to breaking down the barriers to clear communication.
8 videos |
22m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
Become a Great Listener
Communication is a two-way process - while one person provides information, another must not only understand what is meant, but also show that they're being receptive to that information. This requires strong listening skills - a vital asset in any business environment. In this course, you'll work on sharpening your listening skills and getting yourself in the right receptive mindset for communicating. You'll learn how to recognize the behaviors that indicate receptivity, as well as to identify the different types of listener. You'll also learn how to ask the right questions to ensure that you understand what is being communicated.
6 videos |
15m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
COURSES INCLUDED
Advancing Meaningful Diversity In The Workplace: Session Replay
This is a recorded replay of the Advancing Meaningful Diversity In The Workplace Leadercamp Live session that ran on December 8th at 10 AM ET led by Su Joun, Diversity & Inclusion Practitioner. Many organizations state that they want more diversity. However, we are often challenged to recognize is that the processes, norms, professionalism expectations, protocols, brands that we put in place may be working against advancing diversity in our workplace. This Leadercamp will review those barriers , provide recommendations for overcoming them, and will allow for ample time for attendees to ask questions.
1 video |
1h 3m
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Forging Ahead with Perseverance and Resilience
Business today is a complex undertaking. Accomplishing tasks an staying focused on achieving your goals requires grit and persistence. An adaptive mindset helps you focus through the distractions, information overload, demanding pace, and the accompanying stresses that can often pull you off task. In this course, you'll learn to develop personal resiliency, adaptability, and perseverance. You'll explore the resources and people it takes to sustain perseverance, and you'll discover actions to help you build a work-life balance, sharpen your focus, and foster the resilience perseverance to face and overcome setbacks.
9 videos |
20m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
Choosing the Right Interpersonal Communication Method to Make Your Point
Do you ever feel that a lack of email productivity is frustrating the effectiveness of your written communication? Are poor verbal communication skills holding you back? Choosing the right communication method for the situation has a huge impact on how your message is received. This course explores the importance of choosing the right communication method to best convey your message. You'll learn how to select the proper methods for building trust, conveying your ideas, and targeting your method to your intended audience. The right communication method improves the odds of getting your point across and communicating effectively, leaving your audience informed, enlightened, and engaged.
8 videos |
21m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
Coaching Techniques That Inspire Coachees to Action
Successful businesses see the development of talent as an essential activity. This course identifies how coaching helps professional growth, how to develop relationships with coachees, assess their needs, and create goals to meet them.
7 videos |
23m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
Keeping Your Coachee Committed and Accountable
Productive coaching is essential to the professional development. In this course, you'll learn actions for gaining commitment from coachees, measuring their progress, and how to recognize when they're ready to move forward on their own.
6 videos |
20m
Assessment
Badge
PMI PDU
COURSES INCLUDED
Leading Inclusively Leadercamp: Session Replay
This is a recorded replay of the Leading Incuslively Live session that ran on June 24th at 10 AM ET led by La'Wana Harris, author of Diversity Beyond Lip Service: A Coaching Guide for Challenging Bias, "Leading Inclusively" will provide guidance and a safe discussion forum to start you on the journey toward inclusive leadership. You will also gain insights and tools to help you and your organization value and leverage the unique strengths and talents of all individuals.
1 video |
1h 1m
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BOOK SUMMARY
Overcoming Bias: Building Authentic Relationships Across DifferencesIn Overcoming Bias, authors Jana and Freeman explore exactly what bias is, how it affects our lives, and how to overcome it in order to nurture mutually-fulfilling relationships with others. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
12m
By Matthew Freeman, Tiffany Jana
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Work Reimagined: Uncover Your CallingWork Reimagined examines how to uncover your talents and find work that brings meaning to your life. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
9m
By David Shapiro, Richard J. Leider
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Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely AnyoneIn Just Listen, Mark Goulston persuasively outlines how you can overcome barriers to communication by actively listening in order to connect with others. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
9m
By Mark Goulston
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Power Listening: Mastering the Most Critical Business Skill of AllPower Listening explores the idea that most of the information you need to make sound decisions in your business or personal life is readily available, if only you remain silent long enough to hear it. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
5m
By Bernard T. Ferrari
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You Already Know How to Be Great: A Simple Way to Remove Interference and Unlock Your Greatest PotentialYou Already Know How to Be Great examines concepts around which to build a simple and reliable method for consistent performance in a wide range of roles-from those who want to learn how to teach, to those who want to learn how to learn. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
5m
By Alan Fine, Rebecca R. Merrill
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MIT Sloan Management Review Article on How to Sustain Your Organization's Culture When Everyone Is RemoteThis article from MIT Sloan Management Review discusses how the coronavirus pandemic's office exodus risks diminishing company culture unless leaders take action to support it.
6m
By Jennifer Howard-Grenville
AUDIOBOOKS INCLUDED
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes EverythingThe Speed of Trust provides a detailed framework for building and maintaining trust from the ground up, both inside and outside an organization. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
12m 31s
By Stephen M.R. Covey
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
Diversity Beyond Lip Service: A Coaching Guide for Challenging BiasIn Diversity Beyond Lip Service, author La'Wana Harris discusses ways to promote diversity in the modern work environment. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
21m 39s
By La'Wana Harris
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The Art of Authenticity: Tools to Become an Authentic Leader and Your Best SelfThe Art of Authenticity provides instruction and practical advice in the form of workshops aimed at helping leaders become more authentic without compromising on effectiveness. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
22m 40s
By Karissa Thacker
AUDIOBOOKS INCLUDED
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Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone SmarterAn essential leadership handbook, Multipliers examines how effective leaders can foster creativity, innovation, and excellence in their teams. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
10m 9s
By Greg McKeown, Liz Wiseman
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Action Coaching: How To Leverage Individual Performance For Company SuccessAction Coaching will help leaders up their games when it comes to coaching individuals to change for success-and leverage this asset for business growth. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
11m 15s
By David L. Dotlich, Peter C. Cairo
AUDIOBOOKS INCLUDED
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
How to be an Inclusive Leader: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can ThriveIn How to be an Inclusive Leader, Jennifer Brown reveals how to harness the power of diversity to create workplaces where talent shines. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
26m 15s
By Jennifer Brown
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Contagious Culture: Show Up, Set the Tone, and Intentionally Create an Organization That ThrivesContagious Culture describes and explores the important influence that leadership's attitude and presence has on the overall culture in an organization. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
19m 42s
By Anese Cavanaugh
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7 Paths to Managerial Leadership: Doing Well by Doing it Right7 Paths to Managerial Leadership provides strategies for improving your relationships with your employees. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
19m 9s
By Fred Mackenzie
