Inclusive Leadership Spotlight

May 17, 2024 Dear Reader, With International Coaching Week in full swing, this edition explores the transformative power of coaching to accelerate Inclusivity within diverse teams. Indeed, coaching facilitates self-awareness, emotional and cultural agility, and the ability to lead with integrity and courage. Self-Awareness Through a partnership with my clients, we foster self-awareness, enabling them to approach diversity challenges with humility, openness, and a willingness to learn....

May 10, 2024 Dear Reader, Listening is at the core of Inclusive Leadership. This edition explores the usual pillars of Inclusive Leadership more concisely. Self-awareness Allow me to refer to a previous edition of The Inclusive Leadership Spotlight, which lists the saboteurs impacting our listening skills. We better recognize and neutralize them! You will find the list here. Which saboteur impacts the most your listening skills in a diverse environment? What are you learning? Emotional &...

May 3, 2024 Dear Reader, This week, we dive into a question many of us grapple with: How can I better address disagreements within a diverse team? Disagreements, though challenging, present opportunities for growth and innovation. However, managing disputes within a diverse team requires skills and techniques that foster mutual respect and open communication. Let’s delve into three cornerstones of addressing disagreement within a diverse team. Self-awareness Cultivating self-awareness and...

April 19, 2024 Dear Reader, This week, our focus revolves around a fundamental question for inclusive leaders: How can I make it safe for any team member to ask for help? Recognizing the importance of this question is the first step towards fostering an environment where every individual feels valued and supported. Self-Awareness Reflecting on our attitudes towards seeking help and recognizing our biases can help us create a more inclusive and supportive culture. Take a moment to reflect on...

April 12, 2024 Dear Reader, This week, we're delving into the critical question: How can I better support a marginalized team member reporting microaggressions? This is the third part of our ongoing series on microaggression in a diverse and intercultural workplace. We will answer the Monday Morning Question through our usual three lenses: self-awareness, emotional and cultural Agility, and leading with integrity and courage. Although, you will notice that I have mended the titles and their...

March 29, 2024 Dear Reader, This week, we are again exploring microaggressions and how to identify them more easily in our busy, diverse, and intercultural workplaces. In this new edition of the Inclusive Leadership Spotlight, we see how to undercover with those undermining comments or actions through our usual cornerstones: self-awareness, augmented leadership, and Emotional and Cultural Agility. Self-Awareness Self-awareness forms the foundation for effectively addressing microaggressions...

March 22, 2024 Dear Reader, After the judgment series, I'm happy to announce the launch of our new series, which will focus on dealing with microaggressions in a diverse workplace. Microaggressions are subtle, often unconscious comments or actions, sometimes made with good intentions, that can profoundly impact the individuals experiencing them. In this new edition of the Inclusive Leadership Spotlight, we learn how to deal with those who make undermining comments or actions through our usual...

March 14, 2024 Dear Reader, Welcome to the third installment of our series, focusing on judgment within diverse workplaces! Today, we delve into new practices for gaining perspective when faced with judgment through our usual pillars of Inclusive Leadership: self-awareness, augmented leadership skills, Emotional and Cultural Agility. Self-awareness The previous editions offered inquiries to suspend, acknowledge, and examine our judgments. This week, let's delve into one of our inner voices:...

March 8, 2024 Dear Reader, This new edition, on March 8th, offers us the opportunity to celebrate International Women’s Day in 2024 under the theme ‘Invest in women: Accelerate progress. ‘ This edition is also the second part of our series on judgment in a diverse workplace. Our judgments reveal much about ourselves, reflecting our beliefs, biases, and cultural conditioning. We will explore how our three cornerstones - self-awareness, augmented leadership skills, and Emotional and Cultural...

Feb. 29, 2024 Dear Reader, In increasingly diverse workplaces, suspending judgment is crucial for: Creating environments where everyone feels valued and respected Encouraging Diversity of thought is crucial to innovative solutions and creative problem-solving Building Trust and Collaboration among diverse team members Creating fair and equitable opportunities for all team members Promoting Empathy and Understanding Let’s kick off the series on judgment in diverse workplaces and answer this...