5 Strategies for Creating an Inclusive Workplace; Harvard Business Review, January 13, 2020

Pooja Jain-Link, Julia Taylor Kennedy, Trudy Bourgeois, Harvard Business Review; 5 Strategies for Creating an Inclusive Workplace

"Practice inclusive leadership. Leaders need to create a safe team environment where all employees can speak up, be heard, and feel welcome. They should embrace the input of employees whose backgrounds or expertise differ from their own, and foster collaboration among diverse staff, ask questions of all members of the team, facilitate constructive arguments, give actionable feedback, and act upon the advice of diverse employees. In addition, leaders can make women of color feel valued and included by prizing authenticity over conformity and operating from an understanding that a range of presentation and communication styles can succeed in the workplace."