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Diversity and Inclusion |
Inclusive Leadership: Undoing Unconscious Bias and Emphasizing Empathy
Dr. Alexis Smith Washington — Spears School of Business Senior Inclusion Officer, Associate Professor of Management and William S. Spears Chair of Business Administration
Most informed leaders have learned about unconscious bias and heard that everyone has it. So, what does a conscious leader do to navigate the pitfalls of unconscious biases, and more importantly, recognize the barriers preventing their team from reaching it’s full potential? Wake up! The goal of this session is learning, which is the key to inclusive cultures. Learning allows us to become more curious, more reflective of our own tendencies, and open to seeing the world around us. Leaders today face new, dynamic and powerful challenges in bringing together and motivating people in their teams and organizations. This take more than brains and brawn—this takes deep and radical empathy, which is a practice that requires not only taking the perspectives of others but also taking action to create positive change. In this session, we will undertake the following: • Examine our unconscious biases as well as the more conscious ones, • Uncover how radical empathy equips leaders with self-awareness and social competence, • Learn the psychosocial foundations of inclusive leadership and, • Practice the tools and methods that inclusive leaders can use to build their teams. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Management and the Center for Executive and Professional Development in the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University. Participants earn 0.1 or 0.4 con- tinuing education units (CEUs) depending on the length of the seminar. » KORN FERRY COMPETENCIES Attracts top talent | Values differences | Drives engagement | Interpersonal savvy | Demonstrates self- awareness | Build effective teams
SEMINAR OUTLINE
I. Diversity management 101 A. Diversity does not equal inclusion B. Individual and organizational barriers to inclusion
II. Emotional intelligence underpinnings of inclusive leadership A. Empathetic perspective: Taking as an avenue to inclusion B. Individual solutions to unconscious bias C. Creating inclusive cultures
The Center for the Future of Work in the OSU Spears School of Business offers various certificate programs and customized professional development.
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