Inclusive Leadership speaks to the human side of organization and communities. Both practitioners and academics provide insights that broaden our traditional view of diversity issues into a perspective focused on better understanding the theory and practice of inclusive leadership.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Access (DEIB/A) represent essential features of the human side of any organization or community. To fulfil dreams and aspirations and to foster collective flourishing, inclusive leadership is vital. Making this happen is the central challenge and the focus of this collection of chapters comprising a wide variety of authors and perspectives.
Inclusive Leadership speaks to the human side of organization and communities. Both practitioners and academics provide insights that broaden our traditional view of diversity issues into a perspective focused on better understanding the theory and practice of inclusive leadership. Chapters include empirical work, ground-breaking ideas, and practical tools from different sectors and parts of the world fundamental to a rich view of DEIB/A.
Inclusive Leadership is essential reading for leaders aiming to create a space where individuals find genuine belonging.
Foreword; Daisy Auger-Domķnguez
Introduction: The Multifaceted World of Leading Diversity, Equity, Inclusion,
Belonging and Accessibility; Joanne Barnes, Bjųrn Zakarias Ekelund, Karen
Perham-Lippman, and Michael J. Stevens
Part
1. Understanding Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
Chapter
1. Shared Equity Leadership: A New Model for Making Inclusion and
Equity Part of Organizational Culture; Natsumi Ueda, Adrianna Kezar, and
Elizabeth Holcombe
Chapter
2. Inclusive Leadership and Power; Valerie J. Davis and Katrina S.
Rogers
Chapter
3. Cultural Humility and Inclusion: Transformation to a Culture of
Belonging; Joanne Barnes, Janice Branch Hall, and Brad Grubb
Chapter
4. The Impact of Colonialism on Inclusion and Belonging in
Organizations; Catherine T. Kwantes, Bryanne Smart, and Wendi L. Adair
Part
2. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Education
Chapter
5. The Development of Future Leaders Inclusive Competencies: Lessons
From a Business Management Course; Stacy Menezes, Allan Bird, and Michael J.
Stevens
Chapter
6. Advancing Gender Equality in Higher Education in South Africa:
Emboldening Women Leaders in Complex Contexts; Birgit Schreiber and Denise
Zinn
Chapter
7. Building Diverse and Inclusive Faculty Teams: Practice in
Inclusive Leadership in Higher Education; Jacqueline N. Gustafson and Charles
Lee-Johnson
Chapter
8. Inclusive Leadership for Social Justice: DEIB Leadership Programs
and Organizations; Antonio Jimenez-Luque and Lea Hubbard
Chapter
9. Addressing the Goal of Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education
and Lifelong Learning for All; Carolyn M. Shields
Chapter
10. Research-Practice Partnership to Reform Special Education Service
Delivery in Boston Public Schools; Aashna Khurana, Martin Scanlan, Julia
Bott, and Ethan d'Ablemont Burnes
Part
3. The Application And Practice Of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, &
Belonging/Accessibility
Chapter
11. An Inclusive Language of Diversity; Bjųrn Zakarias Ekelund
Chapter
12. Inclusive Leadership: Guide and Tools; Yael Hellman
Chapter
13. How Inclusive Leaders Can Influence Employee Engagement; Rosalind
F. Cohen
Chapter
14. Fostering an Inclusive Organization Through the Power of
Storytelling; Cary Snow, Valencia Gabay, Tamarah Danielle Brownlee, and
Trenae Thomas
Chapter
15. Achieving Societal Equality by Building Inclusive Corporate
Boards; Karen Perham-Lippman, Yolanda Caldwell, and Tissa Richards
Part
4. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging/Accessibility: A Community
And Global Perspective
Chapter
16. Creating Inclusive Leadership in Rural Communities: Lessons
Learned in Rural Minnesota; Jennifer Aranda, Scott Chazdon, Jocelyn I.
Hernandez-Swanson, Tobias Spanier, and Ellen Wolter
Chapter
17. Inclusive Leadership From a Force Commanders Perspective;
Cornelis Johannes (Kees) Matthijssen and Anne-Marij Strikwerda-Verbeek
Chapter
18. Diversity From an Organizational Perspective: Building a Culture;
Donald Williams Jr.
Chapter
19. Decolonization and Inclusion: Widening the Circle; Niels
Agger-Gupta, Shauneen Pete, and Nikki Bade
Chapter
20. Muslimophobia: Overcoming Religious Discrimination and Exclusion
in the Workplace; Nurcan Ensari and Ronald E. Riggio
Chapter
21. The Reciprocity of Dignity: Transforming Us/Them Narratives
Through Inclusive Dialogue; Linda Kligman, Justin Mui, Henry L. McClendon,
Jr., and Flor Garcķa Mencos
Chapter
22. Social Justice Leader Case Studies Assessed Through the Lens of
Connective Leadership; Sarah Smith Orr
Chapter
23. Iran's Women Life Freedom Movement: How Leadership Emerged;
Keyhan Shams and Trisha Gott
Joanne Barnes is the former Dean of the Graduate School and a Professor in the Ph.D. in the Organizational Leadership Program at Indiana Wesleyan University, USA, and Senior Consultant with the Kozai Group focusing on DEIB. Barnes serves on the board for Houghton University and the International Leadership Association.
Michael J. Stevens is a Distinguished Presidential Professor at Weber State University, USA, and consults widely with businesses and non-profits. Stevens is a Founding Partner of the Kozai Group, Inc. His award-winning research includes the development and validation of assessments that measure an individuals competencies to work successfully in diverse environments.
Bjųrn Zakarias Ekelund is Founder, Senior Consultant, and Chairman of the Board at Human Factors AS, Norway, and Research Fellow in the Centre for Global Workforce Strategy, Simon Fraser University, Canada. Human Factors developed the Diversity Icebreaker®, a concept that has been used by multiple facilitators in more than 75 countries.
Karen Perham-Lippman is the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Director for Jensen Hughes and an Adjunct Professor in the Business Center at the Community College of Denver, USA, which serves one of the most diverse student populations in Colorado. Perham-Lippman is a Certified Diversity Professional and a Ph.D. candidate at Eastern University.
