My professional society had a workshop today with a theme of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. DEI is a hot topic today in the world of business. Some of the advantages of an inclusive culture at work are:
- better performance
- increased customer understanding
- better decision making
- new ideas
- stronger governance
Some of the traits of an inclusive leader are:
- commitment
- courage
- cognizance of bias
- curiosity
- cultural intelligence
- collaboration
For me, the highlight of the afternoon was a video entitled “Inclusion Starts With I.”