In his book, The Inclusion Paradox, Andres Tapia, an expert in workplace solutions and diversity and inclusion, and my Korn Ferry colleague makes a clear and critical distinction between diversity and inclusion for leaders. They made changes in internal policies, put these into place through actions of inclusion around the world, created more open environments, held training with speakers, events, and dealt with issues of diversity and inclusion.
Key Takeaways:
- All our leadership research spanning millions of senior leaders globally suggests that leadership involves the constant reconciliation of the “I” and the “We” domains of leadership.
- Since we opened up our organizations and our lives as global citizens more than 25 years ago with the advent of the Internet, exponential growth and the speed of new technologies, including access to abundant information and sci-fi-like connection, it would be like trying to put the digital genie back into the bottle to choose exclusion.
- We all have our unique differences. Tapia explains, “Each of us, even the white male has his own individual biography that defines and influences why he walks and talks the way he does, why he thinks, believes and acts the way he does.”
“In politics, we see this debate play out globally. On our teams, we are constantly deciding what to include and what to exclude.”
