Contents
1. Finding Your Role as an Inclusive Leader
2. Unaware
3. Aware
4. Active
5. Advocate
6. Staying Committed to the Journey
Jennifer Brown is an award-winning thought leader, speaker, and author. She has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and many other publications. Her firm, Jennifer Brown Consulting, is globally renowned for its diversity, equity, and inclusion thought leadership and its expertise in organizational change, partnering with top companies across the world to build an equitable and inclusive future.
“This book is educational, actionable, and packed with practical
tools to help individuals activate their voice and build their
capacity as inclusive leaders.”
—Rohini Anand, PhD, former Senior Vice President and Chief
Diversity Officer, Sodexo
“Jennifer has the unique ability to guide leaders through the
complex terrain of the changing leadership landscape.”
—Michele Meyer-Shipp, CEO, Dress for Success Worldwide, and former
Chief People and Culture Officer, Major League Baseball
“I am full of gratitude for the impact Jennifer Brown made on me
directly and indirectly throughout my Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
and Belonging career. Jennifer and I partnered many years ago and
she’s been a teacher, cheerleader, advocate, and mentor of mine
since. She has a way of leaning into the rhythms of the DEI biz and
meeting the moments that matter. She’s one of the most
heart-centric change agents I know.”
—Dr. Erin L. Thomas, Head of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging,
Upwork
“Brown’s guidance is invaluable in today’s rapidly shifting
workplace. Her book is a must-read for any leader who doesn’t want
to be left behind.”
—Mark Taggart, President and CEO, Toyota Industries Commercial
Finance
“This exciting new edition of How to Be an Inclusive Leader
is a great resource for addressing the diversity challenges of our
times. Jennifer Brown’s discussion of privilege and identity will
add great value to anyone wishing to advance on the continuum of
inclusive leadership.”
—Marilyn Gist, PhD, author of The Extraordinary Power of Leader
Humility
“When modifying a course on inclusive leadership for the first core
class in an MBA program, the Jennifer Brown book on How to Be an
Inclusive Leader stood out because of its focus looking at
inclusion from a very human perspective. It focused on assessment
tools and actionable steps a leader could take to progress.
Feedback from students includes statements like, “I started hating
the focus on diversity and inclusion but by the end of the course
found myself seeing this in a very different light.” And that’s the
clarity Jennifer brings to this topic. The new edition adds cogent
strategies leaders can take. More than that, it emphasizes the
importance of humility, empathy, vulnerability, and resilience as
we commit to making our workplaces somewhere that everyone
belongs.”
—Mark Wehde, Chair, Mayo Clinic Engineering, Lecturer, University
of Wisconsin MBA Consortium, Medical Device Innovation Fellow,
University of Minnesota Technology Leadership Institute
“Inclusivity: once a differentiating factor for leaders, now a
defining one. In this second edition of How to Be an Inclusive
Leader, Brown sets her groundbreaking Inclusive Leadership
Continuum smack dab in the middle of these uncertain, tumultuous
times, challenging leaders to be both candid and courageous,
embrace discomfort, and confront their own privilege. This book is
where inclusive leadership moves beyond aspiration to action."
—Janet M. Stovall (she/her) Global Head of DEI, The NeuroLeadership
Institute, TED Speaker, Diversity Pragmatist, coauthor, The
Conscious Communicator: The Fine Art of Not Saying Stupid Sh*t
“Jennifer effortlessly tackles the power and significance of
strategically practicing inclusion for the benefit of everyone
without the standard complex and empirical processes that may work
for great business plans, however, not for the vastly diverse
people who drive and execute them. Jennifer skillfully, with a
visceral and purposeful approach, exhibits her master-class global
expertise as the leading authority on developing a culture of
belonging by offering us the very pragmatic Stages of the Inclusive
Leader Continuum and reminding us that our journey begins with a
series of important steps. My first step was reading this
book.”
—H, Walker, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer, Boys & Girls
Club of America
“I’ve long valued the modern lens through which Jennifer approaches
diversity and inclusion, and How to Be an Inclusive Leader lends a
long-overdue voice to inclusive leadership in the new workplace. As
the increasingly diverse workforce looks for accountability from
their employers, it’s more important than ever for leaders to
ensure that they’re not just talking about inclusion but creating a
culture in which employees feel comfortable bringing every part of
themselves to work. This book is the leader’s guide to doing just
that.”
—Tia Silas, Chief Talent Officer, Shopify
“So many of us want to be even more inclusive as leaders, but for a
number of reasons we aren’t always sure how. It is truly a journey,
and we’re all at different places. Jennifer Brown writes with
compassion and empathy while giving us a little kick in the pants.
The reality is that we can all do more to make our teams and
workplaces more inclusive, and this important book shows actual
steps for making this happen.”
—Mike Robbins, author of We're All in this Together: Creating a
Team Culture of High Performance, Trust, and Belonging
“Despite good intentions and an understanding that employee
diversity strengthens teams and contributes to the bottom line,
many leaders struggle with how to actualize an inclusive workforce.
In How to Be an Inclusive Leader, expert Jennifer Brown guides
leaders from being unaware to being an advocate for all employees.
Her advice is invaluable for the leaders of today and
tomorrow.”
—Jan Jones Blackhurst, Board Member, Caesars Entertainment,
Former Mayor of Las Vegas
“Finally, a book that acknowledges that allyship is a continuum and
that all of us should up our advocacy constantly, like working a
muscle. The situational examples allow us all to dress rehearse how
we’ll meet these moments when they come up in real life. A
must-read for anyone committed to a world where we all belong and
contribute fully.”
—Kat Gordon, Founder, The 3% Movement, Board Member, The
Representation Project, Advisor, Empower Work, Keynote Speaker
“How to Be an Inclusive Leader is a fantastic read! Jennifer Brown
is incredibly thought-provoking, especially around the concepts of
fairness, equity, privilege, and what it means to be on the right
side of social change. How to Be an Inclusive Leader digs deep on
the root causes of inequality in the workplace, showing how we must
be intentional about disrupting the status quo. We are living in
challenging times, where we must innovate and explore and pull
every possible lever of change. If you’ve been looking for a book
that will help you drive real change at your organization, this is
it!”
—Erin Uritus, CEO, Out & Equal
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