As humans, we naturally react to stress with a Flight, Fight, or Freeze response. This tool helps counteract those responses by activating your empathy and curiosity.
The Bias Iceberg Theory depicted in this image helps us understand what we see on the surface and what lies beneath. This blog by Jane Macleod delves into the crucial topic of unconscious bias in recruitment. It underscores the necessity for recruitment teams to engage in difficult conversations to uncover and mitigate implicit biases that could impact their decisions.
As a leader, it is paramount to connect with your team in a meaningful way. This simple tool provides a fun, engaging way to regularly check in with your team.
Created by members of our Allyship Roundtable—a cohort of DEI leaders from across the healthcare ecosystem—the DEI Playbook provides proven methodologies and a practical framework for accelerating your organization’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and ensuring sustainable growth, engagement, and productivity.
This book emphasizes the critical role emotional intelligence plays in leadership success, asserting its increasing importance for C-Suite executives. Whether in traditional or high-tech fields, emotional intelligence emerges as the indispensable ingredient for reaching and maintaining the pinnacle of success. Drawing from thorough research and presented in a clear, engaging style, the book contends that organizations embracing emotionally intelligent practices are poised to thrive in today’s fiercely competitive landscape. Find it on Amazon.
In this book, love takes center stage as a transformative force for business triumph. The authors advocate that embracing love as a guiding principle in business can cultivate a culture that attracts and retains top talent. Beyond recruitment, it has the power to positively influence the behavior of individuals at all levels, creating a ripple effect of improvement. To achieve this, businesses must master essential elements such as inclusion, empathy, vulnerability, trust, empowerment, and forgiveness throughout their organizational structure. Find it on Amazon.
Businesses are increasingly recognizing the need for meaningful and impactful DEI work, which has a profoundly positive impact on business results, innovation, and performance. This book offers a clear and detailed process for internal DEI leaders, emphasizing the pivotal role of data in guiding successful DEI efforts, and serves as a comprehensive guide tailored for leaders spearheading Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives within organizations, advocating for a data-driven approach to transformative change. Find it on Amazon.
This book underscores that organizational diversity, equity, and inclusion are not only valuable goals in themselves but also essential means for achieving comprehensive sustainability. The authors introduce the concept of an inclusive organization—a transformative model that goes beyond profit-driven motives. In this new organizational paradigm, companies recognize their employees as valuable assets, embracing a broader responsibility for their actions. The authors emphasize the importance of diversity in contributing to the richness of organizational culture, innovation, and business outcomes. Find it on Amazon.
The book highlights the pressing need for genuine diversity, equity, and inclusion, particularly in the context of corporate leadership where a substantial majority comprises white men. Ciruolo argues that relying solely on new corporate policies is insufficient. Instead, the crucial missing element is allyship—the capacity for leaders to comprehend workplace inequalities and actively promote inclusivity, ultimately leading to the formation of more high-performing teams. “Ally Up” serves as a guide for individuals seeking to navigate and implement allyship principles, emphasizing its pivotal role in driving meaningful organizational change. Find it on Amazon.
Drawing on extensive research, including thirty years of data from eight hundred companies, authors Frank Dobbin and Alexandra Kalev show that standard diversity training and hiring practices often fail to produce meaningful change. Instead, they highlight innovative strategies like new recruitment methods, mentoring programs, and work–life initiatives that have proven successful in increasing diversity. The book argues that making these systems accessible to all employees is key to fostering a more inclusive workplace. Find it on Amazon.
Dr. Randal Pinkett offers a practical guide for assessing, analyzing, and improving diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. The book provides tools to assess personal and organizational DEI, strategies to mitigate bias and improve decision-making, and a library of metrics to gauge progress. It’s a must-read for professionals looking to make a real impact in their organizations. Find it on Amazon.
An insightful panel discussion with five recently honored Diversity Leaders in Healthcare. Panelists explore meaningful ways to continue and accelerate progress as diversity becomes more polarized post the Supreme Court decision on Affirmative Action.
This is a short 7-minute video from our companion company, Furst Group, that encourages your team to utilize Conscious Inclusion strategies during the talent recruitment process to reduce bias and ensure an equitable process.
An inspiring speech titled, “Be The Change You Want To See” by Fearless Soul explores your impact on sustainable change and the need for active listening and participation.
This video exemplifies the idea of doing good when no one is watching and inspires us to wonder what drives us to take action or make various decisions throughout the day.
Learn a practical approach to enhancing relationships and cultures within your organization by practicing conscious inclusion.
During a recent presentation on Transforming Unconscious Bias into Conscious Inclusion, we handed out blue sheets of paper and asked the audience to engage in a commitment exercise around the question, “What one thing will you do to practice conscious inclusion?” We barely got the question out before the audience exploded into collaborative conversations. The response was overwhelmingly positive, with the audience returning more than 70 ideas on how they would practice conscious inclusion right away!
Access their responses and find out more about practicing conscious inclusion in this comprehensive report.
This report, a joint initiative by the National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE) and The Chartis Group, underscores the critical need for healthcare organizations to address healthcare disparities and promote social justice, particularly for Black communities. By integrating the insights of 11 Black healthcare leaders with published reports and original research, the report highlights the importance of diverse leadership in combating disparities. It emphasizes the need for authenticity, boldness, and a robust support system for Black leaders and outlines concrete actions organizations can take, from board-level commitments to addressing social determinants of health. The report concludes with practical recommendations and an assessment tool to guide organizations in advancing their efforts.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and its Institute for Diversity and Health Equity (IFDHE) support hospitals and health systems in improving community health through diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts. The IFDHE’s biennial DEI Benchmark Survey examines attitudes and practices in areas such as workforce diversity, leadership, equity, and inclusive policies. This report is the third in a series highlighting insights from the 2022 survey, offering data, case studies, and resources to help hospitals advance their DEI journey.
Our CEO, Sherrie Barch, recently authored a chapter in this book along with Fawn Lopez, Annette Walker, Ruth Williams-Brinkley, Carladenise Edwards, Ninfa Saunders, Stephanie Mercado, Sue MacInnes, and Teri Fontenot. These exceptional leaders generously share their personal stories, recounting the challenges, risks, and unwavering determination and perseverance that helped them reach positions of leadership and influence. Throughout their journey, they also discovered abundant joy and fulfillment, a testament to their resilience and triumphs.
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