Overview

Embracing Diversity and Inclusion discusses the importance of inclusive leadership and the barriers that can be encountered when trying to embrace diversity and inclusion. As you are reading, consider:

• What diversity efforts are you aware of in your workplace ?
• Why is it important for leaders to embrace diversity and inclusion?

Listening to Out-Group Members explores the nature of out-groups, their impact, and ways leaders should respond to out-group members. As you are reading, consider:

• What out-groups exist in your workplace or school?
• Why is it important for leaders to listen to out-group members?

Module Objectives

In this module, the activities, content, and assignments will help you be able to do the following:

Discuss the importance of diversity and inclusion to organizations
Examine historical approaches to diversity
Review how the inclusion process works in practice
Understand barriers to embracing diversity and inclusion
Discuss the importance of listening to out-group members
Examine the membership of the out-group
Review how out–groups form
Discuss how a leader should manage out-groups

Module To-Do List

Here's everything you need to do and remember for this module:

Interpretation of Questionnaire Results: Chapters 9 & 10:Completing the questionnaire before reading the chapter will help you be more aware of how the chapter's content specifically applies to your leadership tendencies. After completing the questionnaires, provide a short reflection response to the survey questions.
Readings: Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice by Northouse
- Chapter 9: Embracing Diversity and Inclusion
- Chapter 10: Listening to Out-Group Members
Live Session #3: Tuesday, 7:00 - 8:30 pm (Central Time)
Observational Exercise: Chapters 9 & 10: - Complete an assignment to explore leadership concepts and real-world applications.
Introspection Questions Chapters 9 & 10: Answer essay questions that lay the foundation for writing your Personal Leadership Development Plan.