Description
Book SynopsisThrough the power of allyship, each of us can create an equitable, innovative workplace where everyone feels safe, valued, and able to thriveHow can you help someone else thrive? How can you interrupt the biases, microaggressions, and inequities that prevent people around you from excelling? How can you build an innovative workplace fueled by equity, diversity and belonging?
Every business leader today should be asking themselves these questions. Systems and processes have been skewed too long in favor of some at the expense of others, and things are changingâfast.
How to Be an Ally shows how to take personal responsibility for driving change thatâs good for peopleâand for business. Youâll learn the ins and outs of allyship and build the knowledge and skills you need to:
- Listen and learn new perspectives
- Identify your own biases
- Avoid unintentionally harming people with microaggressions
- Express empathy with co
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction: How I Hit the Glass Ceiling and Bounced Back
1 What Allyship Is and Why It Matters
2 The Role of Allyship in Workplace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
3 Step 1: Learn, Unlearn, Relearn
4 Step 2: Do No Harm—Understand and Correct Our Biases
5 Step 3: Recognize and Overcome Microaggressions
6 Step 4: Advocate for People
7 Step 5: Stand Up for What’s Right
8 Step 6: Lead the Change
9 Step 7: Transform Your Organization, Industry, and Society
10 Allyship Is a Journey
Notes
Index
