2023 NW Diversity Learning Series After Session Resources

Session 1: January 26, 2023

"Develop & enhance your everyday practices to foster equity & inclusion"

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In the first Session of 2023, participants learned a new understanding of inclusive leadership and how to establish an everyday practice that brings equity and inclusion to life.

Bernardo M. Ferdman, Ph.D., presenter for this Session, provided the following resources, handouts and articles to extend participants’ learning. (You can find a more complete list of his writing at https://bit.ly/Ferdmanpubs.)

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Articles​

• “Inclusion at Work” by Bernardo M. Ferdman. Short blog describing why inclusion and diversity matter for organizations, what they mean and how to foster more inclusive workplaces.

• “Inclusive Leadership: The Fulcrum of Inclusion in Diverse Organizations” by Bernardo M. Ferdman, in Inclusive Leadership: Transforming Diverse Lives, Workplaces and Societies (edited by B. M. Ferdman, J. Prime, R. Riggio; Routledge, 2021). See chapter for book preface and table of contents.

• “The Practice of Inclusion in Diverse Organizations: Toward a Systemic and Inclusive Framework” by Bernardo M. Ferdman, in Diversity at Work: The Practice of Inclusion (edited by B. M. Ferdman & B. R. Deane, Wiley, 2014).

• “Paradoxes of Inclusion: Understanding and Managing the Tensions of Diversity and Multiculturalism” by Bernardo M. Ferdman, Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 53:2 (2017). Available here or here.

• “Dancing with Resistance: Leadership Challenges in Fostering a Culture of Inclusion” by I. C. Wasserman, P. V. Gallegos & B. M. Ferdman, in Diversity Resistance in Organizations (edited by K. M. Thomas).

• “The Dance of Inclusion: New Ways of Moving With Resistance” by P.V. Gallegos, I. C. Wasserman & B. M. Ferdman, Diversity Resistance in Organizations, 2nd ed. (edited by K. M. Thomas). https://bit.ly/danceofinclusion

• “If I’m comfortable does that mean I’m included? And if I’m included, will I now be comfortable?” by Bernardo M. Ferdman, in Positive organizing in a global society: Understanding and engaging differences for capacity-building and inclusion (edited by L. M. Roberts, L. P. Wooten & M. N. Davidson). https://bit.ly/Ferdman_if

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​Books

• Inclusive Leadership: Transforming Diverse Lives, Workplaces and Societies (2021)

• Diversity at Work: The Practice of Inclusion (2014): 

• Literacy Across Languages and Cultures (1994): 

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Videos & Podcasts

• “Inclusion: Balancing Comfort & Discomfort” (2-min. video) Bernardo M. Ferdman explains the role of both comfort and discomfort in fostering inclusion.

• “Inclusive Leadership” (2-min. video) Excerpt from Rice University’s Leading Workplace Diversity online short course, in which Bernardo M. Ferdman explains the concept and practice of inclusive leadership.

• “Knowledge Nugget: Fostering Inclusive Leadership” (1-min. video) Tips on how to cultivate an inclusive culture in your team & organization, Bernardo Ferdman.

• See “The what, why, how, who and where of inclusion: Highlights and the way forward from the SIOP 2020 Theme Track” for links to a series of videos discussing the meaning, nuances and challenges of inclusion.

• “Diversity & Inclusion” (18-min podcast) Features an interview with Bernardo M. Ferdman in which he gives an overview of diversity and inclusion, why and how they matter in our workplaces and communities, and what each of us can do right away to foster more inclusion.

• Inclusion@Work® (2-min. video) Description Inclusion@Work® learning platform.

• “Measuring Inclusion” (54-min. video) Webcast from Limeade on how to measure inclusion, featuring Bernardo M. Ferdman.

• "How to Cultivate Inclusive Leadership in Your Organization" (39-min. webcast video) As part of the Center Creative Leadership's Live with CCL Series on LinkedIn, Bernardo Ferdman and Lynn Fick-Cooper, CCL’s Vice President and Managing Director for Societal Advancement, discuss how leaders can be more intentional about cultivating inclusion, as well as some of the common paradoxes of inclusion that leaders should consider. https://bit.ly/FerdmanCCL

• "An Expert's Insights into Inclusive Leadership and the Way Forward Where Everyone can be Their Full Selves and Accomplish Their Goals" (49 min. podcast) - A dialogue with Bernardo Ferdman discussing inclusive leadership and what everyone can do to foster inclusion for themselves and others, as part of the Inclusion Impact podcast series.

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Websites

• Ferdman Consulting

• Inclusion@Work®, Ferdman Consulting’s online, interactive learning program focusing on the practice of inclusion