Inclusive Leadership

Joanne Barnes is the former Dean of the Graduate School and a Professor in the Ph.D. in the Organizational Leadership Program at Indiana Wesleyan University, USA, and Senior Consultant with the Kozai Group focusing on DEIB. Barnes serves on the board for Houghton University and the International Leadership Association. Michael J. Stevens is a Distinguished Presidential Professor at Weber State University, USA, and consults widely with businesses and non-profits. Stevens is a Founding Partner of the Kozai Group, Inc. His award-winning research includes the development and validation of assessments that measure an individual’s competencies to work successfully in diverse environments. Bjørn Zakarias Ekelund is Founder, Senior Consultant, and Chairman of the Board at Human Factors AS, Norway, and Research Fellow in the Centre for Global Workforce Strategy, Simon Fraser University, Canada. Human Factors developed the Diversity Icebreaker®, a concept that has been used by multiple facilitators in more than 75 countries. Karen Perham-Lippman is the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Director for Jensen Hughes and an Adjunct Professor in the Business Center at the Community College of Denver, USA, which serves one of the most diverse student populations in Colorado. Perham-Lippman is a Certified Diversity Professional and a Ph.D. candidate at Eastern University.

Foreword; Daisy Auger-Domínguez

Introduction: The Multifaceted World of Leading Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging and Accessibility; Joanne Barnes, Bjørn Zakarias Ekelund, Karen Perham-Lippman, and Michael J. Stevens

Part 1. Understanding Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

Chapter 1. Shared Equity Leadership: A New Model for Making Inclusion and Equity Part of Organizational Culture; Natsumi Ueda, Adrianna Kezar, and Elizabeth Holcombe

Chapter 2. Inclusive Leadership and Power; Valerie J. Davis and Katrina S. Rogers

Chapter 3. Cultural Humility and Inclusion: Transformation to a Culture of Belonging; Joanne Barnes, Janice Branch Hall, and Brad Grubb

Chapter 4. The Impact of Colonialism on Inclusion and Belonging in Organizations; Catherine T. Kwantes, Bryanne Smart, and Wendi L. Adair

Part 2. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Education

Chapter 5. The Development of Future Leaders’ Inclusive Competencies: Lessons From a Business Management Course; Stacy Menezes, Allan Bird, and Michael J. Stevens

Chapter 6. Advancing Gender Equality in Higher Education in South Africa: Emboldening Women Leaders in Complex Contexts; Birgit Schreiber and Denise Zinn

Chapter 7. Building Diverse and Inclusive Faculty Teams: Practice in Inclusive Leadership in Higher Education; Jacqueline N. Gustafson and Charles Lee-Johnson

Chapter 8. Inclusive Leadership for Social Justice: DEIB Leadership Programs and Organizations; Antonio Jimenez-Luque and Lea Hubbard

Chapter 9. Addressing the Goal of Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education and Lifelong Learning for All; Carolyn M. Shields

Chapter 10. Research-Practice Partnership to Reform Special Education Service Delivery in Boston Public Schools; Aashna Khurana, Martin Scanlan, Julia Bott, and Ethan d'Ablemont Burnes

Part 3. The Application And Practice Of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging/Accessibility

Chapter 11. An Inclusive Language of Diversity; Bjørn Zakarias Ekelund

Chapter 12. Inclusive Leadership: Guide and Tools; Yael Hellman

Chapter 13. How Inclusive Leaders Can Influence Employee Engagement; Rosalind F. Cohen

Chapter 14. Fostering an Inclusive Organization Through the Power of Storytelling; Cary Snow, Valencia Gabay, Tamarah Danielle Brownlee, and Trenae Thomas

Chapter 15. Achieving Societal Equality by Building Inclusive Corporate Boards; Karen Perham-Lippman, Yolanda Caldwell, and Tissa Richards

Part 4. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging/Accessibility: A Community And Global Perspective

Chapter 16. Creating Inclusive Leadership in Rural Communities: Lessons Learned in Rural Minnesota; Jennifer Aranda, Scott Chazdon, Jocelyn I. Hernandez-Swanson, Tobias Spanier, and Ellen Wolter

Chapter 17. Inclusive Leadership From a Force Commander’s Perspective; Cornelis Johannes (Kees) Matthijssen and Anne-Marij Strikwerda-Verbeek

Chapter 18. Diversity From an Organizational Perspective: Building a Culture; Donald Williams Jr.

Chapter 19. Decolonization and Inclusion: Widening the Circle; Niels Agger-Gupta, Shauneen Pete, and Nikki Bade

Chapter 20. Muslimophobia: Overcoming Religious Discrimination and Exclusion in the Workplace; Nurcan Ensari and Ronald E. Riggio

Chapter 21. The Reciprocity of Dignity: Transforming Us/Them Narratives Through Inclusive Dialogue; Linda Kligman, Justin Mui, Henry L. McClendon, Jr., and Flor García Mencos

Chapter 22. Social Justice Leader Case Studies Assessed Through the Lens of Connective Leadership; Sarah Smith Orr

Chapter 23. Iran's Women Life Freedom Movement: How Leadership Emerged; Keyhan Shams and Trisha Gott