Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Great Leadership Is Inclusive Leadership
How inclusive are your leaders?
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) need to be at the heart of any successful business

Organizations withabove-average
diversity are 2.4X
more likely tooutperform theirpeers financially.
Source: DDI
Diversity, Equity, andInclusion Report 2023

strategy. That’s because DEI is directly related to greater innovation, better decision
making, and a better bottom line. But it’s not enough to just get diverse people in the door.
They won’t stay if they don’t feel included.
That’s where your leaders come in. To succeed in creating an inclusive culture, leaders
at every level need to make sure that people from every race, gender, ethnicity, andbackground feel like they belong and can contribute meaningfully. Not in spite of whatmakes them unique, but because of it.
The secret to success? Inclusion can’t be an “extra” thing leaders have to worry about.
It has to be woven into everyday actions. At DDI, we believe that great leadership isinclusive leadership. And we’ll be by your side every step of the way to help leaders
turn intention into action.

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Driving DEI Through Leadership
Many companies start out with great intentions to build a diverse and inclusive culture. But they fallshort on the execution side.
At DDI, we’re here to be the execution engine of your DEI strategy. We’ll work together to design

Companies thathave high benchstrength are alsosignificantly morediverse. Increased
bench strength
also corresponds
to having astronger cultureof inclusion.
Source: DDI
Diversity, Equity, andInclusion Report 2023

a leadership development solution to match the specific context of your business and goals forinclusion.
We’ll work with you to:• Connect your DEI goals to the critical leadership behaviors for success.
• Provide objective data through assessments and better selection processes to decrease bias.
• Create custom learning journeys for leaders to move from awareness to action and allyship.
• Measure progress with data from the people around your leaders—their managers, peers,and direct reports. And 82% of them report that they see positive leadership behavior change
after leaders attend DDI training.
And with a leadership development subscription, you can draw on our extensive library of content,
including virtual and classroom training options, immersive experiences, online courses andsustainability tools, and more.
We know an inclusive culture takes ongoing commitment at every level. And we have theexperience and expertise to make it happen.

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7 Key Leadership Behaviors DriveInclusion
Being aware of unconscious bias or the business case for DEI is not enough.
Leaders need the tools, frameworks, and skills to bridge the gap between theory
and practice. By focusing on the day-to-day micro-moments of leadership, wewill help your leaders truly transform. And we have the science to back it up.
Our research shows these seven behaviors are crucial to an inclusive culture.
They can help your leaders leverage diversity on their teams and reap thebusiness benefits, including more innovation, stronger engagement andretention, and better financial results.

Build Empathy

Communicate Inclusively

Give Honest Feedback

Inclusion must start with empathy.
Leaders need to be able to put
themselves in the shoes of everyone
on their team. We help leaders build
empathy through unique programs,
like our award-winning virtual reality
experience or desktop simulation on
developing empathy for exclusion.
Plus, we help leaders take action
on their newfound empathy andcommitment to change.

How leaders communicate daily is at thecore of inclusion. We teach leaders how
to communicate effectively with DDI’s
Key Principles, which give leaders theday-to-day skills to help all membersof their team feel valued, respected,trusted, supported, and included.

Many managers are uncomfortablegiving honest feedback to people whoare different from them, especiallyminorities. But failure to provide honest
feedback robs your team members ofcritical developmental insight for future
success. We teach leaders to give
structure to both their positive anddevelopmental feedback, and how toshare it inclusively.

“This really has the power tochange corporate America.”- Fortune magazine

Run Inclusive Meetings
Inclusion is about making sure the rightpeople are in the room—for ideationand decision making. We provide tips
and practices so everybody participates(and not one person dominates),conversations stay respectful, andmeetings keep on track.

Delegate for Opportunity“It’s had an impact on
everybody who has gone
through it. It’s so powerful
because you get an
opportunity to step into
someone else’s shoes andsee from their perspective.”

It’s easy for leaders to get in a rut withdelegation. They get into a habit ofgiving the same assignments to thesame people and making assumptions
about what people do and don’t want
to work on. We help leaders inclusively
assign projects and support their teams
through execution.

- Taiwan Brown
Head of D&I, RealPage

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Coach Inclusively forGrowth
People from different backgrounds
are often left out of informal networks
and conversations that help themlearn, grow, and influence others.
We give leaders the coaching skills
to accelerate performance andpractice fair performance standards
across their team.

Resolve Conflict Fairly
Healthy conflict on diverse teams
drives more well-rounded decisions
and innovation. But it’s critical thatleaders pay special attention to how
they resolve this conflict. We help
them practice behaviors that makesure multiple viewpoints are heard
and evaluated.

It’s Time to Develop Inclusive LeadersWith a full toolkit of 35+ courses, 50+ microcourses, 140+ online tools, and more, let’s work together
to design high-impact experiences to develop stronger and more inclusive leaders.

Sample Courses

Sample Microcourses

Available in multiple formats

Online bursts of learning in 10 minutes or less,exclusively available with a leadership development
subscription• Building and Sustaining Trust• Communication: ConnectThrough Conversations• Conversations to Inspire Performance• Creating an Inclusive Environment• Inclusion: Build Empathy• Inclusion: Coaching for Individual Growth• Inclusion: Foster Psychological Safety
in Meetings• Building an Inclusive Culture• Contributing to an Inclusive Culture• Finding Balance Within a Multicultural Team• Leveraging Diversity• Managing a Multigenerational Team• Managing Workplace Bullying• Inclusion: Take Action• Leaders As Allies

Train the TrainerYou can certify your own facilitators to deliver DDI’s inclusive leadership courses. Already have
DDI-certified facilitators? Get specialized skills with the Facilitator Booster: Foster Inclusion andCourage.

Begin Creating an Inclusive Environment Now
The future will belong to companies that engage and retain the best possible talent from all walksof life. This is the moment to start changing your culture. Lean on DDI’s expertise to be by your side
every step of the way.
Contact us at info@ddiworld.com or visit www.ddiworld.com to explore more.

DDI is a global leadership consulting firm that helps organizations hire, promote, and develop
exceptional leaders. From first-time managers to C-suite executives, DDI is by leaders’ sides,
supporting them in every critical moment of leadership. Built on five decades of research andexperience in the science of leadership, DDI’s evidence-based assessment and development
solutions enable millions of leaders around the world to succeed, propelling their organizations
to new heights.

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