Leadership

Capacity

Guide to Sustaining Organizational Change

2.2 Governance

Talent Processes

2.1 Reflection Moment

Talent Processes

3.0 Mentorship

Talent Processes

5.2 Succession Planning

Capability

Guide to Sustaining Organizational Change

Section 1.3: Sponsorship and Mentorship

Talent Processes

Section 3.0: Mentorship

Creativity

Board and Leader Guidebook

Section 2.0: Modelling Equitable and Inclusive Behaviour

Board and Leader Guidebook

Section 3.0: Building Open Spaces for Discussion and Participation

Guide to Sustaining Organizational Change

Section 2.4: Who Can My Organization Engage With?

Connectivity

Board and Leader Guidebook

Section 2.3: How Can You be an Inclusive Leader?

Connectedness

Board and Leader Guidebook

Section 3.1: Building Open Spaces for Discussion

Board and Leader Guidebook

Section 3.2: So How as a Leader, Can You Build an Open Space for Discussion?

Compliance

Board and Leader Guidebook

Section 3.2: So How as a Leader, Can You Build an Open Space for Discussion?

Definition

Microaggression

Microaggression is defined as: “A comment or action that subtly and often unconsciously or unintentionally expresses a prejudiced attitude toward a member of a marginalized group” – Source: Merriam Webster

Definition

Unlearning

Unlearning is defined as: “To make an effort to forget your usual way of doing something so that you can learn a new and sometimes better way” – Source: Cambridge Dictionary

Definition

Intersectionality

Intersectionality is defined as: A framework for understanding how different aspects of a person’s social and political identities (e.g., gender, race, class, sexuality, ability, physical appearance, etc.) combine to create unique modes of discrimination and privilege. Intersectionality identifies advantages and disadvantages that are felt by people due to this combination of factors – Source: Kimberlé Crenshaw, TIME

Definition

Privilege

Privilege is defined as: “The unfair and unearned advantages individuals are granted for having, or being perceived to have, social identities that align with those deemed to be superior according to societal rules and norms. It is often experienced as an absence of barriers related to a particular social identity (e.g., White privilege, straight privilege)” – Source: Egale

Definition

Safe Space

Safe Space is defined as: “A place intended to be free of bias, conflict, criticism, or potentially threatening actions, ideas, or conversations” – Source: Merriam-Webster

Safe spaces allow individuals to feel comfortable having brave and honest conversations.

Definition

Emotional Tax

Emotional Tax is defined as: “The combination of feeling different from peers at work because of gender, race, and/or ethnicity, being on guard against experiences of bias, and experiencing the associated effects on health, well-being, and ability to thrive at work” – Source: Catalyst

Definition

Tokenism

Tokenism is defined as: “Performative policies that ostensibly promote diversity or equality (placing women or diverse groups in leadership positions), but do not truly have a positive impact on the workplace. Tokenism isn’t progressive, and it especially causes harm to tokenized individuals, causing extra pressure to succeed due to being perceived as representative of a group and often leaving them in an alienating work environment” – Source: Catalyst

Definition

Psychological Safety

Psychological Safety is defined as: “An environment that encourages, recognizes and rewards individuals for their contributions and ideas by making individuals feel safe when taking interpersonal risks. A lack of psychological safety at work can inhibit team learning and lead to in-groups, groupthink and blind spots” – Source: Gartner