Empowerment is really about empowering people that you lead. Empowerment is really also about investing in your team. Each member on your team as a type of leader, its your job and responsibility to invest in their development and advancement. Empowerment also allows individual thinking..
Accountability is closely tied to employees feeling valued at work. When someone assigns you with a task they are holding you accountable- this allows people to feel invested and valued.
Courage is from inspiring trust. Trust is needed for courage. When we think courage we might assume a Gryffindor, fire fighter, Hercules, and so forth. Hero's come to mind. Courage is being able to show others who you are, what you follow, and so forth. They can be the outlier in a group.
Humility is about being humble. Being able to share your limits and weaknesses in a group.
EACH Empowerment- Allows people to do things in their way. Accountability- Holds people responsible for their own actions. Courage- Helps people put group interest above personal ones. Humility- Fosters connection by encouraging people to learn from one another and demonstrate vulnerability and trust.
Unconscious Biases are automatic associations we make of others. Based around upbringing, family, culture, society.
We do not control Unconscious Biases and most are unaware of it. They influence our behavior choices towards others.
Unconscious Biases is an equal opportunity offenders not just gender or certain countries everyone.
"We all have Unconscious Biases it doesn't make us bad, it makes us human."
Biases can be manage, we can be aware them.
Being an Other is something we all experience and many of us manage it by:
At other moments in our time we are called to be either a follower or leader, daily. At times our expertise, opinions can call us into command as no one can lead entirely. This is a form of Leadership.
Inclusion includes uniqueness and belonging.
Uniqueness- Standing out of the crowd being recognized for whats distinct about you.
Belonging- Being accepted as part of the crowd, regardless off your differences.
Inclusion happens when people's needs are met- uniqueness and belonging.
Inclusion happens when you value both differences and the commonalities of others.
Leadership is not complicated but there are some hard to see challenges that we all face. Unconscious Biases-
I am studying different things getting my brain wrinkly for
next month going back to college. So, I decided to study about Leadership as
this will benefit me at work and College. So what did I learn?
An Inclusive Leader= an Successful leader
Inclusion is wonderful aspect that I never really thought
about. It benefits everyone, really it does. Inclusion is the action/state of
being included, or including others in groups and structures. An inclusion is when you value differences and
commonalities of others.
When people feel included there is a correlation of people
being a team player and innovation.
Being inclusive allows you to show your distinct parts about
you; what makes you different. The parts that make you unique; standing out
from a crowd and being recognized for what you bring in the table.
Being similar is also part of belongingness- do not stand
out to much that you are alone.
Being a leader is about fitting into a group as well as
having the guts to stand out and handling critics.