Getting Started
- The 4 Layers of Diversity
- Diversity Wheel: The Dimensions of Diversity
- Equity and Equality (3:44 min video)
- Why Diversity Matters (16 min video)
- Words Matter (4:45 min video)
- Top 10 DEI Trends & Recommendations (article)
Privilege + Allyship
- Your Privilege is Showing (13:26 min video)
- Barriers to Inclusion: Privilege (article)
- 7 Examples of What Being an Ally at Work Really Looks Like (article)
- 5 Tips for Being an Ally (3:31 min video)
- Be a REAL Ally (article)
Microaggressions
- What are Microgressions? (3:19 min video)
- What exactly is a microaggression? (article)
- Microaggressions: More Than Just Race (article)
- How to Shut Down “Microaggressions” at Work (article)
- How to Respond to Microaggressions (article)
- Can you spot the micro-inequities? (2 min video activity)
Unconscious (Implicit) Bias
- Unconscious Bias: Unintentional People Preference (article)
- Harvard’s Implicit Association Test (activity)
o Suggested activity: Engage in discussion
o What surprised you? What did you learn? How will you take these learnings forward?
- Unconscious Bias at Work – Making the Unconcious Conscious (Life at Google)
- The Look: Talk About Bias (activity)
o Suggested activity: Conversation guide
Racial Inequity
- Proctor & Gamble: The Look (2 min video)
- What is Systemic Racism? (short videos and article)
- Race and Cultural Diversity in American Life and History (approx. 8 hours to complete the course)
- 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge
- Racial Inequity in the Fire Service (2 part series)
- White Men: Time to Discover Your Cultural Blind Spots (16:47 min video)
- Blind Spots – Being Color Brave (60-90 minutes)
o Suggested activity: Watch video and complete reflection questions (15 minutes)
o Answer the additional self-reflection questions (5 minutes) and share personal experiences (When you’ve been the only one, how being color brave benefits you personally and professionally, perceived barriers to being color brave) (15 minutes)
o Build your cultural awareness by recognizing that the groups we identify with influence how we see the world; activity provides team opportunity to identify resources to help build cultural awareness (10 minutes)
o Take action to identify key action items that you will commit to working on as part of your goal of becoming more color brave (10 minutes)
- Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man (series of episodes featuring Emmanuel Acho covering a variety of topics and providing a safe place to have uncomfortable conversations about race)
- Episode 1: Introduction (9:27 min)
- Episode 2: Matthew McConaughey (13 min)
- Episode 3: Chip and Joanna Gaines (10 min)
- Episode 4: Emmanuel Acho answers questions from viewers (7:25 min)
- Episode 5: Interracial Couple – Lindsay Vonn & P.K Subban with Rachel Lindsay and Bryan Abasolo (13:14 min)
- Episode 6: White Parents Raising Black Children (16:42 min)
- Episode 7: Carl Lentz, lead pastor of Hillsong East Coast (19:30 min)
- Episode 8: Roger Goodell Part I (9:10 min) Part II (10 min)
- Episode 9: Conversation with the Police (22 min)
- Episode 10: Chelsea Handler (15:21 min)
Gender and LGBTQ+ Inclusivity
- City of Madison: Gender-Inclusive Language Style Guide (article)
- Harvard’s “Stop Telling Women They Have Imposter Syndrome” (article)
- Elevating LGBTQ Identities & Inclusion in Our Work
- Being Inclusive – Understanding Gender Pronouns
- Gender and Sexuality: D&I in the Workplace (2 day course)
- Pronouns Matter (website)
- Answers questions like:
- What are personal pronouns and why do they matter?
- How do I use personal pronouns?
- What if someone makes a mistake?
- How do I share my personal pronouns?
- How do I use gender inclusive language?
- Words Matter (4:45 min video)
- Global Toolkit for Change: Assessing LGBTQI+ Inclusion in Your Workplace
Ageism
- 6 Signs of Ageism in the Workplace and How to Deal With It (article)
- SHRM’s “How to Avoid Ageism” (article)
- 5 Ways to Combat Ageism in the Workplace (article)
- Generation Z Looks a Lot like Millennials on Key Social and Political Issues (article)
Veterans
- SHRM’s Tips of Hiring Veterans (article)
- Clearing Up Employer Misconceptions about Veterans (article)
- 10 Reasons to Hire Vets (article)
Diverse Abilities
- Employing Individuals of All Abilities – A Guide for Employers (article)
- Accessible and Authentic Interviews for Candidates with Disabilities
Encouraging (article) - Applicants with Disabilities: Job Descriptions and Announcements (article)
Fostering an Inclusive Culture
- The Forum on Workplace Inclusion – You Hear or Say something Offensive, Then What? (podcast)
- CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion – Real Talk Dialogue Podcast (25 min video)
- Suggested activity: Lead team discussion using the discussion guide. Suggested 30 min discussion based on group size
- The 7 Pillars of Dignity & Respect (article)
- How proximity bias holds employees (and workplaces) back (article on remote work)
- Names That Are Unfamiliar to You Aren’t “Hard,” They’re “Unpracticed” (article)
- 35 Dumb Things Well-Intended People Say