3. Agenda
● Obstacles for Inclusion
● Challenges in Hybrid World
● How to overcome these challenges
4. Learnings from this session
● Gain insights as an organization and individual, what it means to be
inclusive.
● Learn from real life examples and make process and practice
changes to be inclusive
Unconscious bias is when we make judgments or decisions on the basis of our prior experience, our own personal deep-seated thought patterns, assumptions or interpretations, and we are not aware that we are doing it.
Confirmation Bias
Attribution An example would be if a person thinks of a coworker as lazy or disinterested if they are sometimes late to work. This can hurt workplace morale because the person will then only see that coworker in that light regardless of their positive performances.
lack of closeness to an issue can create ignorance
Or wilful ignorance
Intentional inclusion means including people as part of the planning, implementation, and decision-making process. It also means valuing the input, perspectives, and roles that people bring to the effort.
approaches that address the needs of employee with a variety of backgrounds, working modalities, and abilities
Lack of role model
Selective Mentoring
Unconsciously, people are more likely to be invested in someone else's career development when they can see themselves in the colleague.
When employees in your organization slip up, do they get a second chance, or are they forever marked as careless? And would you answer that question the same way for each person on your staff?
Workplace flexibility is the “great differentiator” in attracting and retaining talent.
Hybrid work are really conversations about inclusion and equal access for all employees regardless of where they work
When to be in office
When to have meetings
Inclusive Language
1. SCHEDULE & MEETINGS
2. TRUST
3. COMMUNICATION PRACTICES
4. NORMS OF ENGAGEMENT
Proximity Bias
Fair career growth chance for all
Empathy in Leadership
Ongoing check in
No personal attack or blame games
Structure Sharing
How can you be inclusive when onboarding new person in team / organization?
How can you be inclusive when onboarding new person in team / organization?
No meeting days
Offline hour
Lunch hour in calendar
Tool for collaboration
Tool for managing office space
Tool for Booking meeting room
Tool for Parking management
Tool for data security
So, when selecting a collaboration tool for your hybrid workplace, look for the following qualities:
Easy-to-use and quick-to-implement
It should provide full visibility into individual tasks
Allow group participation
Support secure data storage and exchange
How can you be inclusive when onboarding new person in team / organization ?