In a time of increasing divisiveness in politics and society there is a desperate need for leaders to bring people together and leverage the power of diversity and inclusion. Inclusive Leadership: Transforming Diverse Lives, Workplaces, and Societies provides leaders with guidance and hands-on strategies for fostering inclusion and explains how and why it matters.

Inclusive Leadership explores cutting-edge theory, research, practice, and experience on the pivotal role of leadership in promoting inclusion in diverse teams, organizations, and societies. Chapters are authored by leading scholars and practitioners in the fields of leadership, diversity, and inclusion. The book is solidly grounded in research on inclusive leadership development, diversity management, team effectiveness, organization development, and intergroup relations. Alongside the exhaustive scholarship are practical suggestions for making teams, groups, organizations, and the larger society more inclusive and, ultimately, more productive.

Leaders and managers at all levels, HR professionals, and members of diverse teams will find Inclusive Leadership invaluable in becoming more effective at cultivating inclusive climates and realizing its many benefits-including innovation, enhanced team and organizational performance, and social justice.

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Bernardo M. Ferdman, PhD, has worked with leaders and organizations for over three decades to bring inclusion to life. He is an award-winning scholar-practitioner and consultant, distinguished professor emeritus of organizational psychology, and Fellow of SIOP, SCP, APA, and other groups. He has published and presented extensively on inclusion, diversity, and related topics.

Jeanine Prime, PhD, is a researcher and advisor who has worked with corporate clients to create inclusive workplaces for over twenty years. She has held research leadership roles at Catalyst and more recently at Gartner. Her expertise includes stereotyping, implicit bias, change management, and inclusive leadership.

Ronald E. Riggio, PhD, is the Henry R. Kravis Professor of Leadership and Organizational Psychology at Claremont McKenna College. A social/personality psychologist and leadership scholar, he has published over a dozen authored or edited books and more than 150 articles/book chapters. His research interests are in leadership, team processes, and organizational communication.

Preface and Overview: Inclusive Leadership

Bernardo M. Ferdman, Jeanine Prime, and Ronald E. Riggio

Part I. From Exclusion to Inclusion: The Challenges of Inclusive Leadership

1. Inclusive Leadership: The Fulcrum of Inclusion

Bernardo M. Ferdman

2. Exclusion of Inclusion in Leadership Theories

Nurcan Ensari and Ronald E. Riggio

3. Stigmatization, Subordination, or Marginalization? The Complexity of Social Disadvantage Across Gender and Race

Robert W. Livingston and Ashleigh Shelby Rosette

4. Why Diversity Needs Inclusion and How Leaders Make It Happen

Stefanie K. Johnson and Brittany K. Lambert

5. The Problem of Inclusion from a Multicultural Perspective

Edgar H. Schein and Peter A. Schein

Part II. Leadership Practices for Fostering and Benefiting from Inclusive Interpersonal and Team Dynamics

6. Inclusive Leadership in Complex Times: Leading with Vulnerability and Integrity

Ilene C. Wasserman

7. Inclusive Leadership Practices: The Power of Microbehaviors

Doyin Atewologun and Charlotte Harman

8. Inclusive Leadership from the Inside Out

Tara Van Bommel, Emily Shaffer, Dnika J. Travis, and Heather Foust-Cummings

9. Embracing the Weird: Developing Inclusive Leadership Competency by Leveraging Uniqueness

Martin N. Davidson

10. Boundary-Spanning Leadership: Strategies to Create a More Inclusive and Effective Network

Donna Chrobot-Mason and Nicholas P. Aramovich

11. A Leader's Guide to Fostering Inclusion by Creating a Positive Diversity Climate

David J. G. Dwertmann and Hans van Dijk

12. Inclusive Leadership: Leaders as Architects of Inclusive Workgroup Climates

Lisa H. Nishii and Hannes L. Leroy

13. Team Inclusion Over Time: The Case for Early Intervention

Lynn R. Offerman and Lauren A. Lanzo

Part III: Leadership Practices for Building Inclusive Organizations

14. Responsible Inclusive Leadership: A Whole System Collective Process Outcome

Lize A. E. Booysen

15. Diversity Workspaces: Pathways for Cultivating Inclusion in Diverse Organizations

Stephanie J. Creary

16. Engaging in Bold, Inclusive Conversations: A Developmental Approach

Mary-Frances Winters

17. Inclusive Leadership: Driving Multilevel Organizational Change

Aarti Shyamsunder

18. Peak Moments of Inclusion Among Brothers and Sisters in Arms

J. Goosby Smith

Part IV: Leadership Practices for Fostering Inclusive Societies

19. Inclusion in a Multicultural Society

Nancy DiTomaso

20. Leadership Excellence in a Pluralistic Society: The Role of Identity and Inclusive Leadership

Daryl G. Smith

21. Inclusive Leadership: Essential to Reviving Civil Discourse in a Healthy Democracy

Carolyn J. Lukensmeyer and Lars Hasselblad Torres

22. The Practice of Inclusive Leadership in Disruptive and Polarizing Times

Effenus Henderson

Part V: Approaches and Resources for Developing Inclusive Leadership

23. Accelerating the Development of Inclusive Leadership in Global Materials Organization

Judith H. Katz, Frederick A. Miller, and Monica E. Biggs

24. Developing Inclusive Ethical Leaders: An Experiential Service-Learning Approach to Leadership Development Among Millennials

Audrey Murrell, Ray Jones, and Jennifer Petrie-Wyman

25. The Role of White Male Culture in Engaging White Men to be Inclusive Leaders

Michael Welp and Edgar H. Schein

26. Navigating Inclusion as a Leader: Lessons from the Field

Bernadette Dillon and Sandy Caspi Sable

27. Inspiring Inclusion with the Appreciative Leadership Lotus Model

Tanya Cruz Teller

28. How to Develop and Support Leadership that Contributes to a More Equitable, Diverse, and Inclusive Society

Leadership Learning Community Collaboration (Deborah Meehan, lead)

Part VI: Reflections and Conclusion

29. Inclusive Leadership: Insights and Implications

Jeanine Prime, Bernardo M. Ferdman, and Ronald E. Riggio