𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 💪 Leading with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) isn’t just a trending topic—it’s a necessary leadership skill and a powerful strategy. As a leader of global teams, DEI, for me, means creating a culture where every perspective is not only valued 💎 but integrated into how we work. Leading with empathy 🤗 and intentional collaboration ensures we turn diversity into strength. 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭, 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴: 💬 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 – Different norms and communication styles can cause friction and misunderstandings. 🙊 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 – It’s easy for distributed team members to feel left out of key decisions. ⚖️ 𝘜𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘪𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯-𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, which can lead to unequal opportunities and underutilized talent. 𝟯 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗘𝗜 🌎: 🌟 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 – Encourage open dialogue about how team members prefer to communicate to avoid misunderstandings. 🌟 𝗘𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – Use asynchronous tools and adapt or rotate meeting times to engage everyone, no matter their time zone. 🌟 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 – Lead conversations and base decisions on facts, not instinct, to ensure fairness. Inclusive leadership is key to transforming diversity into innovation. Let’s lead with purpose and make DEI our team's competitive edge. ➕ Follow Mónica Maltzman for more content on Leadership, Team building, and Product management. ♻ Feel free to share if you found this valuable!
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