Resources for Equitable and Inclusive Leadership

At Sanger, we believe inclusive and equitable leadership is a crucial skill that can make teams, organizations, and society more creative, effective, and just. We stand by our commitment to anti-racist action, including embedding anti-discriminatory practices and reflections into our programs. We also offer the resources below as starting points toward exploring the different topic areas in our leadership philosophy.

While the list is not exhaustive, many of the resources have been especially helpful to our staff or are authored by leaders at U-M or in the management and organizations field.

Activities, Projects, Resource Lists, & Toolkits

The following resources include toolkits, projects, and tools that can be used on your own or within teams. Many of them could be used alongside the Sanger Leadership Journey framework. Learn about a new behavior or way of leading diverse groups and experiment with it.

Diversity

Infographic about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Created by Sheri Atkinson, Ed.D; Adapted from the article “Colleges need a language shift, but not the one you think” by Dr. Dafina-Lazarus Stewart
Infographic: Why Diversity Matters, Catalyst. Diversity Matters. New York: October 1, 2014.
Race Discussion Questions, LivingRoom Conversations
Women in Leadership Path, Ciara Jackson – Grant Thornton Ireland
Social Identities Worksheet, Adopted from Diane J. Goodman and UBC Peer Program Training Modules: Diversity & Intercultural Communication
Social Identity Mapping Questions, University of Michigan, LSA Inclusive Teaching
Tolerance.org Topics, A project of the Southern Poverty Law Center
Dimensions of Diversity Wheel, Northcentral University
How to Provide a Multicultural Education, Baylor University

Equity

A Toolkit to Mitigate Bias in Recruitment and Hiring, The Arvana Group
Template for Holding Your Employer Accountable for Racial Justice, Rachel E. Cargle – The Great Unlearn
Talking about Race, National Museum of African American History & Culture – The Smithsonian
Gender Pay Gap Stats, Payscale.com
Understanding Bias, National Museum of African American History & Culture – The Smithsonian
Rerouting Shortcuts, tolerance.org
Social Justice Toolbox
Project Implicit, Tony Greenwald, Mahzarin Banaji, Brian Nosek, Bethany Teachman, Matt Nock
Activity: 50 Ways to Fight Bias Cards, LeanIn.org – Sheryl Sandberg & Dave Goldberg Family Foundation
Anti-Racism Resource Guide, Kristina Callahan
Anti-Racism Quick Start, University of Michigan – Organizational Learning
Anti-Racism and Allyship 7 Day Journey, Stanford GSB
United Way 21 Day Equity Challenge
Race, Justice, and Equity in the Workplace and Beyond: Resource List, Stanford GSB, Evan Apfelbaum, Brianna Barker Caza, Stephanie J. Creary, Martin Davidson, Robin J. Ely, Tina Opie, Sonia Kang, Laura Morgan Roberts, Shannon Schuyler
How to Fight Racial Bias, Jennifer L. Eberhardt, PhD
Guide to Discussing Power + Privilege, Jeremy Goldbach – University of Southern California, School of Social Work
Seven Last Words, Joel Thompson, Dr. Eugene Rogers, Shirin Barghi, Bob Berg, University of Michigan Men’s Glee Club – U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance
Campaign Zero Research, DeRay McKesson, Samuel Sinyangwe, Johnetta Elzie
Racial Disparities Statistics, Kellogg Foundation
Becoming Anti-Racist Graphic, Washington University in St. Louis

Inclusion

Hidden Pieces of the D&I Puzzle, Great Place to Work
A Step-by-Step Guide to Cultivating Diversity and Inclusion: 50+ Ideas, Jennifer Kim – Lever
Inclusion Solution Cards, The Society of Women Engineers
Thriving Classrooms Framework, Extrapolating from & building on Dutton, 2016 The Flourishing Triangle & Dutton & Warline, 2017 Awakening Compassion at Work

Books

Curated by our students and staff, we recommend the following books as a primer on diversity leadership.

Diversity

Stamped From the Beginning by Ibram Kendi
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum
Compilation: Books about Race, Power, and the Black Experience
Ageism in America by The Anti-Ageism Taskforce at The International Longevity Center

Equity

The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias by Dolly Chugh
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin J. DiAngelo
Becoming Antiracist: A 52 Week Guide to Overcoming Your Racist Bypassing Behaviors by L. Glenise Pike
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
They Can’t Kill Us All by Wesley Lowery
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Trumpet of Conscience by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Undermining Racial Justice by Matthew Johnson
Biased: Uncovering Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do by Jennifer Eberhardt

Inclusion

Race, Work and Leadership: New Perspectives on the Black Experience by Laura Morgan Roberts, Anthony J. Mayo, David A. Thomas
Our Separate Ways: Black and White Women and the Struggle for Professional Identity by Ella L. J. Bell Smith, Stella M. Nkomo
Inclusify: The Power of Uniqueness and Belonging to Build Innovative Teams by Stefanie K. Johnson

Articles & Blogs

Looking for a quick read? These short articles and blogs can help you learn or spark new ways of thinking about inclusive leadership.

Diversity

Types of Diversity in the Workplace You Need to Know, Bailey Reiners
Dear White Boss, Keith A. Caver and Ancella B. Livers – Harvard Business Review
Why Diversity and Inclusion Matter: Quick Take, Catalyst
Why Diversity Matters, Vivian Hunt, Dennis Layton, and Sara Prince – McKinsey & Company
Does Diversity Actually Increase Creativity? Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic – Harvard Business Review
How Diversity Can Drive Innovation, Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Melinda Marshall, and Laura Sherbin – Harvard Business Review
Why Diverse Teams are Smarter, David Rock and Heidi Grant – Harvard Business Review
Delivering Through Diversity, Vivian Hunt, Lareina Yee, Sara Prince, and Sundiatu Dixon-Fyle – McKinsey & Company
The 3 Research-Backed Benefits of Diversity that Guide our Team Growth, Courtney Seiter – Buffer
Race and Racial Identity, National Museum of African American History & Culture
Intersectionality in the Workplace, Alina Tugend – The New York Times
Realizing the Power of Talented Women, Michelle Angier and Beth Axelrod – McKinsey & Company
Why Gender Diversity Makes Firms More Productive, Stephen Turban, Dan Wu, and Letian (LT) Zhang – Harvard Business Review
Six Pronoun Practices to Build Trans-Affirming Workplaces & Why They Matter, Eli Green – Diversity Best Practices
Move Beyond the Business Case for Diversity, Laura Morgan Roberts – BloombergQuint
How to Begin Talking About Race in the Workplace, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Equity

How to Fight Age Discrimination in Your Job Search, Kimberly Palmer, AARP
The Dark Side of Networking, B.R.J. O’DONNELL, The Atlantic
Are Our New Workplaces Equitable? Gabby Bush, Professor Jeannie Paterson, Associate Professor Tim Miller and Adam Lodders, University of Melbourne
It’s Not Just You: In Online Meetings, Many Women Can’t Get a Word In, Alisha Haridasani Gupta, The New York Times
The Role of AI in Mitigating Bias to Enhance Diversity and Inclusion, Haiyan Zhang, Ph.D., Sheri Feinzig, Ph.D., Louise Raisbeck,and Iain McCombe, IBM
Power & Privilege in the Workplace, Career Contessa
4 Unconscious Biases That Distort Performance Reviews, Steffen Maier, entrepreneur.com
10 Performance Review Biases and How to Avoid Them, Kevin Campbell, Culture Amp
Uncovering Hiring Bias, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Bias of Professionalism Standards, Aysa Gray, Stanford Social Innovation Review
10 Ways to Mitigate Bias, Elizabeth C. Tippett, Harvard Business Review
Mitigating Bias in Performance Management, Deloitte Insights
How Hidden Bias Can Stop You Getting a Job, Tiffanie Wen, BBC
7 Practical Ways to Reduce Bias in Your Hiring Process, Rebecca Knight, SHRM
7 Ways to Reduce Bias in Your Hiring Process, Rebecca Knight, Harvard Business Review
A Data-Driven Approach to Hiring More Diverse Talent, Sandy Cross and Porter Braswell, Harvard Business Review
If There’s Only One Woman in Your Candidate Pool, There’s Statistically No Chance She’ll Be Hired, Stefanie K. Johnson, David R. Hekman, and Elsa T. Chan, Harvard Business Review
The Organizational Reproduction of Inequality, John M. Amis, Johanna Mair and Kamal A. Munir, Academy of Management
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack, Peggy McIntosh, The National SEED Project
How To Make Deeper, Longer-term Changes to VC Investor Diversity, Kate Brodock, w2.0
Historical Foundations of Race, National Museum of African American History & Culture
Decolonizing Gender, Itzél Sánchez
Why Gender Diversity at the Top Remains a Challenge, Sandrine Devillard, Sandra Sancier-Sultan, and Charlotte Werner, McKinsey & Company
Reducing Gender Biases in Modern Workplaces: A Small Wins Approach to Organizational Change, Shelley J. Correll, Gender & Society, Stanford Business
Confidence Gap, Kate Purmal, w2.0
Social Identities and Systems of Oppression, National Museum of African American History & Culture
5 Ineffective Ways Organizations Respond to Racial Trauma, Justin Woods, The Startup, medium.com
Are Our New Workplaces Equitable? Gabby Bush, Professor Jeannie Paterson, Associate Professor Tim Miller and Adam Lodders, University of Melbourne
Ending Racism and Building Inclusive Organizations Will Take Longer Than This News Cycle—Here’s How To Get Started, Jim Ludema and Amber Johnson, Forbes
3 Ways Leaders Can Make Black Lives Matter in the Workplace, Meredith Somers, MIT Sloan School of Management
The Diversity and Inclusion Revolution: Eight Powerful Truths, Juliet Bourke, Deloitte Insights
Does Race Matter for Police Use of Force? Mark Hoekstra and CarlyWill Sloan
White People are Still Raised to be Racially Illiterate, Robin DiAngelo
Who Gets to be Afraid in America? Ibram X. Kendi, The Atlantic
Things I Didn’t Know, James Mulholland in Issues and Ideas
If You Want To Understand Anti-Fascist Movements, You Need To Know This History, Paul Jackson, Huffpost.com
Reflections from a Token Black Friend, Ramesh A Nagarajah, medium.com
Whose Culture has Capital? A Critical Race Theory Discussion of Community Cultural Wealth, Tara J. Yosso
How to Take Up Space in the Outdoors, Nadia Mercado
Undoing Racism: The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond, The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond
The Air We Breathe: Implicit Bias and Police Shootings, NPR
26 Ways To Be in the Struggle Beyond the Streets, Piper Anderson et. al.

Inclusion

Why Getting a Name Right Matters, Zulekha Nathoo, BBC
Two Types of Diversity Training That Really Work, Alex Lindsey, Eden King, Ashley Membere, and Ho Kwan Cheung, Harvard Business Review
5 Things We Learned About Creating a Successful Workplace Diversity Program, Allison-Scott Pruitt, Carolyn Brinkworth, Joshua Young, and Kristen Luna Aponte, Harvard Business Review
How Managers Can Make Casual Networking Events More Inclusive, Ruchika Tulshyan, Harvard Business Review
4 Effective Ways to Make Your Virtual Workplace More Inclusive, Giselle Defares, thenextweb.com
The Future of Work – the Good, the Challenging, and the Unknown, Jared Spataro, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft 365
3 Ways Video Conferencing Can Unintentionally Cause Bias, Janice Gassam Asare, forbes.com
Using Artificial Intelligence to Promote Diversity, Paul R. Daugherty, H. James Wilson, and Rumman Chowdhury, MIT Sloan Management Review
Inclusion & Diversity in an AI World, Kevin Delaney, The Network, CISCO
Use Your Everyday Privilege to Help Others, Dolly Chugh, Harvard Business Review
Of Privilege, Presumption, and Promise, Jay Sullivan, Forbes.com
#Metoo in the Workplace – Power Privilege and the Way Forward, Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Training Industry
Bold and Inclusive Leadership, Diversity Best Practices
Leading by Example: Chairs & CEOs Driving Diversity, Russell Reynolds Associates
Inclusive Leadership, Russell Reynolds Associates
Leaders Guide to Finding and Keeping Your Next CDO, Russell Reynolds Associates
Why CDO’s Often Fail, Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes
From Inclusion to Support: How to Build a Better Workplace, Shonagh Rae, The New York Times
Diversity Wins: How Inclusion Matters, Sundiatu Dixon-Fyle, Kevin Dolan, Vivian Hunt, Sara Prince, McKinsey & Company
Moving Forward: Steps to Create Equitable, Inclusive Environments, The New York Times
Report: Inclusive Leadership: The View From Six Countries, Jeanine Prime and Elizabeth R. Salib, Inclusive Leadership: The View From Six Countries (Catalyst, 2014)
Global Inclusion Infographic, Jeanine Prime and Elizabeth R. Salib, Inclusive Leadership: The View From Six Countries (Catalyst, 2014)
Why Diversity and Inclusion Matter: Quick Take, Catalyst
Strategy Matters: Evaluating Company Approaches for Creating Inclusive Workplaces, Jeanine Prime, Marissa Agin, Heather Foust-Cummings, Catalyst
Anatomy of Change: How Inclusive Cultures Evolve, Sarah Dinolfo, Jeanine Prime, Heather Foust-Cummings, Catalyst
Diversity is the First Step, Inclusion Comes Next, Matt Krentz, Justin Dean, and Gabrielle Novacek, Boston Consulting Group
Equity and Inclusion During Crisis, TIME’S UP™ Foundation
An Intro to Diversity and Inclusion in Business: Resources for HR, Hiring, Managers, Founders, and Allies, Kevan Lee, Buffer
5 Things We Learned About Creating a Successful Workplace Diversity Program, Allison-Scott Pruitt, Carolyn Brinkworth, Joshua Young, and Kristen Luna Aponte, Harvard Business Review
How to Elevate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work in Your Organization, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
6 Ways to Lead Productive and Inclusive Zoom Meetings, Stanford University IT
The Six Signature Traits of Inclusive Leadership, Juliet Bourke, Bernadette Dillon, Deloitte University Press
Becoming Trustworthy White Allies, Melanie S. Morrison, Reflections, Yale University
How You Can Be an Ally in the Fight for Racial Justice, Deray Mckesson, Ted.com
Be a Better Ally, Robert Livingston, Harvard Business Review
Diversity and Inclusion Handbook, Sarah Nahm, Lever

Videos & Podcasts

Check out an array of fascinating speakers and inspiring stories that can help you learn and focus on DEI.

Diversity

Role of Empathy in D&I, Russell Reynolds Associates
Whiteness at Work, equityatwork.us

Equity

Why Diversity Programs Don’t Work, Harvard Business Review
What Coronavirus Means for the Future of Work from Home, CNBC
Covid-19 Is Working from Home Really the New Normal, The Economist
Power & Privilege in the Workplace, Career Contessa
Interview Bias & How to Fix It, Emtrain
Gender Interview Bias, Emtrain
Gender Identity Bias at Work, Emtrain
Gender Bias at Work, Emtrain
Age Bias at Work, Emtrain
Addressing Unconscious Bias, McKinsey & Company
Unconscious Bias at Work, Google, Life at Google
Unconscious Bias at Work (Personal Stories), The Hartford
Racial Bias at Work, Emtrain
How to Pursue Racial Equity at Work, PBS Newshour
To Overcome Bias, Walk Boldly Toward Them, Verna Myers, TED
Racism – a History, BBCFour
How Racism Plays Out at Work, Lean In
4 Kinds of Gender Bias Women Face at Work, Joan C. Williams, Lean In
An Introduction to the Common Biases Women Experience, Lean In
50 Ways to Fight Bias, Lean In
Implicit Bias Video, PBS
1619 Project, The New York Times
‘There is No Neutral’: ‘Nice White People’ Can Still Be Complicit in a Racist Society, Ari Shapiro, NPR
Brands Speak Out for Social Justice, but Critics Scrutinize Their Actions, NPR
More Perfect, Jad Abumrad, WNYC Studios
Revisionist History
George Floyd, Minneapolis Protests, Ahmaud Arbery & Amy Cooper, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
We Need to Talk about an Injustice, Bryan Stevenson, ted.com
LEAD: “I Can’t Breathe” – A Call to Action for Leaders in Higher Education, Rackham Graduate School – University of Michigan

Inclusion

6 Ways to Lead Productive and Inclusive Zoom Meetings, Stanford University IT
Leadership Perspectives – Diversity & Inclusion Blackrock Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Russell Reynolds Associates
What are the Essential Elements of a Diversity and Inclusion Program? Russell Reynolds Associates
How to Get Serious about Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace, Janet Stovall, ted.com
5 Tips for Being an Ally, Chescaleigh, YouTube
Why Allyship is the New Leadership, Kristin Van Busum, TEDx Talks
White Men: Time to Discover Your Cultural Blind Spots, Michael Welp, TEDx Talks

Resources for Equitable and Inclusive Leadership

Activities, Projects, Resource Lists, & Toolkits

Books

Articles & Blogs

Videos & Podcasts

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