Core Leadership Capabilities for Respect at Work

Core Leadership Capabilities for Respect at Work

Felicity Menzies Felicity Menzies

Felicity Menzies

CEO, Culture Plus Consulting | Culture Change | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | Respect at Work | Harassment, Bullying & Discrimination | Inclusive Leadership | Unconscious Bias | DEI Strategy |Trauma-Informed Practice

发布日期: 2024年3月10日
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The information in this article is general in nature and does not constitute legal advice.

Leaders play a critical role in the cultivation of fostering respectful and safe work settings by leading in a manner that models and promotes respect and safety. When leaders demonstrate that they care about respect and safety, others care.

Core leadership capabilities for modelling respect and fostering a speak-up culture include:

  • Empathy: the active consideration of others' experiences and emotions
  • Cognisance of bias: monitoring one's interactions and decision-making for bias and acting with a conscious intent to be inclusive
  • Micro-affirmations: the mindful practice of verbal and non-verbal behaviours that foster respect and safety
  • Upstander and allyship: calling out inappropriate comments and behaviours and holding inappropriate conduct to account
  • Emotional regulation: being aware of their emotional triggers, how they respond to bad news, the impact of that response on others, and choosing a more productive response, if required
  • Seeking and giving feedback effectively: reducing power distance and increasing awareness of blind spots and biases through establishing a mutually open and constructive feedback loop
  • Effective conflict resolution: resolving conflict quickly in a manner that promotes mutual respect and trust
  • Diversity and inclusion: valuing diversity, actively dismantling barriers to representation and participation, and building diverse teams
  • Trauma-informed responding: receiving and managing concerns and disclosures in a manner that supports the reporter and does no further harm

Effective development of those skills requires formal training, commitment, practice, and reflection.

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Alexandrea Cannon. OAM FAICD, FAHRI, FAMI

Governance Facilitator, Board chair, non executive director

1 年

Really thoughtful contributions to the practice and discipline of good effective and ethical leadership. Thank you Felicity.

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Kathryn Elliott

The Alcohol Mindset Coach|Media Commentator| Consumer Advocate for Breast Cancer Awareness

1 年

Appreciate your insights Felicity. I would be interested in your thoughts around workplace drinking culture and how this impacts inclusivity and leadership. I've worked with a number of people whose mangers/leaders have enabled and encouraged drinking in the workplace which has created a culture that makes people who don't drink or don't want to drink a lot feel left out/not part of the team.

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