#23: Gena Cox - Leading Inclusion

  Greater inclusion in the workplace won't happen by itself. It will require strong, dedicated leaders with focus and persistence to shift organizational cultures and create more human workplaces.  To understand how leaders can begin this journey towards greater inclusion, I've invited Gena Cox to the podcast. Gena is an organizational psychologist, executive coach, and professional speaker. She is the author of the forthcoming book, "Leading Inclusion" which provides a roadmap for leaders who want to build inclusive organizations.  In this episode, we discuss the importance of how leaders show up in the workplace and the messages they consciously, and sometimes unconsciously, send to their people. We look at how organizational leadership impacts inclusion as well as how leadership is itself impacted in return by an inclusive workplace. We also explore how we can measure progress and the steps each one of us need to take to move towards more inclusive cultures within our organizations. Gena Cox, Ph.D., is an organizational psychologist, executive coach, and professional speaker. She is the author of the forthcoming book, "Leading Inclusion" which provides a roadmap for leaders who want to build inclusive organizations. For 25+ years, Gena has advised corporate executives in some of the world's most successful and admired companies, including Mastercard, Hitachi, Scotiabank, NYULangone, American Express, Tech Data, Hershey, The Rock Family of Companies (including Quicken Loans), and Raymond James Financial. Gena has helped hundreds of leaders build more positive organizational cultures and become more effective in their leadership interactions with employees, regardless of their human variations. Gena knows her clients are making progress when ALL their employees say they feel respected at work. SHOW NOTES: To connect with Gena: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/genacox Web: www.feelshuman.com Read her recent Harvard Business Review article on inclusion: https://hbr.org/2021/05/5-strategies-to-infuse-di-into-your-organization INSIGHT AT WORK PODCAST THEME MUSIC: Our theme music is composed by Chris Lucca, Jr.. You can listen to more of Chris' work at http://chrisluccamusic.com  You can also connect with him on Twitter: @Flipluka and on Instagram: @_flipluka.music_ ABOUT THE HOST: Ken Blackwell is a speaker, trainer, facilitator and executive coach. His signature practice is "rescuing Accidental Leaders and Dysfunctional Teams". His firm InKlaritas, based in Princeton, NJ, works with teams and leaders in companies in the U.S. around the world. You can find out more about InKlaritas at: www.InKlaritas.com and connect with Ken on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kennethjblackwell/.