Inclusive Leadership - (Building Leadership Bridges) by Joanne Barnes & Michael J Stevens & Bjørn Zakarias Ekelund & Karen Perham-Lippman

About the Book

Inclusive Leadership speaks to the human side of organization and communities. Both practitioners and academics provide insights that broaden our traditional view of diversity issues into a perspective focused on better understanding the theory and practice of inclusive leadership.

Book Synopsis

Inclusive Leadership speaks to the human side of organization and communities. Both practitioners and academics provide insights that broaden our traditional view of diversity issues into a perspective focused on better understanding the theory and practice of inclusive leadership.

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About the Author

Joanne Barnes is the former Dean of the Graduate School and a Professor in the Ph.D. in the Organizational Leadership Program at Indiana Wesleyan University, USA, and Senior Consultant with the Kozai Group focusing on DEIB. Barnes serves on the board for Houghton University and the International Leadership Association.

Michael J. Stevens is a Distinguished Presidential Professor at Weber State University, USA, and consults widely with businesses and non-profits. Stevens is a Founding Partner of the Kozai Group, Inc. His award-winning research includes the development and validation of assessments that measure an individual's competencies to work successfully in diverse environments.

Bjørn Zakarias Ekelund is Founder, Senior Consultant, and Chairman of the Board at Human Factors AS, Norway, and Research Fellow in the Centre for Global Workforce Strategy, Simon Fraser University, Canada. Human Factors developed the Diversity Icebreaker(R), a concept that has been used by multiple facilitators in more than 75 countries.

Karen Perham-Lippman is the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Director for Jensen Hughes and an Adjunct Professor in the Business Center at the Community College of Denver, USA, which serves one of the most diverse student populations in Colorado. Perham-Lippman is a Certified Diversity Professional and a Ph.D. candidate at Eastern University.