Leading Across Differences
Deepening Impact with Cultural Fluency
How can leaders actually lead across differences, enable meaningful impact, and see equity, diversity, and inclusion not simply as assignments, but as being central and critical to our impact across sectors? This course explores leadership in personal, interpersonal, and organizational dimensions and helps you to deepen your impact through the practice of Cultural Fluency in the three dimensions. The journey will start by exploring how your personal identity and interactions with others impact organizational culture and how stereotype threat and model-minority pressure operate in organizations. You will discover how to use Cultural Fluency to move beyond sensitivity and enable equitable engagement, embrace the discomfort of new routines that enable your growth and revisit past leadership moments to design future leadership moments that leave a just legacy.
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Learning objectives
- Skills to use the 3d model to promote positive outcomes to improve organizational culture and climate.
- The ability to articulate strategies to address roadblocks to meaningful engagement in the workplace.
- The cultural fluency model and how to apply it to organizational life.
- Skills to build the conditions for the day-to-day application of tools and frameworks such as cultural fluency.
- The ability to reflect on critical leadership moments with a learning mindset and design future leadership moments to leave a just legacy that aligns intent with outcomes.
- Skills to use the 3d model to promote positive outcomes to improve organizational culture and climate.
- The ability to articulate strategies to address roadblocks to meaningful engagement in the workplace.
- The cultural fluency model and how to apply it to organizational life.
- Skills to build the conditions for the day-to-day application of tools and frameworks such as cultural fluency.
- The ability to reflect on critical leadership moments with a learning mindset and design future leadership moments to leave a just legacy that aligns intent with outcomes.
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Review the concept of cultural fluency
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Cultural fluency is a key concept in this course, so reviewing it will help you prepare for the course content.
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Read about cultural fluency online or in a book.
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Consider your own experiences with different cultures.
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Identify areas where you can improve your cultural fluency.
Find a mentor who can support your leadership development
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A mentor can provide guidance and support as you apply the concepts of cultural fluency in your leadership roles.
Browse courses on
Leadership Development
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Identify the qualities you are looking for in a mentor.
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Reach out to potential mentors and ask for their support.
Review the book 'Cultural Intelligence' by David Livermore
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This book provides a comprehensive overview of cultural intelligence and how it can be applied in leadership roles.
View
Leading with Cultural Intelligence 3rd Edition
on Amazon
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Read the book.
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Take notes on the key concepts.
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Consider how you can apply the concepts to your own leadership practice.
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Attend a workshop on cultural fluency
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attending a workshop will allow you to learn from experts and network with other professionals who are also interested in cultural fluency.
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Research different cultural fluency workshops.
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Register for a workshop that meets your needs.
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Attend the workshop and participate fully.
Practice applying the principles of cultural fluency in your daily interactions
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Deliberately practicing cultural fluency will help you develop the skills and habits you need to be an effective leader across differences.
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Be mindful of your own cultural biases and assumptions.
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Listen attentively to others and seek to understand their perspectives.
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Adapt your communication style to your audience.
Engage in peer discussions about cultural fluency
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Discussing cultural fluency with your peers will help you to learn from different perspectives and deepen your understanding.
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Find a peer group to join.
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Participate in discussions about cultural fluency.
Design a cultural fluency training program
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Creating a training program will help you apply the concepts of cultural fluency and deepen your understanding.
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Identify the goals and objectives of the training program.
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Research different cultural fluency models.
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Develop the content of the training program.
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Pilot the training program with a small group.
Develop a cultural fluency plan for your organization
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A cultural fluency plan will provide a roadmap for your organization to become more inclusive and equitable.
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Assess the current state of cultural fluency in your organization.
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Identify areas for improvement.
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Develop a plan to address the areas for improvement.
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Implement the plan.
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Evaluate the effectiveness of the plan.
Review the concept of cultural fluency
Show steps
Cultural fluency is a key concept in this course, so reviewing it will help you prepare for the course content.
Show steps
- Read about cultural fluency online or in a book.
- Consider your own experiences with different cultures.
- Identify areas where you can improve your cultural fluency.
Find a mentor who can support your leadership development
Show steps
A mentor can provide guidance and support as you apply the concepts of cultural fluency in your leadership roles.
Browse courses on
Leadership Development
Show steps
- Identify the qualities you are looking for in a mentor.
- Reach out to potential mentors and ask for their support.
Review the book 'Cultural Intelligence' by David Livermore
Show steps
This book provides a comprehensive overview of cultural intelligence and how it can be applied in leadership roles.
View
Leading with Cultural Intelligence 3rd Edition
on Amazon
Show steps
- Read the book.
- Take notes on the key concepts.
- Consider how you can apply the concepts to your own leadership practice.
Attend a workshop on cultural fluency
Show steps
attending a workshop will allow you to learn from experts and network with other professionals who are also interested in cultural fluency.
Show steps
- Research different cultural fluency workshops.
- Register for a workshop that meets your needs.
- Attend the workshop and participate fully.
Practice applying the principles of cultural fluency in your daily interactions
Show steps
Deliberately practicing cultural fluency will help you develop the skills and habits you need to be an effective leader across differences.
Show steps
- Be mindful of your own cultural biases and assumptions.
- Listen attentively to others and seek to understand their perspectives.
- Adapt your communication style to your audience.
Engage in peer discussions about cultural fluency
Show steps
Discussing cultural fluency with your peers will help you to learn from different perspectives and deepen your understanding.
Show steps
- Find a peer group to join.
- Participate in discussions about cultural fluency.
Design a cultural fluency training program
Show steps
Creating a training program will help you apply the concepts of cultural fluency and deepen your understanding.
Show steps
- Identify the goals and objectives of the training program.
- Research different cultural fluency models.
- Develop the content of the training program.
- Pilot the training program with a small group.
Develop a cultural fluency plan for your organization
Show steps
A cultural fluency plan will provide a roadmap for your organization to become more inclusive and equitable.
Show steps
- Assess the current state of cultural fluency in your organization.
- Identify areas for improvement.
- Develop a plan to address the areas for improvement.
- Implement the plan.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the plan.
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