10 PSYCHOLOGICAL SECRETS TO BE AN EFFECTIVE INCLUSIVE LEADER
- Be empathetic.The ability to understand and feel the emotions and perspectives of other people is one of the most important psychological traits of the inclusive leader, who aims to understand employees coming from different multicultural backgrounds.Empathy helps you connect and communicate more effectively with team members.
- Understand human complexity: The ability to recognize and appreciate the diversity of experiences, cultures and identities and to successfully navigate their interactions and dynamics gives you the opportunity to better understand your employees, but also to develop yourself.Who doesn’t want to know more?
- Demonstrate cognitive flexibility: The ability to think and act flexibly in the face of change and challenges, adapting to the different needs and perspectives of multinational team members is a great quality of the inclusive leader.Have you tried thinking “Out of the Box?”
- Show your active listening skills: This trait of the inclusive leader is explained by his ability to listen carefully and be responsive to the needs and perspectives of people from different multicultural backgrounds without prejudice and bias.
- Demonstrates tolerance of ambiguity: This trait is explained by the inclusive leader’s ability to tolerate and manage uncertain and contradictory situations without being disrupted or blocked in decision-making or communication.
- Demonstrate emotional intelligence: The ability to understand and manage one’s own and others’ emotions in an intelligent and empathetic way to promote healthy relationships and cooperation within the firm/organization is a quality of the inclusive leader.
- Be curious and open to learning: Demonstrate your ability to be open to new ideas, perspectives and ways of doing things, always looking to learn and develop continuously.
- Be responsible: Hone your ability to recognize and act on the social impact of your decisions and actions to promote well-being and inclusion in your company/organization.
- Be resilient: Strengthen your ability to bounce back and adapt in the face of setbacks or adversity and use these experiences as opportunities for growth and learning.
- Manage your stress effectively: Running a company/organization where employees come from different multicultural backgrounds can generate stress.Its effective management can combat overwork, fatigue, poor conflict management, blocking of decision-making processes, etc.
