Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - Coaching for Deeper Awareness and Sustained Change

IT STARTS ON
THE INSIDE

Leaders are the catalysts to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. However, the change needs to happen from the inside out.

LEADERS NEED TO:

Surface their beliefs and stereotypes on diversity, equity, and inclusion issues.
Understand the impact of their beliefs and behaviors on their leadership and legacy of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Commit to actions and behaviors to lead to greater diversity, equity, and inclusion.

When the light goes on, the commitment and behaviors needed to drive sustainable change often follow.

COACHING IS UNIQUELY ABLE TO SUPPORT
INDIVIDUAL CHANGE

Developing DE&I leaders best happens one-on-one. Coaches with methodology and experience to guide exploration, awareness, and action planning can make all the difference. They create a safe environment to help the leader move through a process to highlight their assumptions, beliefs, and feelings on issues of race, gender, orientation, and fairness.

"Over three sessions with my coach, and some homework in between, I came to realize that I was looking at the world through a very narrow set of bifocals. I had spent years hiring people like me. It was unfair to many and put the company at a talent disadvantage."

Vice President,
Global Manufacturer

The goal of DE&I coaching is deeper self-awareness and moving forward—making Diversity, Equity & Inclusion imperative, personal, and actionable. We have found that effective DE&I coaching includes three phases:

self-awareness

Exploration of core beliefs

Results in deeper leader insight into their biases, assumptions, and stereotypes.

shadow-casting

Awareness of impact

Provides the leader insight into the impact of their informal signals and behaviors on diversity, equity, and inclusion results.

commitment-action

Declaration

Results in an informed commitment to lead for greater diversity, equity, and inclusion and leave a legacy.

DE&I coaching often conjures up a leader's deep-seated emotions, including guilt and anger. CMP Coaches are skilled and experienced in moving leaders through these emotions and focusing forward, enabling sustained change.

DE&I

COACHING CHANGES

LEADERS

AND LIVES.

"I started the DE&I Coaching a bit uncertain but willing to trust the coach and the process. It was definitely worth it! I learned things about myself and people outside my experience that have changed my leadership and life in profound ways."

Healthcare Executive

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