Inclusion

Start With Inclusion

The Lab's Inclusion strategy is to build a welcoming environment where staff feel respected, supported, and valued to fully participate. IDEA - inclusion, diversity, equity, and accountability - is a permanent feature of the culture at Berkeley Lab.

Good Reads

STEM Inclusion Study - American Physical Society, 2018
Diversity Doesn't Stick Without Inclusion - Harvard Business Review, 2017
Unleashing the Power of Inclusion - Deloitte, 2017
The Six Signature Traits of Inclusive Leadership - Deloitte, 2016
Women of Color Get Less Support at Work. Here’s How Managers Can Change That - Harvard Business Review, 2019
Four Ways to Expand Inclusion of Differently abled People - D. Stadtler, 2019

Inclusive Leadership Trainings

LinkedIn Learning:

- What Does An Inclusive Work Environment Look Like? - 4 min
- Using inclusive language - 4 min
- Prioritizing inclusion on your team - 3 min
- Inclusion isn't diversity - 4 min
- Factoring in inclusion - 6 min
- Value diversity and inclusion - 3 min
- Key traits of inclusive leadership: The six Cs - 5 min
- Inclusive leadership - 3 min

For more resources and trainings, please visit the Learning@LBL website brought to you by Berkeley Lab's Learning & Organizational Development Office.

Resources include:

Recommended courses like Inclusion During Difficult Times & Communicating About Culturally Sensitive Issues
Self Directed Learning Platforms such as LinkedIn, Gartner & the UC Learning Center
Self Development courses, articles, books and podcasts
Team Development resources on team building, coaching, management

Do you need a slide for a quick meeting opener or a prompt to start a longer discussion on inclusion? Check out the One Minute for IDEA slides.

For a longer discussion, check out the Discussion Guide Library

What makes Berkeley Lab special? Mary Ann Piette, Division Director, Building Technology & Urban Systems, thinks it is the combination of the diverse cultures and the diverse science that employees bring to the Lab.