Empowering Others - Decisions, Mentoring, and Being a Multiplier Ensuring Voice - Equitable Meetings and Gathering Constituent Voice Equity Tools - Event Planning and Inclusive Communication

1. Paideia Student Leaders
Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee
Seattle Girls’ School
Equitable Leadership:
Tools and Processes for Inclusion and Equity
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2. About Seattle Girls’ School
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3. Agenda
 Empowering Others
– Levels of Decision Making
– Cultivating Future Leaders
– Being a Multiplier
 Ensuring Voice
– Equitable Meetings
– Gathering Constituent Voice
 Equity Tools
– Event Planning Tool
– Communication Checklist
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4. Empowering Others
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5. Levels of Decision Making
Level 1: I made the decision; you make it happen.
Level 2: I made the decision; give me feedback to
improve it.
Level 3: I’m about to make the decision; what do I
need to consider?
Level 4: I need a team to research and make
recommendations; based on that, I will make the
decision.
Level 5: I need a team to research and make the
decision; I will make it happen.
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6. Cultivating Future Leaders
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 Looking for Potential
 Encouraging Participation
 Partnering
 Offering Leadership
Opportunities
 Giving Feedback
 Leaving Legacy Tools

7. Being a Multiplier
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Multipliers by Liz Wiseman

8. Debrief: Empowering Others
What information was new,
informative, interesting,
helpful, etc. to you?
How does this information
change what you will think or
do in the future as a leader?
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9. Ensuring Voice
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10. Equitable MeetingsWho is invited, and who is not?
Who speaks? Who takes majority of the airtime?
Who is listened to? Did everyone speak?
Are people attentive to one another, or are they distracted, checking phones,
emails, etc. depending who is talking?
Are similar ideas ignored when it comes from one person and seen as a great
idea when it comes from someone else?
Who interrupted? Who was interrupted?
Is gregariousness or talkativeness rewarded or deliberateness or quiet
reflection?
Who sits next to whom? Does the arrangement change from meeting to
meeting? Who sits in a place where everyone can see them
Audit how information is distributed after meetings and to whom.
Explicitly refer to equity work in meeting in terms of agreements and
intentionally creating space for everyone, and create a culture of
accountability for inclusion.
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11. Resource:
To Equalize Power Among Us
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12. Gathering Constituent Voice
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 Public, Private, Anonymous
 Formal and Informal
 Written, Electronic, Verbal
 Open Door and Sought Out
 Communication Channels
Known
 Findings Reflected

13. Debrief: Ensuring Voice
What information was new,
informative, interesting,
helpful, etc. to you?
How does this information
change what you will think or
do in the future as a leader?
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14. Equity Tools
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15. Inclusion Planning Tool
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16. Inclusive Communication
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UBC Rec ea ion Incl i e Comm nica ion
Checkli
Language
1. Written materials presented in a clear writing style?
(strongly agree/agree/neutral/disagree/strongly disagree)
1. Slangs and colloquialisms used?
(yes/no)
2. Use of gender specific pronouns?
(yes/no)
3. Is information available in languages other than English?
(yes/no)
4. If unfamiliar with any words/language that is used, please list below
Comments:
5. Are there recommendations on words to use over others?
Comments:
6. Language used is clear that all genders are welcome.
(strongly agree/agree/neutral/disagree/strongly disagree)
7. Language appeals to all genders
(strongly agree/agree/neutral/disagree/strongly disagree)
8. Tone created through language and narratives is inclusive
(strongly agree/agree/neutral/disagree/strongly disagree)
9. Text considers individuals with red/green color blind deficiencies
(strongly agree/agree/neutral/disagree/strongly disagree)

17. Debrief: Equity Tools
What information was new,
informative, interesting,
helpful, etc. to you?
Work on a tool or checklist
your team can use for
planning events and
communicating to the
community.
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