This document provides tips for leaders to avoid stereotyping team members, calibrate their communication styles to individual differences, allow adequate time for all to prepare responses, monitor team dynamics for inclusion and representation, and break down barriers through diverse hiring practices and team bonding activities. Key recommendations include embracing transparency, addressing differences to overcome them, gathering facts over relying on stereotypes, and checking in regularly with one-on-one meetings.

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Leadership Essentials
Avoid Stereotypes
• Avoid Stereotypes
• Cultural differences
vs Stereotyping
• Gather facts
• Pay attention to
subtle cues
Calibrate
• Be intentional
• Be vulnerable
• Inspect and adapt
• Note varied
communication
styles
• Adapt your own
styles
• Address difference
to overcome
differences
Allow Prep Time
• The path from the
brain to mouth is
short for some,
longer for others
• Allow time for your
teammates to
prepare
• Communications
can be difficult
Monitor Team
Dynamics
• Embrace
transparency
• Fix under-
represented talents.
• Be aware of roles
your teammates
play.
• Think about perks
and team bonding
• As a leader, help
when project stalls
or if interpersonal
conflict occurs.
Break Down Barriers
• Ask for pool of
diverse candidates
when hiring
• Get multiple points
of view when hiring
• Eliminate
unconscious bias
• Team building
exercises and/or
seminars
• Non-Work related
activities can foster
understanding
• Check in with team
members via candid
one-on-ones