Diversity & Inclusion Starts with You

Capital Connection, Capital Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators, July 2015

Advancing diversity and inclusion in the workplace is a change management process. The goal is to see that change at an organizational level, with a workforce that reflects a wide range of identities and backgrounds, and workplace cultures that embrace and leverage those differences for excellence. Yet, just as organizations are essentially a collection of individuals coming together for a common purpose, the change process toward greater diversity and inclusion starts with individual shifts in perspectives and actions. These shifts influence others through interpersonal connections, and before long, approaches and behaviors that are collectively repeated become organizational norms. Making diversity and inclusion part of those norms requires that individuals behave in ways that embrace these principles, and influence others to do the same.