Stefanie K Johnson

Stefanie K Johnson, an associate professor of management, discusses the intersection of leadership and diversity. Topics include engaging in diversity conversations, the challenges and opportunities of standing out and fitting in, creating diverse and inclusive teams, reducing gender bias, minimizing unconscious bias, and practical ways to implement these ideas in the workplace.

Stefanie Johnson, an associate professor at the University of Colorado Boulder and author of *Inclusify*, dives deep into leadership and diversity. She discusses how optimism can hinder inclusive change and emphasizes the dual roles leaders play in fostering belonging. Stefanie suggests that organizations need to set measurable diversity goals, much like any performance indicator, to create genuinely inclusive environments. She also advocates for open conversations around sensitive topics and encourages leaders to make public commitments to champion uniqueness in their teams.