Many leaders are trying to make their workplace more inclusive; however, there’s some debate over what inclusion means.
This graphic, shared by Catherine Ann Reid, beautifully displays the difference between inclusion and integration. We noticed that, in the integration example, the dots still had a border around them. It’s the same border we see for segregation.
This border implies that, while these people have been brought into the circle, we’re seeing them as ‘others’. We might not be giving them opportunities to join in. Is your workplace truly inclusive?