COURSE NUMBER: MBA292T.1
This course is cross-listed with the Evening-Weekend MBA Program.
COURSE TITLE: Equity Fluent Leadership: The Value of Inclusion & Diversity
UNITS OF CREDIT: 2 units
INSTRUCTOR: Kellie McElhaney
E-MAIL ADDRESS: kmack@haas.berkeley.edu
CLASS WEB PAGE LOCATION: bCourses
PREREQUISITE(S): Core
CAREER FIELD: This course would be useful for those interested in leadership development, talent management, strategy, and/or general management.
CLASS FORMAT: Mixture of lectures, readings, speakers.
REQUIRED READINGS: Readings will be posted on bCourses.
BASIS FOR FINAL GRADE: Mixture of papers, projects and class participation.
ABSTRACT OF COURSE'S CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES:
This course prepares Equity Fluent Leaders Ô to ignite and accelerate
change. Equity Fluent Leaders Ô understand the value of
different lived experiences and courageously use their power to address
barriers, increase access, and drive change for positive impact.
The course content focuses on business opportunities and solutions that create value for the firm and for society. We will address gender, race, ethnicity, socio-economic status and sexual orientation/ identification. You will leave prepared to implement inclusive leadership and business strategy. The course uses a combination of data, cases, and experiential tools to increase inclusion and diversity the workplace. There are three modules: Culture, Policies and Individual Leadership.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH:
Dr. McElhaney is a distinguished fellow and the Founder of the Center for
Equity, Gender and Leadership (EGAL) at Berkeley/ Haas. Her research and
teaching are in three areas: (1) The economic and business value of investing
in women, inclusion and diversity; (2) Global macro trends and business
solutions; (3) Strategic corporate sustainability. She has written a book
entitled Just Good Business The Strategic Guide to
Aligning Corporate Responsibility and Brand (2010)
on her work, as well as given a TED talk on
these topics. Kellie consults with global 1000 companies and gives
keynotes throughout the world on D&I strategy and value.