Blending into the mould wears you down in silence: what we hide about ourselves costs everyone dearly.
Identify covering demands that work against you and your colleagues. Talk about them and make informed decisions to build an authentic, inclusive environment.
15 min at your own paceAvailable in FR + ENNo prerequisites
You will walk away with
- the phenomenon of covering — which affects up to 45% of white heterosexual men
- a grid for assessing whether a covering request is legitimate before you respond to it
- practices for building an environment where there's nothing left to hide
Target audience
Anyone interested in diversity and inclusion issues.
Learning objectives
- Identify the different forms of covering and assess whether a covering request is legitimate
- Decide whether to respond to a covering request in line with the organisation's values
- Stop downplaying certain traits in order to be more socially or professionally accepted
- Stop hiding part of your identity to avoid discrimination
Module outline
- Articles
- The Johari window as a tool for reducing covering
- The origins of covering
- The impacts of covering (61% of people affected, lower self-esteem and engagement)
- Expert video“Inclusion Gone Wrong: Covering”5'55The concept of covering and how it affects inclusion at work
- AnchoringQuiz and True/False to dig deeper into the topic and anchor what you've learned
- Memo cardDownloadable coaching memo card: the key points from the expert video
- CommitmentConcrete examples to help you define your own commitment
- BonusA selection of videos to go further (TED, YouTube)
