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DiverseCity: The Greater Toronto Leadership Projectaims to accelerate prosperity by transforming theleadership landscape.
The Greater Toronto Area is the most ethnically andracially diverse region in Canada yet there is astriking lack of diversity at the top of our corporate,public and nonprofit organizations.
This is a missed opportunity.
We are working to build a more prosperous region bychanging the face of leadership through eightpractical and measurable initiatives.
Visit www.diversecitytoronto.ca to learn more.
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DiverseCity PerspectivesIt’s a “workout”
DiverseCity Perspectives, one of the eight
initiatives of DiverseCity, aims to engage you in atransformational “workout” that will stretch and re-shape how we think about leaders and leadership.
Thanks to the Ontario Trillium Foundation forits support of DiverseCity Perspectives.
DiverseCity onBoard
DiverseCity School4Civics
DiverseCity Voices
DiverseCity Nexus
DiverseCity Fellows
DiverseCity Advantage
DiverseCity Perspectives
DiverseCity Counts
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“Dialogue can be among any number of people,
not just two. It is a stream of meaning flowing
among and through us and between us, in the
whole group, out of which may emerge some
new form of understanding or shared meaning.”
- David Bohm, On Dialogue
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Why do we need different leadership perspectives?
Having diverse perspectives at the leadership table can bring new
ideas and create access to new audiences, markets, and networks.
To ensure that we are leveraging our shared leadership potential, we
are listening to different leadership perspectives to help us re-
imagine leaders and discover new leadership.
We have brought examples of different
leadership perspectives to life in our video series.
Watch these Perspectives leadership videos at
www.diversecitytoronto.ca
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Why do we need dialogue on leadership and diversity?
Through dialogue and sharing different stories and perspectives, we can
catalyze shifts in how we imagine and perceive ourselves and others as
leaders.
Dialogue
+Different stories &perspectives
Shifts in our
perceptions andhow we imagineleaders
Shifts inbehaviour
New
opportunities
to leveragediversity in
leadership
Dialogue is a powerful engagement tool.
The goal of dialogue is not to provide training or produce a plan, but rather to
address who we are as leaders.
“Leadership starts with us”
- Perspectives participant
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“These kinds of conversations
are a first step in buildingcommitment and empoweringleaders”
“Diversity is the way of the future.
It drives the way we do thingsand how to make positivechange. It is a catalyst.”
- Perspectives participants
Emerging insights on leadership and diversity
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Benefits of organizing dialogue
“The session created the space
for people to share and listenwithout judgment”
“I learned that we all have a
passion and drive to make adifference”
“The session encouraged me to
introspect and understand myrole as a leader”
- Perspectives participants
Organizing a dialogue session can
• Expand shared understanding by
adding new insights and experiences
• Spark reflection on self as a leader
• Build relationships and teams
• Potentially leave participants
refreshed and motivated
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• Training volunteers to host dialogue: DiverseCityPerspectives trained over 50 individuals from Peel, York,
and Toronto on how to hold dialogues on leadership and
diversity in their organizations and communities.
• Perspectives Videos: Individual leaders from across the
greater Toronto region shared their leadershipperspectives through video stories. These videos can be
used in your dialogue.
• Dialogues: Partners and volunteers are organizing their
own dialogue sessions, engaging even more leaders.
These can be co-hosted by DiverseCity Perspectives.
• Learnings Report: DiverseCity Perspectives collects new
insights from the dialogue process to share ways to
create diverse leadership.
How does DiverseCity Perspectives promotedialogue?
“I see relevance and
potential application withleadership teams and
emerging leaders withincompanies.”
- Perspectives participant
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See our Manual for Leading Dialogue on Diversity
in Leadership for step-by-step guidelines on how to
organize a dialogue.
Dialogue on leadership and diversity can be
coordinated with other activities related to strategic
planning, leadership development, buildingrelationships among leaders, or public engagement.
Your dialogue should bring together a fresh mix of
individuals working at different levels and from
different backgrounds.
A leadership dialogue can take 1-2 hours. You might
find that you want to create your own series of
dialogues.
What is involved in organizing your own dialogue?
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How can I get support organizing a dialogue?
What canDiverseCityPerspectivesdo to help?
1. Work with you to you plan or co-host the dialogue
2. Connect you to trained volunteers from our past workshops who can
participate in or help facilitate your dialogue
3. Recommend DiverseCity resource materials that can be shared
4. Attend the dialogue (and present on the DiverseCity initiative, if appropriate)
5. Collect your dialogue results and add them to our overall report findings
6. Following the dialogue, share opportunities to exchange experiences with
other dialogue facilitators
DiverseCity Perspectives program is available to support you as you plan
your dialogue or to work together to co-host a dialogue.
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