
What's the business case for diversity and inclusion (D&I) at your organization?
How does allyship help accelerate D&I efforts?
Explore how allyship uses power and status to support and advocate for people who differ from you, and build ongoing ally partnerships for inclusion, equity, and social justice.
Explore six characteristic traits for allies and partners, practice with the allyship self-assessment worksheet, and learn to build and activate inclusive, equity-driven partnerships.
Cultivate an ally mindset by embracing a growth mindset and the good-ish person concept, owning mistakes, and showing up with open, respectful dialogue across difference.
Bias is inevitable and operates on autopilot, shaping judgments and potential discrimination. Acknowledge and counteract biases by reflecting on personal examples and using a bias worksheet to grow as allies.
Establish trust in ally partnerships through authenticity, vulnerability, and transparency, then practice consent-based, open conversations to understand differences, foster inclusion and equity, and build a safe, empowering workplace alliance.
Explore how to create psychological safety in ally partnerships by practicing gratitude, yes, and collaboration, and respectfully engaging ERGs while building trust across difference.
Learn to build ally partnerships by using empathy: perspective-taking, feeling with others, and crafting personal empathy statements through guided exercises and role-play.
Learn to enact ally actions across two categories: ongoing one-on-one support and in-the-moment advocacy, including mentoring, sponsorship, amplification, and inclusive HR policies.
Foster sustainable workplace equity by practicing daily allyship, elevating and amplifying the voices of minority or disadvantaged groups, and taking in-the-moment actions along with long-term collaboration to support inclusion.
Note: Ally Up will be on sale for 50% off from its regular $199.99 price to celebrate the launch of Dr. Victoria Mattingly's new book, Act like an Ally, Work with an Ally.
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Are you ready to activate workplace inclusion efforts at your organization?
Are you...
...someone who doesn't see themselves as part of workplace inclusion efforts because of your identity (e.g., white, male, heterosexual, etc.)?
...someone who wants to be an ally, but is unsure how to best support and advocate for underrepresented group members?
...a member of an underrepresented or historically disadvantaged group struggling with how to best engage allies to advance workplace inclusion?
...a senior leader, a people leader, someone who sits HR or L&D, who is committed to advancing workplace inclusion efforts?
...considering launching an allyship program at your organization?
Then Ally Up is for you!
In this course, you'll learn all about how you can use allyship to create a more inclusive and fair workplace and world by effectively connecting across difference and partnering together to disrupt the status quo and build a world where EVERYONE has an equal opportunity to thrive.
Allyship is a relationship between an ally and their partner, working together toward the shared goal of fairness, equity, and social justice. Someone shouldn't call themselves an ally, though. Only the person who benefits from an ally’s work should award this designation. Consider the word ally to be a verb. It’s not who someone is, but what they do.
An ally is someone who:
Uses their power and status...
To support and advocate for...
Someone who doesn’t share a key part of their identity. For example, male allies for women, white allies for People of Color, straight allies for LGBTQ+ individuals, and so on.
In this course, you will learn the unique roles allies and the people they serve (who I refer to as "partners") need to play to advance inclusion and equity at your company.
In section 1, you'll be introduced to the concept of allyship, why it matters, and what makes for the best ally partnerships between people across difference
In section 2, you'll do the necessary inner work required for successful ally partnerships, including checking your bias and leveraging your privilege for good
In section 3, you'll learn strategies for connecting and communicating across difference
In section 4, you'll learn how to navigate tough conversations and how to lay the groundwork for ongoing, systemic change
In section 5, you'll learn about the specific actions allies and partners take
And in section 6 you'll receive a quick summary of what was covered and encouragement to continue this work moving forward
This course comes with an Allyship Playbook with reflection exercises, tools, and assessments you can use to help you in your ally partnership. Use this playbook as many times as you need for different ally relationships, whether you're in the role of the ally or the partner. We also included comprehensive course notes with lots of great resources and additional materials to help you learn more about allyship.
There is no time like the present to start working towards a fairer, more inclusive world through allyship, so enroll today!