Leading for Justice

Supervision, HR, and Culture

Rita Sever

• Publisher: She Writes Press
• Year: 2021
• Topic: Business
• eBook ISBN:
  9781647421410
• Subtopic: Human Resource Management
• Index: Business

Leading in organizations working for justice is not the same as leading anywhere else. Staff expect to be treated as partners and demand internal practices that center equity. Justice leaders must meet these expectations, as well as recognize and address the ways that individuals and organizations inadvertently replicate oppression.
Created specifically for social justice leaders, Leading for Justice addresses specific concerns and issues that beset organizations working for social justice and offers practices and models that center justice and equity. Topics include: the role of a supervisor in a social justice organization, the importance of self-awareness, issues of power and privilege, human resources as a justice partner, misses and messes, and clear guidelines for holding people accountable in a manner that is respectful and effective.
Written in a friendly, accessible, and supportive tone, and offering discussion questions at the end of each short section to make the book user-friendly for both individuals and teams, Leading for Justice is a book for leaders who want to walk the talk of supporting social justice, in their organizations and in the world.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: How Do You Show Up as a Manager?
• Chapter 2: Bottom-Lining It—Mission, Vision, and Values
• Chapter 3: Day-to-Day Practices
• Chapter 4: Supervision Is a Team Sport
• Chapter 5: Look in the Mirror
• Chapter 6: HR as a Justice Partner
• Chapter 7: Hiring for Justice
• Chapter 8: Holding Accountability
• Chapter 9: Culture—Walking the Talk
• Chapter 10: Issues of Power and Privilege
• Chapter 11: Misses and Messes
• Chapter 12: It’s a Marathon, not a Sprint
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author