[Practitioner Guide]: Diverse Leadership

[geekygirldawn]

Practitioner Guide Topic (1 - 3 words)

Diverse Leadership

Primary Metrics (2 - 4 metrics)

• Inclusive Leadership
• Board/Council Diversity
• Sponsorship

Why is this topic important? How will this help people improve their open source project and / or community? Who will benefit from this guide?

It's important to look at whether a project has a diverse set of people at every level within the project, but especially in leadership positions. Projects that make a concerted effort to bring in new people from a variety of backgrounds and have programs in place to help them grow into leadership positions are more likely to be viable, benefit from increased innovation, and have a healthier community. This increased innovation from a diverse community is particularly important from a strategic perspective for companies who use these projects and for the people who want to contribute.

How would you like to see this guide developed?

I am interested in using this guide, but I do not want to write it myself

Additional Notes

Here is the doc where this guide will be developed: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YgWrqd_IRgTcSKUW890kUJKWumOT5vjsd0SaAiaXQMM/edit

For an example of a nearly finished Insight Guide that you can use to better understand what should be in each section and how much detail to include, please see the Responsiveness guide.

[ElizabethN]

@mesrenyamedogbe 👋 Hi! Given your research, this might be something you want to be a part of creating. 😊