This article is part of DBA, a series on Mashable about running a business that features insights from leaders in entrepreneurship, venture capital and management.

Over the last several years, we’ve seen a landslide of companies prioritizing diversity. 

They often, however, leave out the idea of inclusion, which is perhaps the most important aspect of building strong, collaborative teams that pivot upon each member’s strengths.

Unlike focusing on diversity, which is rather straightforward in theory, the concept of inclusivity can be difficult to implement because it takes a tremendous amount of creative thought, effort and execution on behalf of leadership. Creating an inclusive culture ranges from figuring out a process by which employees can freely give input on new products to systematically finding ways for employees from various departments to collaborate. Read more…