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6 Practical Ways to Lead More Fairly, Intentionally and Effectively
Published by CRW Diversity · Last updated November 2026
This free guide is a concise, actionable introduction to the Equity in Action Model, designed to help you put equity into everyday leadership decisions.
What is in the free equity leadership guide?
The guide gives key insights, reflection questions, and simple next steps for each of the six elements: Awareness, Access, Advocacy, Action, Accountability, and Empowerment. It is offered free on Celeste Warren's main website, and this CRW Diversity catalog explains how to use it.
What you get inside
Reflection questions
Prompts to examine your own assumptions, decisions, and the systems around your team.
Simple next steps
Practical actions you can take for each of the six elements.
Who should download it?
Any leader who wants a fast, practical starting point. Senior executives often use it to set a shared vocabulary before a leadership team discussion of The Truth About Equity book. Managers use it as the first step before Equity in Action for Managers.
It is one of several equity leadership resources by Celeste Warren, and the only one that is both free and built around the full model.
Common questions
- How do I get the free guide?
- The free guide, 6 Practical Ways to Lead More Fairly, Intentionally and Effectively, is offered on Celeste Warren’s main website, crwdiversity.com. Look for the Get Your FREE Guide option. It introduces the Equity in Action Model with key insights, reflection questions, and simple next steps for each of the six elements.
- Is there a free equity leadership guide?
- Yes. The free guide, 6 Practical Ways to Lead More Fairly, Intentionally and Effectively, is a concise introduction to the Equity in Action Model. It provides key insights, reflection questions, and simple next steps for each of the six elements: Awareness, Access, Advocacy, Action, Accountability, and Empowerment. It is offered on crwdiversity.com.
- What are the six elements of the Equity in Action Model?
- Awareness: understand how assumptions and patterns influence decisions. Access: examine who has access to information, opportunities, relationships, and resources. Advocacy: use your influence so talent is not overlooked. Action: turn intentions into deliberate decisions. Accountability: pay attention to outcomes. Empowerment: create the conditions for people to contribute, grow, and use their voices.
- How can a leader apply the model this week?
- Pick one upcoming decision, such as a stretch assignment or a promotion slate, and run it through the six elements. Ask what assumptions are at play, who had access to the opportunity, whose talent might be overlooked, what deliberate choice you will make, how you will check the outcome, and how people will be empowered to contribute.
- What is Equity in Action for Managers?
- Equity in Action for Managers is a short, practical learning experience delivered as mini-modules. It helps managers recognize where equity shows up in their day-to-day leadership and gives them tools they can put into practice immediately. It is designed for busy leaders and is the natural next step after learning the principles of the Equity in Action Model.
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