Inclusive Leadership: Working with Equality and Diversity

As a leader
you are responsible for generating
trust
,
building authentic relationships
and
effective teams
.  It is vital that you lead by example and inspire excellence in others.
This course will help you
to develop and apply
your
skills
as 
an inclusive leader. 
You will learn more about working with equality and diversity to include all types of people to confidently engage with you as a leader.
Leadership is about influencing others through personal attributes and behaviours, underpinned by emotional intelligence, to achieve prescribed outcomes.
Inclusive Leadership
is about treating people and groups fairly based on their unique characteristics, rather than acting on biases derived from stereotypes.   
It is also about personalising individuals, understanding and valuing the uniqueness and differences of others while at the same time including them as members of the organisation, networks and work groups.   
Inclusive Leadership
is about utilising the thinking of diverse groups for smarter ideas, solutions and decision making.  Inclusive leadership has the potential to provide different approaches and ways of working that move the organisation forward.  
Equality and Diversity
refers to the
fair treatment
and respect of all individuals, no matter their personal circumstances. Knowledge of
equality and diversity
helps you and your team to operate appropriately within an equal and diverse workforce. The course analyses how you behave at work, and how it may affect those around you.  It addresses
unacceptable behaviour
, such as
stereotyping
and
discrimination
as well as how to deal with inappropriate or offensive behaviour. 
This course will help you 
to develop and apply
 your
 skills 
as an inclusive leader. You will learn about the psychology of equality and diversity to grow your team and your organisation, enhance their performance and improve your personal satisfaction.  
Critical thinking 
to work in an emotionally intelligent manner forms a major component of the skills of an Inclusive Leader to overcome unconscious bias.  This is covered in detail within the course.
As an Inclusive Leader it is important to consider the communication between people who have differences.  These include age, nationality, ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, etc.
Cross cultural communication
is an important leadership topic as we develop teams and build relationships with people across the world.  Many of these people are from different cultures and backgrounds from our own.
Cross cultural communication
refers to your efforts as a leader to exchange information, negotiate and mediate differences based on national culture through communication.  It is understanding how people belonging to different cultures engage with each other and respectfully modifying your communication style to make allowances for this.
The course

covers how different types of cultures impact upon individuals' needs.  It also covers how you can use
cross-cultural communication
as an inclusive leader with people from a variety of different backgrounds and cultures.
By taking this course, you will be able to
 Determine what equality, diversity and inclusion means for 
inclusive leadership 
 Discover the impact of bias and
unconscious bias
in equality and diversity
 Demonstrate the
attributes
of an
emotionally intelligent
, inclusive leader through
critical thinking
Describe how to
inspire and foster respect
through your work with equality and diversity
Recognise ways to
effectively communicate
across various cultures
Analyse the impact of cultural factors on communication between individuals from different cultures
 Explore your ability to incorporate an inclusive approach into all that you say and do as a leader
The course gives you 
practical tools
and actions to begin leading inclusively with immediate effect. You will strengthen your
relationships with others, 
build your awareness of
unconscious bias, 
develop your critical thinking skills, and become
a senior advocate
for
inclusive workplace cultures
.  You can expect to see the results of a more inclusive culture, both internally and externally, very quickly.
There is
a practical activity
in the course that invites you to assess your inclusive leadership traits.  It requires you to do some reflective thinking, to get some feedback and to discuss your development with others.

By completing this activity fully, you will be able to examine your inclusive leadership traits and recognise what you need to do to grow and develop as an inclusive leader.   I am here to help and guide you.
This course is a standalone course for anyone interested in understanding how work to more effectively with others as a leader. It compliments other courses that explore 
emotional intelligence
 in more depth.
You'll receive all the information that you need and will be 
coached
 using
 loads of practical hints
 that you can use straight away.
The course is for you if you want 
to develop as an inclusive leader
 to improve the way that you
 interact with other people
, the way that you 
make decisions
 and the way that you 
manage performance
.
The course material makes up a one to two day workshop so is equivalent to 8 -12 hour's training. It forms part of our 
advanced emotional intelligence course
 endorsed by the 
Institute of Leadership and Management
.
The course is being continually refined and updated to ensure it remains current and relevant.  Feedback is always welcome. 
As the focus of this course is on inclusivity, it is important that it is as inclusive as possible so all course elements are designed for accessibility. 
The course has been designed for everyone to encourage human diversity
Expectations are set with clear learning outcomes
The course content recognises diversity and acknowledges barriers to inclusion
There is sufficient contrast using colours and textures, and optimum font sizes are used throughout the course
All documents are supplied in PDF format that can be read using assistive technologies
All the captions have been checked for errors and so are grammatically correct (as far as possible)
The course has been a Udemy highly rated course and is featured in the
Udemy for Business
catalogue.  A few people are instructed to take the course under duress by their organisation.  Some of these learners have been known to leave low ratings without comments - not the behaviour expected of appreciative, inclusive leaders!  Watch the preview lecture on
The Inclusive Leader and Feedback
.  Constructive feedback is always welcome as I want to made this course the best that it can be.
Lessons are being continually
upgraded and rerecorded
to improve the overall quality and new activities have been added to enhance your learner experience.  This ensures the course remains current and relevant.  
All PDFs can be completed online and are Section 508 / ADA Accessibility compliant.
All videos are High Definition recorded in 1080p.
All videos have grammatically correct English captions.
Latest update - October 2024
Who this course is for:
Anyone in any workplace environment to help them understand the role they should play in equality and diversity and inclusion
The course is designed for leaders in organisations who are interested in improving the emotional climate
You will be responsible for leading and managing groups of people to achieve outcomes and enhance performance
This course will not be of interest to you if you see emotional intelligence has little to offer leaders and you cannot see the point of equality