THE INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP SEMINAR

The Inclusive Leadership Seminar

Participants: Executives, managers or functional specialists who need a broader, more comprehensive perspective on diversity, inclusion, and how to lead across cultural differences.

Facilitator: Al Vivian, President & CEO of BASIC Diversity, Inc., or one of our approved trainers.

Duration: 1 Day

Process/Overview: Leadership -v- management approach to diversity – Management is about policies and procedures; but Leadership is about inspiration, motivation and vision. Management enforces existing structures — overseeing policies and procedures. Leadership makes a difference — it engages, inspires and creates vision. Although management is necessary, it lacks the capacity to create a truly inclusive environment, which is a fundamental component for success in the 21st century. With the exponential change in demographics and the affects of globalization, leaders must be equipped with the competencies and skills necessary to lead the most diverse workforce in the history of the world. This seminar will empower participants with the requisite skills and competencies to progress forward from Diversity Management to Inclusive Leadership.
Pursuits & Purpose

› Enhance cultural intelligence abilities.

› Teach the requisite competencies to lead across cultural differences.

› Teach how to identify and mitigate barriers to inclusion.

› Develop an understanding of the correlation between business survival, and the need to create inclusively competent leaders due to an exponentially more diverse and globalized business environment

› Obtain “Buy-In” and commitment to the principles of inclusive leadership.

› Educate on the evolution of Leadership Theories

› Educate on the evolution of the field of Diversity & Inclusion

› Clarify the difference between Diversity Management and Inclusive Leadership.

› To explain why Inclusive Leadership is more effective, and most applicable to the “real-world” business environment.

› To educate on why an approach based on leadership concepts is superior to a compliance driven approach based on policies and procedures.

Payoffs & Results

› Workplace capable of attracting and retaining the most diverse workforce in the history of the world.

› Organizational leaders equipped with the requisite competencies and cultural intelligence to motivate and fully engage across cultures.

› More inclusive and innovative culture.

› Increased confidence and comfort when working across cultural differences.

› Greater understanding of the logic and business rationale for diversity, inclusion, and inclusive leadership.

› Clarity surrounding the necessity for developing Inclusive Leadership Competencies at both the organizational and individual level.

› Commitment, “buy-in”, and long-term support to the concepts and principles of inclusive leadership.

› Conceptual understanding of the evolution of Leadership Theories

› Conceptual understanding of the evolution of the field of Diversity & Inclusion.