Inclusive Leadership – Success Through Equality and Diversity
Overview
Inclusive leadership goes beyond creating diverse teams—it requires leaders to cultivate both their own self-awareness and the confidence to lead inclusively. Leaders who understand their personal needs and abilities are better equipped to foster environments where all team members feel valued, respected, and empowered. This one-day introductory course is designed to help leaders build the skillsets, mindsets, and habits to lead inclusively, while also developing their own confidence and personal awareness.
Participants will not only learn strategies to promote inclusion but also focus on their own growth, recognising how their unique leadership style and needs can contribute to building inclusive cultures. Leaders will also develop sustainable habits and leave with an actionable toolkit to continue their personal journey towards inclusive leadership. This course is ideal for those who are committed to building stronger, more inclusive workplaces and want to enhance their ability to lead diverse teams with confidence and authenticity.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the principles of inclusive leadership and why it’s essential for team success.
- Build personal awareness around your own leadership style, strengths, and areas for growth.
- Develop the confidence to address challenges and lead inclusively with authenticity.
- Recognise unconscious biases and learn strategies to mitigate them.
- Learn effective communication techniques to promote a culture of trust, respect, and collaboration.
- Establish habits that enhance both your personal growth and your ability to foster inclusivity.
Training Outcomes:
- Strengthen your self-awareness and build confidence in your ability to lead inclusively.
- Gain the skills to recognise and manage your own biases, and help others do the same.
- Learn strategies for creating an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives are heard and valued.
- Develop practical techniques for inclusive decision-making, team building, and conflict resolution.
- Leave with actionable insights and habits to continue your personal growth as an inclusive leader, while driving equity and belonging within your team.
Agenda
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Registration
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Speaker Welcome and Introductions
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Me, Myself and I
• Locating self as inclusive leader
• What inclusive leadership really looks like
• How understanding self helps you lead better
• The leadership mirror -
Break
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The Elephant in the Room (Biases and assumptions)
• Biases and assumptions in leadership
• Finding your voice as leader
• Enabling spaces for inclusion and equity -
Lunch
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Communication the Connects
• Promoting trust, respect and collaboration
• Inclusive decision making
• Handing disagreements with integrity -
Break
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Habits for Long Term Inclusion
• Keeping going after today
• Fostering team engagement and belonging
• My inclusive leader toolkit -
Trainer Summary and Close
*Programme Subject to Change
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- Public Sector £550 + VAT
- Private Sector £620 + VAT
- Voluntary Sector £480 + VAT
Need to book for 6 or more people?
We are now taking bookings for our wide range of training packages in-house; we also offer bespoke packages tailored for your organisation.
For more information or to discuss the available option please call 0203 926 5674 or email info@gov-pd.co.uk
Trainer
Professor Laura Serrant CBE is a global, multi-award-winning Leadership development and Inclusive practice specialist, professional speaker, and experienced coach. She is Director of her own Leadership Development and Executive Coaching business, Laura Serrant Limited.
Laura works with Professionals and organisations to help them meet their personal aspirations, improve their business impact, client experiences and deliver their best of themselves. Her specialist consultancy focusses on Leading diverse teams (Leadership for inclusion) and supporting diverse/minoritized leaders (Leadership through Inclusion). Her professional speaking spans a variety of related subjects including: Leadership, Inclusive cultures at work, Optimising Self-Agency and Navigating ‘silences’ to advance self and Career.
Author of over 100 articles, including edited books, she is one of the BBC Expert women and was named as the 8th most influential Black person in Britain by the Powerlist 2018 and has featured in the top 100 in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. In 2024 she was awarded an CBE for services to Nursing and Health Policy. In 2024 she was awarded Freedom of the city of London by the Lord Mayor.
Her seminal poem ‘You Called…And We Came’ commemorates the anniversary of the Empire Windrush landing and the NHS. The poem stands as the inscription on the National Windrush Monument in Waterloo Station, London.
She has a successful podcast series “Speaking for Ourselves” available across most social media platforms. Her family are from The Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies.
