Inclusive Leadership
From confronting bias to achieving breakthrough: Unleash the power of inclusive leadership
In today’s workplace, impactful leadership goes beyond achieving targets and delivering results. It’s about creating an environment where everyone feels seen, valued, and heard, and where people of diverse backgrounds and talents come together to drive success.
Research shows that companies that embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are more agile, competitive, and creative. They are also better at attracting and retaining top talents. Meanwhile, the gap between those who are doing it right and those doing nothing at all is widening. Thus, the ability to foster an inclusive environment has become a highly sought-after skill. Leaders who have the know-know and tools to do so are a real asset to any organization.
Do you have what it takes to become a key enabler of an inclusive workplace? Are you fully equipped to role model and communicate organizational values and priorities?
IMD’s Inclusive Leadership program takes you on a journey of self-reflection and growth to uncover the complexities of identity, culture, and intersectionality, and identify what it really means to adopt an inclusive mindset. Learn how to overcome barriers to inclusion, communicate effectively with diverse teams, and implement diversity management strategies for organizational success.
Leaders from around the world join IMD’s Inclusive Leadership program to gain new perspectives and strategies. Hear about their learning experience.
LiVe virtual, 3 hours
3 weeks before the on-campus module
• Explore the importance of DEI.
• Evaluate the costs of DEI mismanagement.
• Discuss what management/mismanagement of diversity looks like in organizations.
• Identify the biggest DEI challenge/opportunity in your organization.
• Discover the foundational principles of human behavior.
Self-paced with coaching support, 3 weeks
Starts 3 weeks before the on-campus module
• Think deeply about one or intersecting aspect(s) of your identity related to diversity
• Discuss in-depth how your experience compares and differs with a peer.
On campus, 2.5 days
• Reflect and debrief on your module 2 experience.
• Understand individuals through different lenses and explore how stigmas are created.
• Discover how to become an ally and equip others for success.
• Explore the concept of meritocracy and the barriers that undermine it within organizations.
• Learn tactics to bias-proof and enhance performance appraisal processes to promote fairness and inclusivity.
• Equip yourself to redefine your personal place, purpose, and influence in creating an inclusive organization.
Detailed schedule 2024
Module 1 Setting the stage | 8 April 2024 14-17h | 3 hours | liVe |
Module 2 Building awareness | 8 - 26 April 2024 | 3 weeks | online (self-paced) |
Module 3 Acquiring skills for impact | 1 - 3 May 2024 | 2.5 days | on campus |
Length: 1 half-day liVe virtual, 3 weeks self-paced with coaching & 2.5 days at IMD campus.
