The Inclusive Leadership Learning Journey expands the landscape around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), exploring a variety of dimensions in which leaders need to be inclusive. Foundational to the learning experience is a commitment to the values of DEI that goes much deeper than the business case for treating people with respect. Designed as a highly interactive cohort experience, this learning journey will equip participants to: apply Situational Leadership concepts to increase leadership agility; foster connection and collaboration within a multi-generational, multi-cultural workforce; leverage cognitive diversity to drive innovation; and build an inclusive team culture that embraces the seismic shift in how, when, and where we work.

Who should attend

Inclusive Leadership is designed for mid-level managers, HR professionals, leaders, directors, and leaders of leaders who want to enhance their ability to recruit, retain, engage, and develop an exemplary diverse workforce.

Program Components

• Pre-Program Assessment
• Before the program start, participants will take the Ken Blanchard Leader Behavior Analysis II^® (LBAII^®) assessment. This assessment tool is designed to provide managers with a measure of their leadership style flexibility and effectiveness.
• Virtual Sessions
• There are five instructor-led, virtual learning sessions that explore various dimensions of inclusive leadership. The first session is four hours in duration and the remaining sessions are three hours long.
• Bridge Learning
• “Bridge” learning assignments are self-paced assignments that provide participants with the opportunity to extend or deepen their learning. Bridge assignments are designed to accommodate a variety of learning styles and include videos, podcasts, articles, white papers, and application challenges.
• Individual 1-1 Coaching “Launch” Session
• Participants meet individually with a CEG facilitator to receive targeted feedback and finalize their action plans to successfully “launch” into the next phase of their careers.

What you will achieve

• Apply Situational Leadership concepts to increase leadership agility
• Foster connection and collaboration within a multi-generational, multi-cultural workforce
• Significantly reduce team conflict.
• Leverage cognitive diversity to drive innovation
• Build an inclusive team culture that embraces the seismic shift in how, when, and where we work

Program Topics and Activities

BEFORE THE PROGRAM

LBAII^® Assessment (30 min)

WEEK 1

Learning Session 1: Building Leadership Agility with SLII^® Concepts (4 h)

• Date: Tuesday, June 8
• Time: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST

• Over-supervision versus under-supervision
• “Just right” leadership
• 3 skills of SLII
  • Goal setting
  • Diagnosing
  • Matching
• Re-scripting leadership style conversations
• Role play and practice

Bridge Learning Assignment (Self-paced – 30 min)

Learning Session 2: Embracing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (3 h)

• Date: Thursday, June 10
• Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon EST

• Unconscious bias: an overview
• The DEI business case
• Exploring dimensions of diversity
• Unpacking stereotypes
• Building ally skills
• Creating a culture of inclusion

WEEK 2

Learning Session 3: 5G Connection: Helping a Multi-Generational Workforce Thrive (3 h)

• Date: Tuesday, June 15
• Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon EST

• The 5 generations
• Dispelling myths and misconceptions
• Life stage and “work personality”
• Work policies and organizational culture
• Collaboration and teaming
• Succession planning

Bridge Learning Assignment (Self-paced – 30 min)

Learning Session 4: Leveraging Diverse Thinking to Drive Innovation (3 h)

• Date: Thursday, June 17
• Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon EST

• The value of cognitive diversity
• Insights from neuroscience
• Creative problem solving and innovation
• Brainstorming and brain “swarming”
• Productive conflict and pivotal conversations

WEEK 3

Learning Session 5: Cultivating and Integrating a Hybrid Team (3 h)

• Date: Thursday, June 22
• Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon EST

• A remote + in-person hybrid team culture
• Re-imagining team norms and expectations
• Creating balance & equity
• The new rules of "engagement"
• Onboarding, re-boarding, and team development

Individual 1-1 Coaching “Launch” Session (30 min sessions)

• Date: Thursday, June 24
• Time: TBD