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Overview

After participating in this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the importance of diversity and inclusion, promoting equitable opportunities and addressing systemic barriers for all individuals.
• Understand strategies to create an inclusive work environment, fostering psychological safety, open communication, and work-life balance.
• Develop essential skills for inclusive leadership, including active listening, empathy, collaboration, and empowering underrepresented groups.
• Gain strategies to mitigate biases and make inclusive decisions, ensuring fairness in recruitment, promotions, and performance evaluations.
• Learn to lead inclusive teams, leveraging diversity for innovation and fostering a sense of belonging while committing to continuous learning and development as inclusive leaders.

Description
This comprehensive course on inclusive leadership aims to equip participants with the essential knowledge and skills needed to foster diversity, inclusion, and equity within their organizations. Attendees will gain a deep understanding of inclusive leadership principles, explore the dimensions of diversity, and develop practical strategies to create an inclusive work environment. Participants will begin by delving into key concepts and principles, understanding the definition and significance of inclusive leadership, and discovering the benefits it brings to individuals and organizations.

You will learn practical skills such as active listening, collaboration, open communication, and fostering inclusion. The training will also cover empowering and supporting underrepresented groups, as well as cultivating diverse talent within the organization. By the end of this course, participants will possess a comprehensive toolkit for inclusive leadership.

By the end of the course, participants will have a clear roadmap for their individual action plan for inclusive leadership. They will be equipped with practical strategies, resources, and ongoing support to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion within their organizations, driving positive and sustainable change.

Who Should Attend
Stakeholders: all stakeholders of the company

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Syllabus

Day I

8:30 Introduction: Training Overview

• Introduction
• Agenda and takeaways

9:00 Building Your Toolbox: Key Concepts and Principles of Inclusive Leadership

• Introduction to inclusive leadership
• Definition and importance of inclusive leadership
• Benefits of inclusive leadership for individuals and organizations
• Overview of key concepts, language and principles

10:00 Break

10:15 Deepening Your Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion

• Exploring different dimensions of diversity (e.g., race, gender, age, abilities, etc.)

• Recognizing unconscious biases and their impact on decision-making

• What does creating an inclusive culture and environment look like

11:00 Self-Awareness and Empathy

• A new understanding of empathy
• Listening to understand and reflecting on personal values, beliefs, and biases
• Identifying areas for growth and development as an inclusive leader
• Empathy circles intro – understanding the impact of personal experiences on leadership style

12:00 Lunch

Part II: Leadership and Empathy

1:00 Developing Inclusive Leadership Behaviors (Through an Empathy Circle)

• Active listening and empathy
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Open and transparent communication
• Cultivating diverse talent and fostering inclusion
• Empowering and supporting underrepresented groups

1:45 Mitigating Bias in Decision-Making

• Recognizing common biases in the workplace
• Strategies to overcome bias in recruitment, promotion practices, and performance evaluations
• Implementing inclusive decision-making processes

2:30 Refreshments

2:40 Creating an Inclusive Work Environment

• Promoting psychological safety and trust
• Addressing and resolving conflicts in an inclusive manner
• Supporting work-life balance and flexibility
• Implementing inclusive policies and practices

3:40 What’s in Your Tool Box

• Retain, Remain, Release
• Resources
• Motivations

4:00 Adjournment

Day 2- Creating Conditions for Inclusive Transformation

8:30 Introduction: Recap and Day 2 Overview

• Day 1 recap
• Agenda and takeaways

9:00 Leading Inclusive Teams

• Leveraging diversity for innovation and creativity
• Facilitating effective collaboration among diverse team members
• Building inclusive team dynamics and fostering a sense of belonging
• Deeper understanding of organization stakeholders
• Stakeholder mapping

10:00 Refreshments and Networking

10:15 Overcoming Challenges and Resistance

• Dealing with resistance to diversity and inclusion efforts
• Strategies for managing conflicts and difficult conversations
• Building alliances and coalitions to drive change and cultivate change makers

11:00 Action Planning, Implementation and Sustaining

• Developing an individual action plan for inclusive leadership
• Identifying specific initiatives to promote diversity and inclusion in the organization
• Establishing accountability mechanisms and timelines
• Embedding inclusivity in organizational culture and values
• Continuous learning and development as an inclusive leader
• Measuring and evaluating progress toward inclusive leadership goals
• Commitment to ongoing growth and development as an inclusive leader
• Resources and support for further learning and implementation

12:30 Concluding Remarks and Final Adjournment

Instructor

Kendria Taylor, M.S.

Kendria Taylor was a Sr. Executive for almost a decade before joining JBG Success Academy, one of the nation's premier training companies as a Senior Consultant. After working with JBG and loving the world of leadership training, she launched her own company, TG8 Solutions Insight.

Kendria holds a Masters in Family Studies from Amberton University and a Bachelors from the University of North Texas. With over 15 years of leadership experience in the public sector, she is also a published author of a children's book series titled, The Adventures of Jax and Riley. Kendria empowers managers and business leaders with her expertise in emotional intelligence, team integration systems, and professional ethics.

She is a highly sought-after keynote speaker for educational institutions and nonprofit organizations nationwide.