The Four Fundamentals of Inclusive Leadership: The secret ingredients to turn people into inclusive leaders

An organization is only as inclusive as the people in it. As employers look to embed inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA) into their DNA, a vital tool in the toolbox is inclusive leadership, ensuring that the leaders in their organization are acting inclusively, supporting the overall IDEA strategy. But what does it take to be an inclusive leader? And why aren't more leaders acting inclusively?

The Four Fundamentals of Inclusive Leadership focuses on understanding bias, cultural competence, empathy, and privilege, which leaders must comprehend to actively make their organization more inclusive. Leveraging the research for his book Birds of All Feathers: Doing Diversity and Inclusion Right and his extensive experience in inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility, Michael Bach lays out the details of the four ingredients to help create inclusive leaders.

Learning Objectives

Participants will come away with a clear understanding of:

  1. Bias, cultural competence, empathy and privilege.

  2. A look at how not understanding these four things can become a barrier to acting inclusively.

  3. Tips and tricks for starting on a journey of understanding bias, cultural competence, empathy and privilege to become actively more inclusive.

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What People Are Saying:

As part of the team that support our DEI work, I have found the sessions to be excellent! Michael brought credibility and transparency, along with energy and passion (and humour!) that enabled strong engagement from participants.

Joseph Silva | Director, Strategies & Partnerships, Community and Health Services Department | The Regional Municipality of York