Being an inclusive leader
What is an inclusive leader? Expand your understanding of belonging, equity and equality by learning to be an inclusive leader to support long-term cultural changes.
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You’ll learn how to:
- explain what inclusive leadership is, outlining the journey to belonging, equity and equality
- explore the traits of inclusive leaders
- identify the changes needed to foster psychological safety
- develop techniques to start inclusive conversations.
About this course
Please note, On 16 April 2025 the Supreme Court returned the ruling that the protected characteristic of “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 refers to biological sex. The result of this ruling can be viewed on the Supreme Court website. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (the EHRC, the national equality and human rights regulator for England, Scotland and Wales) released an interim update on 25 April 2025 to help employers and others understand how to follow the law in response to the Supreme Court ruling. The EHRC is working 'at pace' to update its statutory and non-statutory guidance. We will update our content appropriately when the EHRC statutory guidance is available or changes are made.
Course length: 60-90 minutes
Delivery: Online, self-directed
Suitable for: Those who want to encourage inclusive leadership and a more inclusive culture.
What to expect from this ‘being an inclusive leader’ course
This short online course has been developed with subject matter expert Nichole McGill-Higgins. You’ll examine some of the key traits that help foster inclusive habits and leadership and explore how bias and lack of psychological safety can hinder results and progress in this space.
What you’ll need to do on this course
This bite-sized training focused on how to be an inclusive leader consists of a mixture of written, video and interactive content. You can work through the content at your own pace. At the end, you can test your understanding with a brief knowledge check. This is not a formal assessment; you can repeat it several times to help reinforce your learning.
What you’ll get on this course
Taking part in this course gives you access to the CIPD Learning Hub for 12 months. Here, you can access your course content together with other valuable resources and tools. When you finish your course, you can enjoy an additional 12 months of access to other resources on the Learning Hub.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this ‘being an inclusive leader’ course, you’ll be able to:
- Implement actions to make your work environment more inclusive
- Improve financial and non-financial business outcomes by leading more inclusively
- Increase your effectiveness as an inclusive leader who can leverage a diverse team’s abilities while promoting inclusion and a sense of belonging
- Improve team effectiveness through increased psychological safety.
Team bookings
Interested in booking this course for your team? We offer group bookings solutions for teams of four or more people.
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