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Inclusive Leadership and Change

Inclusive Leadership and Change is a 5-week co-hort program aimed at helping leaders learn the fundamentals of Inclusive Leadership.

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Course overview

Describe the transformation students will have in your course

By the end of the program, you'll have a deeper understanding of what it means to be an Inclusive Leader and the tools and strategies you need to create positive change in your organization.


🌟Leading Change with Inclusion

🌟Overcoming Resistance to Change

🌟Sustaining Inclusive Change


Throughout the course, participants will engage in interactive activities, discussions, and reflective exercises to reinforce their learning and apply it to their workplace. 

Who is this course for

01

This course is for Leaders/ Emerging Leaders who are interested in understanding what Inclusive Leadership is and how to apply it.

02

Are you feeling overwhelmed in how to lead inclusively?

Are you wanting to intentionally create Belonging on your team?


03

Diversity & Inclusion is important for you and your organization but the practice of it is harder than you realized.

What you’ll get out of this course

Introduction to Inclusive Leadership and Change

Assessing your own leadership style and identifying areas for improvement in the context of change

Leading Change with Inclusion

Developing a plan for engaging stakeholders and promoting inclusion during change

Overcoming Resistance to Change

Identifying communication and engagement strategies for addressing resistance to change in an inclusive manner

Sustaining Inclusive Change

Developing a plan for sustaining inclusive change management practices

Course syllabus

4 live sessions • 15 lessons • 4 projects

Week 1

Oct 25—Oct 29

    Oct

    25

    Session 1

    Wed 10/259:00 PM—10:00 PM (UTC)

    Introduction to Inclusive Leadership

    • 📄

      Dimensions of Diversity

    • 📄

      Inclusive Leadership Foundations

    • ✍️

      Dimensions of Diversity introduction

      Submit by Nov 1
    • ✍️

      Inclusive Leadership Traits

      Submit by Nov 1

    Additional Resources

    • 📄

      Thoughts on Audre Lorde

    • 📄

      Kimberlé Crenshaw

Week 2

Oct 30—Nov 5

    Nov

    1

    Session 2

    Wed 11/19:00 PM—10:00 PM (UTC)

    Leading Change with Inclusion

    • 📄

      Key Stake Holders

    • 📄

      Breaking Barriers

    • ✍️

      Key Stake Holders

      Submit by Nov 9

    How to Figure Out How Much Influence You Have At Work

    • 📄

      How To Figure Out How Much Influence You Have At Work

    • 📄

      Measuring the Bases of Social Power

    • 📄

      Organizational Power

Week 3

Nov 6—Nov 12
    Nothing scheduled for this week

Week 4

Nov 13—Nov 19

    Nov

    15

    Session 4

    Wed 11/1510:00 PM—11:00 PM (UTC)

    Overcoming Resistance to Change

    • 📄

      Types of Resistance

    • ✍️

      Resistance to Change 1 for 1

      Submit by Nov 23

Week 5

Nov 20—Nov 22

    Nov

    22

    Session 5

    Wed 11/2210:00 PM—11:00 PM (UTC)

    Sustaining Inclusive Change

    • 📄

      Additional resources

    • 📄

      Case Study 1- Workplace Dynamics

    • 📄

      Case Study 2- Conflict Engagement

    Sustaining Inclusive Change slides

    • 📄

      Slides

Bonus

    What's Be The Change?

    • 📄

      How to keep moving forward

What people are saying

        She challenged me to think deeper and approach DEI as a global response and not just an American issue. She has also pushed me to be a better educator and I am grateful for her enthusiasm and her thought-leadership!
Patrice Palmer

Patrice Palmer

Assistant Dean, College of Business
        Jessy is the quintessential EDI professional. Her ability to connect with learners by connecting her lived experience and storytelling with key learning points in her training is unparalleled.
Mark Peters

Mark Peters

Director, Talent and Culture
        If you're reading this and thinking about it do not pass up an opportunity to learn from Jessy Santana, everything's she does is magic ✨
Richard Lopez

Richard Lopez

Talent Development Leader

Meet your instructor

Jessy Santana

Jessy Santana

Inclusive Leadership Coach, Organizational Culture Strategist


For over 10 years, I have been helping advocate-leaders and organizations achieve Great Workplace Culture through strategic advisory, executive coaching and training to become an Employer of Choice.


Course schedule

2-3 hours per week

  • Wednesdays

    5:00pm -6:00pm EST


  • October 25, 2023

    Class begins October 25 and ends on November 22, 2023

  • Weekly reflections

    2 hours per week

    Every week we'll have additional resources and activities to reflect on as you increase your capacity for Inclusive Leadership and Change.

  • 1-1 Office Hours

    30 minutes

    During the session, cohort participants are welcome to book a bonus 30 minutes consultation with Jessy for additional insight.

Learning is better with cohorts

Learning is better with cohorts

Active hands-on learning

This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects

Interactive and project-based

You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams

Learn with a cohort of peers

Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you

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