Inclusive leadership is the ongoing practice of fostering an equitable and diverse culture through understanding and addressing systemic biases and by continuously learning and engaging in empathetic, culturally intelligent communication.
Are you an inclusive leader?
2021 TEDx Talk by Dr. Meagan Pollock
How to become an inclusive leader
Belonging and being valued are fundamental human needs. Inclusive leadership helps address these two crucial needs and enhances performance, collaboration, attendance, and reduces turnover. This life skill is helpful for everyone, yet it is imperative to create cultures, schools, teams, and organizations that drive equitable outcomes for historically marginalized and minoritized people. This talk examines a four-part, iterative, reflective, and reflexive framework for developing into an inclusive leader.
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Introducing
Inclusive Leadership Development Model
Inclusive leadership is imperative for creating cultures, schools, teams, and organizations that drive equitable outcomes for historically marginalized and minoritized people. The inclusive leadership development model is a four-part, iterative, reflective, and reflexive framework for developing into an inclusive leader.
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NEW PUBLICATION
Inclusive Leadership Development for Engineers
Citation: , , &  (2022). Inclusive leadership development for engineers. In M. R. Kendall & C. Rottmann (Eds.). New Directions for Student Leadership: No. 173. Student leadership development in engineering (pp. 119– 128). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.20483
This chapter presents a standards-aligned, strategy-driven leadership development model for equipping engineering students with skills to appreciate differences in the workplace and to collaborate and lead inclusively.
Inclusive Leadership
Recorded Talks/Workshops
2021-08-21 Interview
Inclusive Leadership
Listen to a recording of a lively one-hour conversation on inclusive leadership between Dr. Meagan Pollock and Jina Etienne. Learn what inclusive leadership is and how to become an inclusive leader.
Related Resources
Ready-Made Discussion Kit: Inclusive Leadership
Planning engaging and impactful discussions on inclusive leadership can be time-consuming and challenging. That’s why we’ve created a turnkey solution to help you deliver a powerful discussion effortlessly.
Inclusive Leadership
Inclusive leadership enhances performance, collaboration, attendance, and reduces turnover, and facilitates environments where people feel valued, affirmed, and that they belong. Inclusive leaders are imperative for creating cultures, schools, teams, and organizations that drive equitable outcomes for historically marginalized and minoritized people. This curriculum, examines a four-part, iterative, reflective, and reflexive framework for developing into an inclusive leader.
Book Chapter: Inclusive Leadership Development for Engineers
This article presents a standards-aligned, strategy-driven leadership development model for equipping engineering students with skills to appreciate differences in the workplace and to collaborate and lead inclusively.
How to practice stewardship instead of gatekeeping
Stewardship cultivates an enriching atmosphere, the opposite of gatekeeping behaviors. Everyone can practice stewardship and facilitate belonging for those around them. In this post, I describe stewardship and gatekeeping, and provide a set of prompts to equip us with a mindset and choice framework.
Inclusive Leadership Reflection Tool with a Strengths-based Growth Continuum​
The journey to becoming an inclusive leader is ongoing, challenging, and rewarding. There is always more to learn, and it isn’t easy to quantify the opportunity for improvement. In this post, I share a six-stage, strengths-based growth continuum as a tool for reflecting on each component of the inclusive leadership development model. Download a free tool.
“I never thought about how they might feel.” How do you contribute to inclusive environments?
In this post, I share a reflection by a friend of mine and offer prompts for you to consider how we can all contribute to inclusive environments.
