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Daily Inclusive Leadership Skills + Brief HR Support Track

Name: Daily Inclusive Leadership Skills + Brief HR Support Track
Rating: 4.8 (5 reviews)

Simple habits, more buy-in, faster results

Created byMarc Vanschoenwinkel

Last updated 12/2025

English

What you'll learn

Learn how to lead and steer strongly but with high input and ownership from others
Understand the psychology behind inclusion — what happens in our brains when we feel excluded or unsafe
Create engagement and ownership by working with — not against — differences
Respond to resistance and defensiveness with skill and awareness
Build habits for daily inclusion: in meetings, decision-making, and feedback
Use practical frameworks like the Leary Rose, SCARF, and Deep Democracy to navigate group dynamics
Build habits for daily inclusion: in meetings, decision-making, and feedback
As HR business partners you will get first insights in how to guide leaders in leading inclusive

Course content

12 sections • 54 lectures • 2h 46m total length

Module 1: Your coach for this course2:17
Module 2: How do you define inclusive leadership2:39
Explore inclusive leadership by reflecting on personal definitions and applying two tools—the Q&A platform and a private learning journal—to connect with others and define mindset and behavior.
Module 3:.1: My definition of inclusive ledership2:08
Inclusive leadership creates an environment where people feel respected, valued, and able to grow, driving strong business results through energy, ownership, and constructive confrontation of diverse perspectives.
Module 3.2. How this course works, different tracks and entry points1:39

Module 4: The business case for inclusive leadership2:01
Module 5: When inclusive leadership becomes too much!2:26
Module 6: The neurological basis for inclusive leadership2:21
Explore the neurological basis for inclusive leadership, detailing the reptilian, limbic, and neocortex brain systems. See how inclusion prevents defensive reactions like fight, flight, and freeze, preserving rational thinking.
Module 7: The SCARF model: How to prevent that people become defensif4:15
Module 8: A systemic perspective on inclusive leadership4:28

Module 12.a.: Differences in behavioural preferences4:47
Explore inclusive leadership by understanding Jung’s four dimensions: energy focus, information intake, decision style, and time structure, and tailor collaboration to diverse styles.
Module 12.b.: Differences in underlying values5:43
Module 12.c.: Cultural Differences6:32
Explore cultural differences via Hofstede’s six dimensions and adapt inclusive leadership by explaining decisions, balancing power distance, individualism versus collectivism, uncertainty avoidance, and long-term orientation.
Module 12.d.: Biases in perception3:22
Module 12.e.: Making sense of this all!2:39

Microskill 1: Framing a conversation or a meeting2:05
Microskill 2: Framing the playing field2:44
Frame the playing field to balance autonomy with clear boundaries, enabling initiative within budget, time, and organizational values while creating safety.
Microskill 3: Inclusive but Decisive2:12
Microskill 4: Show vulnerability2:21
Show vulnerability to build trust, psychological safety, and connection by honestly sharing you don't have all the answers and inviting others to figure things out together.
Microskill 5: Acknowledge whenever you can2:04
Microskill 6: Agree whenever you can2:10
Microskill 7: Praise and compliments2:25
Microskill 8: Regulating emotions2:46
Microskill 9: Connective open questioning2:28
Microskill 10: Encouriging others to speak2:03
Lower the threshold for others to speak as microskill 10, give permission, affirm that every voice matters, and create safe space by naming obstacles, pausing, and giving time, without pressure.
Microskill 11: Using silence and putting a dot!2:35
Microskill 12: Using small facilitation techniques2:43
Microskill 13: Summarising and checking understanding2:27
Microskill 14: Deeper explorative questionning3:07
Microskill 15: Capturing the intent behind a message or solution3:09
Microskill 16: Asking for facts, numbers and examples3:01
Microskill 17: Building on common grounds3:36
Microskill 18: Asking for a win-win3:21
Microskill 19: Hunt for the no2:29
Microskill 20: Ventilating your concerns2:02
Microskill 21: Meta-Communication2:05
Metacommunication uses the I form to name what you see, pause, and ask how to move forward, unlocking stalled team or one-on-one conversations and aligning with the leadership compass.
Microskill 22: Giving feedback and feed-forward3:37
Microskill 23: Giving Instructions2:16
Microskill 24: Taking needs and questions seriously2:11
Microskilll 25: Dealing with resistance3:33
Turn resistance into progress by transforming passive silence into active engagement. Learn to listen and collect concerns, cluster and summarize themes, and co-create solutions that increase ownership and ease implementation.

Requirements

It is good to have some situations in which you want to engage people, motivate and lead them (you don't need to be in an official management or leadership role)

Description

Inclusive leadership is no longer a “nice to have.” In today’s complex, fast-moving organizations, it is a decisive leadership skill. But inclusion is not about being soft. It’s about leading with clarity, courage, structure, and deep respect for people (of all backgrounds) at the same time.

That is exactly what this course will help you develop.

It also contains a very compact HR support section, focused on how HR and internal facilitators can reinforce inclusive leadership in daily practice.

Furthermore, in this practical and deeply grounded course, you will learn how to lead in a way that is both high-demanding and deeply human. You will discover how to create real ownership instead of compliance, how to handle differences instead of avoiding them, and how to build psychological safety without losing direction or performance.

This course is not theory-heavy. It is designed for real leaders in real organizations. Every concept is immediately translated into daily conversations, meetings, feedback, decision-making, and team dynamics.

You will explore:

• How unconscious bias, triggers, and defensive reactions shape your leadership

• How to work with differences in personality, culture, and values

• How to balance direction and participation without losing control

• How to create psychological safety without becoming vague or permissive

• How to lead difficult conversations with clarity and respect

• How to strengthen accountability, ownership, and responsibility in your team

A key foundation of this course is the Leadership Compass & Funnel, supported by models such as the SCARF framework, the Leary Rose, and practical participation tools.

This course is ideal for:

• Team leaders, managers, project leaders

• HR professionals who support leadership development

• Anyone who wants to lead with more impact without becoming harder or colder

• Leaders who want to combine performance with connection

You will not just “understand” inclusive leadership — you will practice it through a series of 25 microskills you can apply immediately.

If you want to lead with clarity, courage, humanity, and impact — this course is for you.

Who this course is for:

Leaders who want to stop chasing people and build strong accountabiltiy and ownership
People managers and team leaders who want to build stronger, more connected teams
Coaches, trainers, and facilitators seeking a deeper grasp of inclusive group dynamics
Anyone who wants to move from “intention” to real impact in how they lead
HR professionals who guide others in creating inclusive workplaces

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Course content

Introduction4 lectures • 9min

The scientific and business foundation for inclusive leadership5 lectures • 16min

4 Key skills for incluvise leadership2 lectures • 9min

Self-assessment and feedback on your inclusive leadership skills1 lecture • 2min

Key skill 1: Working with the differences between people5 lectures • 23min

Key skill 2: Building Self-Awareness1 lecture • 6min

Key skill 3: Balancing steering and participation2 lectures • 9min

Key skill 4: Inclusive leadership influencing skills3 lectures • 12min

Inclusive Leadership Microskills25 lectures • 1hr 6min

Closing the leadership track1 lecture • 2min

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