Inclusive Leadership: Skills for Leading Collaboration in Diverse, Hybrid Teams

Introduction

In today’s hypercompetitive global landscape, traditional leadership is no longer enough. “Diversity of markets, customers, ideas, and talent is driving the need for inclusion as a new leadership capability” (Deloitte). Drawing on organisational psychology and behavioural science, this training equips leaders with the skills and strategies they need to thrive in today’s business environment: awareness of bias, psychological safety, inclusive meetings, boundaries, inclusive feedback & cultural intelligence.

Seminar overview

• Definition of inclusive leadership (vs traditional leadership)
• Key traits and behaviours of inclusive leadership
• Self-audit of personal inclusive leadership strengths & challenges, discussion in groups
• Psychological safety: definition, strategies for embedding in teams
• Workplace scenario example
• Practical strategies in: allyship, boundaries, inclusive meetings, hybrid working, feedback, cultural intelligence
• Self-reflection & personal development plan

Benefits

• Improved performance: teams with inclusive leaders are 17% more likely to report that they are high performing
• Better decision-making: teams with inclusive leaders are 20% more likely to say they make high-quality decisions
• Better collaboration: teams with inclusive leaders are 29% more likely to report behaving collaboratively

Who should attend?

Anyone who wants to make their language more inclusive. Whether you're shaping internal communications with colleagues or crafting external client work, inclusive language skills are invaluable. Leaders, managers, strategists, copywriters, HR professionals and DEI Committee Members alike will find this session transformative for both professional endeavours and personal growth.

About the presenter

Kirsty Nicol (she/her) is the co-founder of UNLRN and has spent over five years leading international programmes that strengthen inclusive and psychologically safe leadership. She has delivered global training for organisations including OPMG, supporting more than 1,000 leaders worldwide. With over 15 years’ experience - including 7 years specialising in DEI - across mediation, mental health programme management, and education, she brings a trauma-informed and relational approach to leadership development.

Running this session online

We will be running one session only from 9.15am to 11.15am on Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 via Zoom. If you or a colleague would like to participate, please do email us with name, job title, agency and email address  on events@aargroup.co.uk and we’ll be sure to send you the Zoom conference details. We cannot process bookings without those details!

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