Leadership engagement is key to the long-term success of I&D in organisations, yet often executives are hesitant on this topic.

We often hear leaders say, “Just tell me what to do or say..” in the face of employees expecting them to “Walk the Talk” and “Talk the Talk”. This belies a sense of confusion and disconnection held by leaders about “What exactly is the Talk”?!

The challenge here is to support leaders to develop an authentic and compelling stance on why I&D is important, while experimenting and showing up with more inclusive behaviours and ways of working. And certainly to avoid leaders sounding like they are reading pre-prepared scripts or perceived as lacking conviction and commitment.

Based on our decades of working with senior executives, people leaders and managers, we provide one-on-one coaching for busy leaders to help them:

• find their authentic voice on I&D

• increase their understanding of inclusive leadership behaviours

• embed new/more inclusive behaviours that impact team performance