Certificate in Inclusive Leadership
Develop competencies in diversity, equity and inclusion by identifying unconscious bias, practicing equity, bystander intervention and empathetic listening, and leave with concrete ways to make your organization’s practices more inclusive.
The Leeds School of Business presents the Certificate in Inclusive Leadership, an intensive seven week leadership program for people managers, mid-level executives, VPs and directors. Taught by renowned faculty in the field of diversity and inclusion, Dr. Stefanie K. Johnson, and based on her award winning book, "Inclusify," this program translates the latest research into active learning experiences.
What Sets Leeds' Certificate in Inclusive Leadership Apart?
A Real Toolkit for Leaders
Real-world assessment tools for you to address your own bias, mitigate organizational bias and lead a thriving culture through inclusive teams.
Exclusive Content
Program participants will receive a complimentary copy of "Inclusify" to complete assignments based on the readings and proprietary inclusive leadership assessment materials.
World-Class Faculty
Immersive lectures, guided discussions and curriculum developed and led by Dr. Stefanie K. Johnson, award-winning author and researcher.
Curriculum
- From insight into action: in this first live session we will cover unconscious bias and leader identity to help understand how our own experiences shape our leadership.
- Being inclusive: in the second live session we will continue to explore experiences around inclusion and start to discuss conscious actions to be more inclusive.
- Allyship: in the third live session we will examine how we can be better allies, confronting micro aggressions and amplifying voices.
- Stepping up to Inclusive Culture.
Before the course, students will receive the INCLUSIFY assessment and a copy of the book. As a special part of this course, all participants will receive feedback on our proprietary inclusive leadership assessment.
Learn from CU's Top Minds
The Certificate in Inclusive Leadership was designed and is led by Dr. Stefanie K. Johnson, an associate professor of Organizational Leadership and Information Analytics at the Leeds School of Business.
Dr. Johnson has presented her work at over 170 meetings around the world including at the White House for a 2016 summit on diversity in corporate America. Media outlets featuring Stefanie’s work include: The Economist, Newsweek, Time, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, HuffPost, Washington Post, Quartz, Discover, CNN, ABC, NBC, CNBC. She has appeared on Fox, ABC, NBC, CNN, HBO and CNN International.
She has published 60 journal articles and book chapters in outlets Journal of Applied Psychology and The Academy of Management Journal and has received $3,800,000 in external grant funding. Dr. Johnson is member of the MG 100 Coaches, was selected for the 2020 Thinkers50 Radar List, and is the author of the best-selling book "Inclusify: Harnessing the power of uniqueness and belonging to build innovative teams."