Inclusive Leadership in Action

Organisations implement a range of inclusive leadership initiatives and interventions, in the belief that they have the potential to benefit people, cultures and business outcomes. Organisations take the theories and principles of inclusive leadership and convert them into capability and practice, in the context of their business operations. For practitioners on the ‘front line’ in organisations, this can feel complex to achieve, particularly in environments where leaders are already under pressure and have multiple, conflicting priorities. But inclusive leadership does not have to be prohibitively hard or complex to implement. There are many real-world examples of how organisations have made inclusive leadership systemic, embedded and intuitive. This chapter focuses on some inclusive leadership practices, which are both prevalent and impactful in organisations. It will explore how organisations define inclusive leadership, how they develop their leaders’ knowledge and capability, and how they embed inclusive leadership behaviour.