EDI - Inclusive Leadership

In-depth Knowledge Section 3: Inclusive Leadership

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Authentic: Being true to yourself through your thoughts, words and actions (taken from YUFE ED&I Glossary of Terms) Inclusive Leadership: A leadership style that is focused on authenticity and establishing a culture of diversity and inclusion in the workplace

Inclusive Leaders: Leaders who are aware of their own biases and preferences, and actively seek out and consider different views and perspectives to inform better decision-making (taken from YUFE ED&I Glossary of Terms)

Some definitions

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Universities without walls:

• Universities that are open and engaged in society
• Universities that provide opportunities to people from different backgrounds and reflect the diversity of society
• Universities whose learning and research environments are designed to accommodate the needs of a diverse student and staff body
• Universities whose students and staff are equipped to work in diverse environments

Turning the vision into reality: factors for success

1. Enabling frameworks
2. Adequate investments
3. Strong leadership

European University Association Universities without Walls: A vision for 2030

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The professionalisation of staff in all areas of university management is essential in the implementation of the institutional strategy and needs to be supported and part of institutional development plans.

Current and future leaders must have support for the development of their leadership skills and transformation capacities.

Institutional leadership needs to be inclusive and transparent in its decision-making and be part of the institutional accountability setting.

Universities need strong leadership to take them into the future

European University Association Universities without Walls: A vision for 2030

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A set of skills and abilities – behaviours not personality

A commitment rooted in values

Leadership that builds trust

What do we mean by inclusive leadership?

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Be kind

Show respect

Show humility

Be empathetic

Be curious

5 behaviours of an inclusive leader

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Cristina Ghiringhello

“Every day you have to deal with other people, and you can choose whether to be kind or not to be. The possible effort, if effort it must be, it is the same. But the benefits are unmatched, and there are so many.”

The kind leadership

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YUFE Community Code of Conduct

The YUFE Community Code of Conduct: A set of attributes that describe a member of the YUFE community

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of global leaders meet the criteria of being inclusive leaders.(Source: Korn Ferry)

times

5%

of CEOs with an inclusive and diverse workforce enjoy increased business profits.(Source: Fundera)

decrease in risk rates due to diversity.(Source: Deloitte)

increase in innovation rates due to diversity(Source: Deloitte)

increase in individual feelings of inclusion when employees experience inclusive leadership.(Source: Deloitte)

more likely to have effective employees on their teams if leaders are viewed as fair and respectful.(Source: Korn Ferry)

Less than

85%

30%

20%

70%

2.5

Inclusive Leadership: 15 Statistics on How It Impacts Organizations

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