An inclusive culture is an integration of advocacy to drive diversity, equitable policies and inclusive behaviours. Inclusive behaviour being demonstrated by people at all levels, particularly leaders in an organisation is essential to build and sustain such a culture. There is a growing need across organisations to develop inclusive competencies, which set the expectation around demonstrated behaviours as well as builds accountability. The expert class in meant to provide guidance to identify and embed inclusive behaviours and apply those to talent management processes.

Organisations that invest in workplace policies and programmes that develop and empower women across levels are better able to attract, engage, retain and develop a pipeline of future women leaders who can advance into management, leadership positions and roles where women are underrepresented. This masterclass will explore the unique barriers for women in achieving leadership at work. It will discuss the need for supporting women's leadership through policies and programmes and help to identify actions for organisations to enable gender balanced management and leadership teams.

Inclusion and Equity are as much a factor of equity of our policies and inclusiveness in the workplace, as also perceptions based on real experiences. Hence the role of communication becomes key in the internal as well as external DEI messaging. It informs stakeholders the why and what of the DEI efforts that the organisation is undertaking. Communication also plays a vital role in amplifying positive stories across the organisation, providing the momentum to accelerate the change. It also ensures that organisation is perceived as an inclusive corporate citizen in the society. This expert class will explore the role of communication, various communication channels etc in ensuring that the right messaging on Inclusion reaches all the stakeholders within and outside the organisation

Taking on the DEI agenda can seem overwhelming if not approached in a structured manner. An important first step, that many organisations are navigating at the moment, is to put in place a DEI Council and design a Charter. An insight led approach to design your charter and build accountability through metrics is essential to your DEI success. This expert class will lay out a process to achieve this as well as build robust metrices through a DEI Dashboard.