An Above Difference Executive Leadership Advanced Growth Journey
Dates:
15 & 16 March 2023 (in-person)
May Date TBC (virtual)
July Date TBC (virtual)
September Date TBC (virtual)
November Date TBC (virtual)
Format:
Hybrid modular programme of six, full-day sessions delivered over six months
Investment:
£4,995 +VAT
Enrol by:
End January 2023 to secure your place on this exclusive cohort
I developed this programme to help leaders move from “what’s wrong” to “how we make it right” when it comes to the inclusion agenda. Come join me on a leadership transformation journey that will change the way you engage with the Inclusion agenda and show you how to #LeadDifferenceDifferently.
Programme Overview
Are you a leader who wants to lead difference differently? Do you want to enhance the narrative around the Inclusion agenda and learn how to use your leadership skills to engage your workforce in creating a real sense of belonging and Inclusion in your organization where everyone feels valued, seen and heard?
When leaders lead well, they lead all people well and we believe everyone deserves to be well led and supported to be the very best in their workplaces. At Above Difference we are committed to equipping leaders with a unique set of skills and capabilities that enable them to create inclusive spaces where all feel valued.
Our Programme is an Inclusive leadership growth journey, designed to create leaders who are equipped to transform their organization’s culture and intentionally work to identify and remove the systematic barriers that make anyone feel ‘less than’.
Incorporating Inclusive Leadership with Cultural Intelligence, proven principles of change management and strength-based leadership, this is much more than an EDI programme.
Join Jennifer for this unique experience and come find out why it has been described by one leader as “the best training experience I have had in 20 years of working as a leader in the NHS.”
Who it is aimed at?
Our unique ‘Leading & Engaging Strategically for Inclusion with Cultural Intelligence’ Programme is specifically aimed at public sector leaders with responsibility for leading large organisations, systems and diverse teams across the public sector landscape.
It will be particularly useful for Chairs, CEO’s, Directors and Assistant Directors.
Designed specifically to wrap around the needs of busy senior leaders this programme is delivered over six months in a hybrid modular structure.
The programme will focus on five key modules:
Values Based Leadership for Inclusion
Strength Based Leadership for Inclusion
Culturally Intelligent Leadership for Inclusion
Change Management Leadership for Inclusion
Leadership that Influences and Engages for Inclusion
The Programme Journey
Above Difference has developed a unique learning pathway for leaders that involves a number of activities and programme elements delivered over a six-month period.
Our programme is designed to teach, equip, challenge, and engage with participants hearing from internationally renowned experts as well as learning from ongoing case studies.
Attend Cultural Intelligence and Inclusive Leadership Masterclasses and Masterminds
Receive one-to-one coaching from Cultural Intelligence and Leadership Certified experts
Learn from Maxwell Leadership certified leadership coaches and learn what it takes to “shift the dial” transforming your landscape into a more equitable and inclusive workplace
Engage in Cultural Intelligence and Inclusive Leadership Labs with peers to design and implement new solutions designed to tear down the barriers to inclusion for the workforce and community outcomes
Form part of a unique Inclusive Leaders Collective designed to support, enable and empower participants as they implement their learning in their organisations
Our Approach to Creating Inclusive Cultural Change
Participants will be supported to develop a robust approach to shifting the dial for the Inclusion agenda, identifying and breaking down systematic barriers to inclusion and discrimination.
This is an innovative approach to equipping leaders with a unique set of skills, knowledge and capabilities delivered by a faculty of experts each chosen specifically by Above Difference to provide a new perspective on leading for inclusion, while challenging and changing organizational cultures.
This programme has been designed to challenge but enable participants to:
Upon completion of the programme, leaders will walk away with:
A set of unique leadership tools and practices to drive forward the Inclusion, Belonging and Wellbeing agenda in your organizations and lead your leadership teams through a deep reaching culture change management journey
The ability to use your enhanced Cultural Intelligence and Inclusive leadership skills to go beyond traditional EDI approaches to identify and remove barriers to inclusion and full engagement for individuals with protected characteristics across the workforce, stakeholders, and communities
Ongoing access to a comprehensive package of worldwide, evidence-based leadership resources to support your ongoing professional development as a Culturally Intelligent and Inclusive Leaders equipped to add value to your leaders and workforce
An extended network of leaders across the UK who are learning to lead difference differently, creating real and lasting change in their organization and committed to sharing good practice and making Inclusive workplaces and services a reality in your workplace and the communities you serve
Tim Couchman, Head of EDI, ULHT and NHS WRES Expert
Jaki Lowe, Director for People and Inclusion, Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Jennifer Izekor is an Advanced Cultural Intelligence (CQ) Trainer and Facilitator and also a Certified Leadership Coach, Trainer, and Speaker with the John Maxwell Team.
She is the Founder and Leader of Above Difference Limited a fast-rising new organisation in the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion landscape supporting leaders and managers across the public sector to embrace Culturally Intelligent (CQ) and Inclusive Leadership as a key to delivering Inclusive workspaces where all are valued and diversity is leveraged to produce innovative and inclusive services.
Jennifer brings a wealth of public sector leadership experience as a Senior Civil Servant, Public Appointee, CEO, Trustee, and Public Sector NED to her facilitation and training. This and her lived-in experiences as a BAME Woman Leader provides her with depth, knowledge, and understanding of the challenges for Inclusion and Diversity facing senior leaders of all backgrounds in the public sector.
Jennifer is an exciting, innovative and engaging speaker and facilitator and has been described by Professor David Livermore, President of the Cultural Intelligence Institute USA as ‘one of the best CQ trainers and facilitators on the planet’ and a public sector Leader recently described the Above Difference ‘Leading Inclusively With Cultural Intelligence Leadership Masterclass’ as “the single best training, development, reflection time I have had in over a decade”.
In 2022 Above Difference was awarded ‘Top Diversity and Inclusion Services Provider in the UK’ by ManageHR Magazine.
David Livermore, Thought Leader in Cultural Intelligence and former CEO of The Cultural Intelligence Centre
The unique combination of Cultural Intelligence (CQ) and Inclusive Leadership offers a new, innovative approach to the inclusion agenda that is rooted in academic research and based on a clear framework.
At Above Difference, we equip leaders and organisations to move from ‘managing diversity’ to ‘leading for inclusion’. By developing CQ and Inclusive Leadership styles in individuals and organisations, we develop individual’s ability to decisively and intentionally create inclusive workplace cultures where diversity is recognised as one of the organisations greatest assets and all cultures are valued and respected.
© Copyright Above Difference Limited 2024 | Website by Waterhouse Design. Hosting by Brandwin Digital.
