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Inclusive and cross-cultural leadership

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 8 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
40 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
In a manager programme and when a team becomes more distributed or diverse
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
Inclusive meetings and opportunities
What would you do?

A colleague's idea is repeated by another person and credited to them

Try it: this is one of 19 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 40 minutes
  • Scenario, process, tabs, sorting activity and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 10 slides
  • Quiz, poll, word cloud, scale slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 268.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment-Whole course
SO 268.1Describe inclusive leadership and why it helps teams performBest practiceWhole course
SO 268.2Spot bias in everyday decisions and slow down to check themBest practiceWhole course
SO 268.3Run meetings and give opportunities in ways that include everyoneBest practiceWhole course
SO 268.4Work across cultures with curiosity, without stereotypesBest practiceWhole course
SO 268.5Respond to exclusion or discrimination concerns and know the formal route + your infoOrganisation's policies; employment law of the market (see verification list)Whole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 8 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 40 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

What inclusive leadership means

3 pages

7 min
Before you beginNoteList
The same three voicesTextImage
What might help?ChecklistKey factQuiz
2

Bias in everyday decisions

3 pages

7 min
Where bias hidesTabs
Slow downProcess
CheckSorting activityMatching quiz
3

Inclusive meetings and opportunities

3 pages

7 min
Meeting habitsAccordion
Fair opportunityTabs
Try itScenarioQuiz
4

Grey areas: culture, language and humour

3 pages

7 min
Working across culturesAccordion
What would you do?Scenario
CheckSorting activityMulti-select quiz
5

Responding to concerns

3 pages

7 min
First responseProcessYour infoYour info
Your policiesNoteYour infoChecklist
Try itScenarioQuiz
6

Your inclusion plan and the final assessment

2 pages

5 min
Next stepsProcessYour info
PracticeQuizKey factNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda, "inclusion is a habit
PollWho talks most in your meetings?
Word cloudOne word for a team where everyone belongs
ContentMeeting habits that include
QuizA colleague's idea is credited to someone else. Best step? Name who first suggested it ✔ · Say nothing · Correct angrily · Avoid it
QuizA quick "fit" judgement should be… (Checked against evidence ✔)
ScaleHow included do people feel in your team?
Content · customiseYour inclusion plan
Open-ended / Q&AOne meeting habit you will change
Content · customiseClosing {{HR_CONTACT}}, {{SURVEY_1_URL}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}, {{COURSE_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. Which habit will you try first? multiple choice
  6. How confident are you responding to an exclusion concern? 1-5 scale
  7. Which course should come next? ranking
  8. I feel included in team discussions. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the inclusion policy and contacts? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

8 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Who managers ask about people questions{{HR_CONTACT}}
  • Link to your people policies{{PEOPLE_POLICY_LINK}}
  • The confidential route for raising a conduct or safety concern{{SPEAK_UP_ROUTE}}
  • Link to the next course in your leadership path{{NEXT_COURSE_LINK}}
  • Where course completions are recorded{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
  • Link to the self-paced course{{COURSE_URL}}
Show all 8 fields
  • Link to the baseline survey{{SURVEY_1_URL}}
  • Link to the post-course and 30-day survey{{SURVEY_2_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run inclusive and cross-cultural leadership training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

In a manager programme and when a team becomes more distributed or diverse.

Who needs this training?

Managers of diverse or multicultural teams, and women-in-leadership programmes; run by L&D with the inclusion lead.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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Open the live deck to see how the session runs alongside the course and both surveys.

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