The materials and resources compiled here will support you to develop your leadership style to become more inclusive, based on the principles identified by Diverse Educators, and as part of NHS Leadership Academy’s Our Leadership Way.
Diverse Educators
Diverse Educators identifies the following principles necessary for inclusive leadership:
Authenticity: Inclusive leaders are humble and set aside their ego. They authentically establish trust in the face of opposing beliefs, values, or perspectives.
Emotional resilience: Inclusive leaders have the ability to remain composed in the face of adversity or any difficulty around differences.
Self-assurance: Inclusive leaders take a stance of confidence and optimism.
Inquisitiveness: Inclusive leaders are open to differences, curiosity, and empathy.
Flexibility: Inclusive leaders can tolerate ambiguity and adapt to diverse needs.
You may have noticed the icons next to each of these principles. These icons identify how and where the principles are situated in relation to the Our Leadership Way principles. Clicking on the icons will take you to the respective intranet page and resources.
Our Leadership Way
Co-created with thousands of our NHS people, Our Leadership Way sets out the compassionate and inclusive behaviours we want all our leaders at every level to show towards us as individuals and our colleagues.
Complementing our NHS People Promise, Our Leadership Way formalises the approach our NHS leaders should take. It introduces how leaders at every level across the NHS can help raise the standards of leadership by committing to compassionate and inclusive leadership, supported by a culture of lifelong learning and development. It describes how we can operate at our best and is a tool for leaders to use to consider how their behaviour impacts on the cultures they create.
Useful resources
- Guidance for NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts: assessing the well-led question – CQC
- Improving Patient Safety Culture – a practical guide – NHS England
- NHS Elect’s Leadership Development
- Nurturing medical leadership in the NHS – British Medical Journal
- One NHS Finance Inclusive Leadership Toolkit – some information in this toolkit is more specific to finance departments, but much of the information is transferable
- Project M – NHS Leadership Academy – this page compiles a number of resources for use in developing your leadership skills
- Too Hot to Handle?: why concerns about racism are not heard… or acted on – Joy Warmington and Roger Kline
- UHSussex Knowledge and Libraries Service (this page provides helpful information on how to access resources)
- Wellcome Trust – Anti-racism principles and toolkit