Heart – compassion

Authenticity: Inclusive leaders are humble and set aside their ego. They authentically establish trust in the face of opposing beliefs, values, or perspectives.

• Compassionate and inclusive leadership – NHS Leadership Academy
• Handling difficult situations – Caring for yourself and others with compassion – e-learning for health
• NHS Leadership Academy Authentic Leadership Course
• Recruitment and Selection training – Iris (UHSussex) – will help you explore where recruitment panels may display bias, and support you to de-bias your recruitment processes
• UHSussex Toolkits and Guidance Documents – the resources here will help develop your skills in areas such as having difficult conversations, and setting and demonstrating civility and respect.

Emotional resilience: Inclusive leaders have the ability to remain composed in the face of adversity or any difficulty around differences.

• Developing Skills and Looking after yourself – UHSussex
• NHS England Wellbeing and Resilience resources
• The Wellbeing Collective and Sussex Partnership Authentic Leadership Podcast series
• The Wellbeing Collective free resources

Self-assurance: Inclusive leaders take a stance of confidence and optimism.

• Optimism – recover our wellbeing – NHS Leadership Academy
• Developing Your Confidence – NHS Professionals
• NHS Inform Self-Esteem Guide

Inquisitiveness: Inclusive leaders are open to differences, curiosity, and empathy.

• Leading in Colour – the Fierce Urgency of Now – The Staff College – a guide for white leaders “designed to be both an urgent call for action and a helpful resource to support you to become and stay an inclusive, culturally competent leader in a fairer workplace, as well as an active contributor towards creating fairer communities. It provides the context, the inescapable evidence and the tools to help you initiate deep-rooted and sustained change for colleagues and for communities.”
• Developing Empathy – NHS Care Volunteer Responders
• Compassionate Conversations – NHS England
• Equality, Diversity and Human Rights 3-yearly Statutory and Mandatory training – Iris (UHSussex)
• Trans Awareness Training – Iris (UHSussex)
• Cultural Competence for Line Managers of Internationally-Educated Colleagues – Iris (UHSussex)
• Inclusion Toolkit for Teams – Iris (UHSussex)
• Lived Experience workshop – Iris (UHSussex)
• Introduction to Health and Wellbeing Conversations – NHS Leadership Academy
• Communication Guidance – NHS England Cancer Communications Hub – lots of transferable skills and resources, regardless of your area of practice