Inclusive Leadership Style and
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Vision: the inspirational and
visionary qualities of transformational leadership
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Learning: the willingness to
learn, and to facilitate the learning of others, of the learning
leader
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Stewardship: acting as a custodian
of the organization's reputation, resources and future
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Service: the perception of
leadership as service - to the community at large as well as to the
organization
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Sharing: the willingness to share
the leadership role with others
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'One plus Five' Task of Inclusive
Leadership3 |
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Five: refers to the five key
relationships - with:
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employees
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customers
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investors
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suppliers
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community
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One: refers to the central role of
leadership in providing a vision and the style of leadership which
empowers
people and the various stakeholder groups and enables them
to focus on how to achieve, and share in,
sustainable development.
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Inclusive Leadership
Defined
As an inclusive leader, you must adopt - and live - a set of
values, which places human relationships centre stage and which defines the
purpose of your enterprise in other than purely financial or commercial
terms. "Such set of values will include respect for the individual, the
elevation of service above self-interest, restraint in the use of power, and
not, least, a concern for
sustainable development... This leadership will need to be found not
only in the organization's management but also among employees, customers,
investors, suppliers and the community."1
Systems Approach
Inclusive leaders perceive the organization as a complex
system of mutually interdependent relationships, understand the links
between the organization and the wider socio-economic environment and see
organizational change in the
context of social and technological change. "It is this deep understanding
of the nature of the interdependence that exists between the organization
and its dynamic environment that provides the basis for the ability of
leaders to contribute to the development of an inspiring yet achievable
vision of the organization's
future."1 Such vision should meet the needs of of the key
stakeholders and at the same time provide the basis for an
enterprise strategy to develop and
sustain a competitive advantage.
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