This week we take a look through the iridescent, rainbow lens of leadership, with Dr Steve Yacovelli, aka ‘The Gay Leadership Dude™’, to ask the question: what does it mean to be a truly inclusive leader? Well beyond the DEI acronym and its all too often tick-box allyship mentality, we explore the essence of inclusive leadership and what every impactful leader can learn from the six competencies that naturally show up in the LGBTQ+ community: being authentic, leading with courage, having empathy, effective communication, building relationships, and influencing organisational culture. We talk all things pronouns, bringing your full self to work, managing your unconscious bias, and finally, we pull at the seams of diversity, to reveal a single beautiful truth: every single human on this planet is diverse! Find out about: Learnings from Steve’s 25 years in the leadership, development, change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting spaceWhat it means to lead with a Pride Leadership mindsetWhy inclusive leadership must go beyond the superficial celebration of the DEI acronym to foster belonging for allThe five dimensions of diversity and what it means for leadershipWhy a feedback-rich culture is critical to creating belonging in the workplaceWhy learning in a group of 3 can have greater success than learning in pairsDon’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player. And download the free 1-page summary, so you can always have the key points of this episode to hand. Put the episode's best takeaways into practice with Skillding. Visit skillding.com/workshop to begin your journey from learning to doing. Track your progress as you hone your new skills. Start now! Links: Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube. Connect to Steve Yacovelli: LinkedIn Website Support the show: Make a one-off donation and contribute to the ongoing costs of running the podcast. Support the showCheck out the podcast map to see the overview of all podcast episodes: https://workshops.work/podcast-map