Inclusive Leadership Executive Education Overview

Northwestern ELOC Inclusive Leadership courses equip and engage mid- to senior-level leaders with the knowledge, skills, and community of practice you need to drive meaningful organizational change in diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ).

Our focus is on a change management approach to leading equity and inclusion, supporting change at personal, team, and organizational levels. We use this focus because all DEIJ work is change work, and all change work (mergers, digital transformations, organizational redesigns, etc.) has the potential to be designed and executed inclusively and equitably.

Our approach to DEIJ education and leadership training is differentiated through our emphasis on leading change management and centering topics like identity, culture, intercultural competency, business transformation, change resistance, measurement, accountability, and systemic barriers to change.

Courses

Reimagining DEI for Strategic Change

This course equips learners with foundational tools to plan and implement effective DEIJ strategies within organizations, focusing on sustained, systemic change rather than isolated initiatives. Participants will explore how different conceptions of DEIJ, power dynamics, and cultural contexts influence workplace experiences and resistance to change.

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Tools for Inclusion & Belonging

This course helps leaders understand how personal identities and systemic inequities shape workplace dynamics and team effectiveness. Through interactive workshops and personalized coaching, participants gain tools to lead inclusive organizational change while reflecting on their own experiences with identity, inclusion, and belonging.

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Northwestern ELOC Inclusive Leadership Courses

Our approach to inclusive leadership executive education is about more than credentials. Our learning experiences:

Combine evidence-based approaches to DEIJ change work with real-time opportunities for practical application, allowing you to learn it today and use it tomorrow
Open the door to learning with and from the everyday practice and leadership lessons learned by experienced practitioners, including both our exceptional faculty and your course peers
Demonstrate your commitment to developing your skills in DEIJ change leadership work
Indicate your membership in a growing community of practice focused on collaboration, co-creation, and mutual exchange

Getting a group together?

Northwestern ELOC offers registration discounts for groups from the same organization. We also offer special, customized, organization-specific cohorts for our ELOC courses. If you are interested in learning more about our group and customized options, e-mail us at eloc@northwestern.edu to set up a time to discuss your team’s learning and leadership goals.

ELOC Accreditations and Program Approvals

Society for Human Resource Management

ELOC’s partnership with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) gives students the opportunity to earn Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP. PDCs vary by course and are listed under Earn Continuing Education on the individual course pages. For more information about SHRM, please visit their website.