Inclusive Leadership – Recognising stereotypes, fostering diversity

Inclusive leadership and the concept of psychological safety enable and fund diversity. But what stands in the way of both – particularly within hierarchies – and how can I, as a leader, encourage people to speak up more boldly, learn more effectively and make better decisions together? We will explore what leadership needs today to ensure that high performance, a sense of belonging and equal opportunities are achievable for everyone, regardless of gender, age, background and many other factors of diversity.
Combined with brief reflections and interactive elements, you can look forward to a compelling insight into how and when diversity in organisations truly becomes a game-changer.

About Lilian Gehrke-Vetterkind:
Lilian Gehrke-Vetterkind holds a degree in Business Administration and spent over ten years working successfully in financial sales. From 2012 to 2020, she spent eight years at the Baden-Württemberg Savings Banks Association as a consultant for HR and organisational development, as a project manager in in-house consulting, and as a trainer and facilitator. In 2021, she founded her boutique consultancy and has since been supporting companies in the areas of diversity & inclusion and female leadership. She leads workshops and training sessions on all topics relevant to diversity. She
is also an author: her non-fiction book “Women Can Be Bosses. Leading with Joy and Serenity” was published by GABAL-Verlag. Her book also features her representative study on women’s preferences in leadership, entitled “Women Want to Lead – But Under Different Conditions”. She received academic support for this from Prof. Dr Armin Trost of Furtwangen University. In her spare time, she volunteers as a mentor for female entrepreneurs.