Inclusive Leadership Weekly

Designing Future Society for Our Lives - Key insights and learnings from Osaka Expo 2025.

Yvonne Burton, Founder and Lead Consultant of Burton Consulting International, delivers Technology and Business Communications consulting and Cross-Cultural Communications services to Japanese firms worldwide and companies doing business with Japan.

Walk-up Song: Big in Japan

Bring your best square and join us for our virtual gathering any Wedne...

Through childhood‑icon reflections (think Mr. Rogers) this session helps participants surface their values and practice inclusive leadership. Shared stories and small‑group exchanges equip leaders to bring kindness, curiosity, and psychological safety into virtual spaces.

Eric Ritter is the founder and CEO of Digital Neighbor. He champions democratized leadership that invites every voice, fosters belonging, and drives collective imp...

Think of a specific instance where someone shared an experience or perspective that strongly conflicted with your own beliefs, values, or 'common sense.' How did you consciously work to set aside your immediate judgments or impulses to 'fix it,' and instead genuinely seek to understand their reality from their unique point of view, even if you didn't agree with it?" Ashok & Arthur facilitate a splendiferously illuminating conve...

Emotional Intelligence is an action verb that drives the choices you make. It is not a noun of which there can be too little or too much. Join us as we discuss actual business scenarios and how Emotionally Intelligent choices drive positive outcomes.

Susan Schwartz a practical, results-driven approach to equip professionals with tools to build strong client relationships, communicate effectively, and lead with confidence. She recen...

In this episode, we explore the process of recovery:How the loved ones surrounding the addict are affected psychologically, emotionally, spiritually, and physically. Addiction is a family disease; everyone is affected in varying ways. We spend time focusing on the addict and the horrors of addiction, but we don't focus enough on the addiction's affect on family, friends, or employers.

For the two decades following his succes...

Today's digital landscape offers opportunities that spark creativity and expands perspective. This week, Jesse Bruckman shares a unique viewpoint that sheds light on the modern digital workplace.

Covering a range of industries including consumer goods, media, telecommunications, technology, automotive, and food, he offers Executives, Boards and CEOs fresh insights to gain a comprehensive understanding of their businesses. Th...

In a world where we are inundated with AI generated marketing messages and trust in our institutions is at an all-time low, the power of Human-to-Human (H2H) marketing is becoming more and more important. This brief talk, with real-world examples, will help attendees learn how to incorporate video into their existing marketing systems, in a way that enhances their “Know, Like, and Trust” factor.

Stephanie Shaterian is the co-owner o...

Looking for a versatile tool for leadership, change management, one-on-one coaching, and more? Rooted in positive thinking, Appreciative Inquiry is both a methodology and a philosophy for uncovering solutions. Far beyond just problem-solving or brainstorming, it actively engages participants, sparking new possibilities and igniting passions.

Cindy Langanki has long been a natural problem-solver with deep roots in critical care nursi...

Fourteen years ago, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. I had major robotic surgery to remove my prostate. I’ve had two recurrences of my cancer requiring intensive radiation. My cancer has migrated from my prostate bed to my lymph
glands and then into my bones. My diagnosis is Stage Four Bone Cancer. Terminal. No cure.

My doctors told me I had four years to live. My wife at the time and young son told me “Don’t listen to them....

How does having a title (or not) affect how you view yourself as a leader? Can you lead effectively without one? Join us for a discussion that will help you rethink what it means to be a leader.

Jerry Fu is the founder of Adapting Leaders, where he helps leaders become more visible, vocal, and valuable through coaching, facilitating, and speaking. He loves storytelling, travel, and salsa dancing.

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In this engaging presentation, Jeanel Carlson explores the powerful intersection of personal branding and company branding, drawing from her expertise as co-founder of OakBloom Marketing. By aligning these two elements, leaders can enhance trust, credibility, and visibility. This synergy is crucial for building magnetic brands that resonate with audiences.

Jeanel Carlson, co-founder of OakBloom Marketing, helps leaders get unstuck a...

What can AI do and cannot do for your LinkedIn profile? What will make your personal brand stand out? Check out Joanne Tan as she shares her brilliance.

Joanne Tan is an authority in brand strategies, brand building, and brand marketing, with clients all over the US and globally. For 14 years she has been leading an award-winning branding agency, 10 Plus Brand. Her passion is to empower leaders and organizations with business brand...

Shifting how we are in the world, needs us to shift how we do things together in our daily routines. As leaders it is on us to lead by example and doing something different, innovative and impactful in how we are with people every day. Let's create the change we want to see by becoming the change we want to be. Define the one thing that can make a difference with each other, commit and then bring it into life. And let's invite more...

While speaking is a fundamental skill, true communication involves much more than just words. It requires active listening, empathy, and understanding. Have you ever felt misunderstood or overlooked in a conversation? This often happens when we only hear what we expect to hear, rather than the intended message. We explored the barriers that hinder effective communication and learn how to listen not just with our ears, but also with...

This week, Mary Weckerle facilitated a discussion on destigmatizing psychotherapy. With society so disconnected, the human spirit can find it difficult to comprehend how they belong and feel and how to carry on and function, we discussed how to remedy this and be therapeutic for ourselves and those around us.

Mary Weckerle is an RN Psychotherapist with 22 years of in hospital care experience. Her mission is to facilitate clients tow...

In this session, we’ll explore how a holistic approach to well-being influences your leadership effectiveness. Through guided reflection, you’ll identify key areas of your well-being that may be overlooked and examine how this impacts your leadership. By reflecting on moments when you felt energized and in flow, you’ll gain insight into what supports your best leadership and how you can intentionally align your well-being to lead w...

Having allies has never been more important than it is now, personally and professionally. But it's not always easy. Sometimes we don't get it right. And sometimes we're too afraid to try. In this session we'll talk about what we can do to be allies for/to ourselves and others in theses days of mis- and disinformation and understanding and the deterioration of all kinds of safety.

Practicing both the art and sc...

This week, understand different types of conversations, and how those conversations map to trust building. We'll also walk through the 'ladder of conclusions', which helps slow down the process of judging others too soon. 

Jennifer Ghelfi De Smedt is founder and principal of Ghelfi-De Smedt and Associates, a consultancy specializing in organizational culture development and leadership coaching since 2000. Her mission...

Do you see the world as it truly is, or as you perceive it to be? This presentation delves into the fascinating world of perception, revealing how our individual lenses impact our interactions and interpretations. Join us as we dissect the concepts of perception and perspective, and discover the need to see beyond our own biases.

Arthur “Art” Jones has three decades of experience working in Fortune 100 corporations, startups, an...