The Inclusive Leader: Unlocking the Power of Diversity in Your Team
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Speaker : YOKE VAN DAM
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When : Wednesday, September 03, 2025
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Time : 12 : 00 PM EST
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Yoke van Dam, is a NLP, behavioural change specialist, Professional speaker and leadership expert. Known as the Kintsugi Queen™, because of her ability to help disjoined teams to reconnect and find their flow again.
She works with leaders, who want to effectively articulate and communicate their vision so that their teams buy into it. As well as new leaders who need a strong foundational roadmap of how to work with and lead teams to successful outcomes.
She equips sales and marketing teams to increase sales conversions and create stickiness in their messages.
Her clients sell strategically and speak on small and large stages winning tenders, funding for films or getting listed as suppliers. She does in-person work in South Africa and Dubai. Many of her clients engage her for coaching or training from all over the world. If she’s not coaching you on your next big pitch, training a team or consulting you can find her speaking on stage, hiking up a mountain or jumping in a waterfall.
As a qualified behavioral change coach with veri¬fiable in-the-eld experience (2000+ team members, 2 300+ hours training, and 350+ coaching hours) she’s eminently suited to uncover the real issues holding teams back. Her hard-won experience (15 years) and tried and tested high-performance processes have seen even the most under-performing and fractured teams join together and become stronger and more remarkable.
Her advisory, speaking and coaching work empowers leaders and teams to create meaningful workspaces by tapping into their purpose and enhancing human connection. She empowers leaders and teams with confidence and influence, to find their flow and develop a growth mindset. The specific areas she focuses on are Leadership development, Culture, Emotional intelligence, Time-management, Negotiation, Communication, and Presentation skills.
Her clients have been as diverse as sales executives, business leaders and owners, customer service agents, marketers, lawyers, engineers, and accountants. The industries she has covered range from automotive, retail, manufacturing, and engineering to advertising, publishing, legal, and academic. She is the founder of Y-Connect and a Professional member of the Professional Speakers Association of Southern Africa (PSASA).
As a leader, understanding how to leverage diverse perspectives within your team is no longer just a nice-to-have, it’s essential for innovation, employee engagement, and overall business growth. However, creating an inclusive environment requires more than good intentions— intentional actions, self-awareness, and a commitment to long-term change.
This 60-minute webinar, The Inclusive Leader: Unlocking the Power of Diversity in Your Team, is designed to equip leaders at all levels with the knowledge and tools necessary to foster a truly inclusive culture within their teams and organizations. Through interactive discussions and practical insights, you will explore key topics, including:
- Understanding the Value of Diversity: Learn how diversity brings value to your team and organization by promoting creativity, problem-solving, and increased employee engagement
- The Role of an Inclusive Leader: Discover the essential characteristics of an inclusive leader, and how to inspire, motivate, and empower diverse teams through your leadership style
- Unconscious Bias and Self-Awareness: Recognize your own biases and how they impact decision-making, while also understanding how to address and overcome biases in others
- Building Psychological Safety: Understand how to create a safe, trusting environment where all team members feel heard, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives
- Creating an Inclusive Culture: Gain strategies for building a culture where diversity is celebrated, and inclusivity is woven into the fabric of your organization’s everyday practices
- Addressing Discrimination and Microaggressions: Learn how to identify and address discrimination and microaggressions in the workplace, ensuring that every team member feels valued and supported
Areas Covered
- Understanding the Value of Diversity
- The Role of an Inclusive Leader
- Unconscious Bias and Self-Awareness
- Building Psychological Safety
- Creating an Inclusive Culture
- Addressing Discrimination and Microaggressions
Who Should Attend
- Corporate Leaders and Executives: CEOs, COOs, and other high-level executives who have the authority and responsibility to shape the overall leadership culture within their organizations
- Middle Management: Managers and team leaders directly oversee teams and significantly impact the day-to-day working environment and employee experience
- Human Resources Professionals: HR managers and professionals who are crucial in implementing and promoting positive workplace cultures
- Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners: Leaders of smaller companies who want to foster a positive work environment and enhance leadership practices
- Leadership Development Professionals: Individuals involved in training and developing leadership skills within organizations
- Organizational Development Specialists: Professionals focused on improving organizations' overall effectiveness and efficiency
- Employee Engagement and Satisfaction Advocates: Those responsible for gauging and improving employee satisfaction, morale, and engagement within the organization
- Anyone Interested in Leadership Development: Individuals who have a general interest in improving their leadership skills and learning about successful leadership strategies
By targeting these groups, you can reach individuals who directly impact the organizational culture and leadership practices within their respective companies.
Why Should You Attend
- Do you find yourself favouring certain team members, and this leads to alienation of the rest of the team?
- Is your team lacking diversity? This can relate to culture, knowledge, experience, age, gender, sexual orientation, management level, and outlook?
- Do you mostly hire the same people for the role, find yourself in an echo-chamber of sameness, and want to be more inclusive so you can adapt better to your clients?
- Do you get overwhelmed managing different opinions, communication styles, generations, and perspectives?
- Does your staff have high turnover, and you wish there was a way to keep your top talent, but somehow you struggle to connect with them?
Topic Background
Yoke van Dam recently got awarded the trademark as the Kintsugi Queen ®. She often gets called on to mend fractured teams, and help them find the gold that can put them together again.
Staff engagement has been a concern at companies, and ever since teams are working hybrid, remote, and sometimes forced to go back to the office, this has a huge impact on if they find work meaningful or are willing to give their all to your company.
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$160.00
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