In this episode your host Naureen Ahmed, shares with you her inspiration to launch this podcast - Inspire Inclusive Leadership.

She shares with you her own journey of finding a place of belonging.How she brought this mindset to her professional career and was motivated to cultivate and nurture inclusive environments in the workplace.

To inspire us all for a gender balanced world and change the make up of our leadership in the next five to ten years.

Here is the link to where you can download the free guide on the 9 things you need to know to become an inclusive leader.

In this episode you host Naureen, talks about her coaching style - Inspiring Activators.

Her brand signature is 'inspiration' and she shares how this has intertwined into all the work that she does.

Starting with examples from her entrepreneurial journey and her corporate career.

She dives into more details of the people she has coached. How she has inspired them to gain clarity and deeper insights. From that she then invites you to take action. And how the actions taken lead to confidence.

Through her coaching Naureen creates a safe space for exploration and inspires you to take action.

Inspired by ourconversation at #PHIST2024 I invited the panellists Ice, Michael and Shaun to join me in the discussion on the podcast.

• Recruitment practices needed when building diverse teams.
• Inclusive teams require good culture and leadership
• Empowering our teams to take initiative and drive change
• Engaging with customers and how it can impact the profit of your business
• Tourism not only plays a role in creating economy but also it is an opportunity for educating communities, colleagues and customers
• What challenges has each speaker faced in the work they are doing

Final message ofinspiration from the panel: Take the first step, even if it a small step to begin with. Every step will lead to long lasting impact for our communities, environment and economy.