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From Campus to Careers
Why Inclusive Leaders Will Win in the Modern Workplace | Rabia Ahmed
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What is inclusive leadership and why is it such an important skill for the modern workplace?
In this episode of From Campus to Careers, the last in our four part Aston Power Skills series, we’re joined by Rabia Ahmed, Senior Lecturer and Academic EDI Lead at Aston University, to explore what inclusive leadership really means and why employers increasingly value it.
Rabia shares practical insights into how inclusion shows up in everyday workplaces, how students can begin developing inclusive behaviours through their studies and work experience, and why empathy, collaboration and awareness are becoming essential career skills. She also reflects on her own leadership journey across healthcare and higher education.
🎙️ In this episode, we cover:
- What inclusive leadership looks like in practice
- Why inclusion is a key skill for future workplaces
- How students can demonstrate inclusive leadership early in their careers
- Aston’s approach to embedding inclusive leadership across undergraduate degrees
- Rabia’s personal leadership experiences and advice for students
Whether you’re preparing for placements, graduate roles or leadership opportunities in the future, this episode offers practical insight into a skill that will shape the workplaces of tomorrow.
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