Inclusive Leadership and the Power of Self-awareness with Ingrid Hu Dahl

Today, Andy Storch welcomes Ingrid Hu Dahl—leadership coach, author, and founder —to the Talent Development Hot Seat Podcast.

With two decades of experience across corporate, media, nonprofit, and social justice sectors, Ingrid shares her powerful journey from creating spaces for identity expression in youth programs to designing inclusive leadership frameworks at scale in global organizations. Her work is rooted in amplifying underrepresented voices, emotional intelligence, and redefining what it means to lead with authenticity and courage.

In this conversation, Ingrid and Andy dive deep into the foundations of inclusive leadership, exploring the role of fear, identity, vulnerability, and self-awareness in building cultures where everyone can thrive. Whether you're developing leadership programs, supporting culture change, or working to foster more inclusion in your organization, Ingrid’s insights are both timely and transformational.

This episode is a must-listen for talent development professionals, leadership coaches, and people leaders who want to build more human-centered, equitable, and empowering workplaces.

In this episode, Ingrid shares:

• How a rock and roll camp for girls sparked her passion for learning, leadership, and identity exploration.
• Her transition into corporate L&D and the importance of building a supportive network to navigate new environments.
• A values-based leadership framework: Lead yourself, lead your team, lead the business—and how to apply it at scale.
• The link between inclusive leadership and emotional intelligence, and why organizations must go “back to basics.”
• How to rebuild trust through empathy interviews, behavioral frameworks, and modeling curiosity over control.
• Practical coaching tools to help leaders shift from ego to impact—like asking “What is your fear?” and practicing “I need help.”
• Her approach to teaching inclusive leadership by disrupting assumptions and encouraging curiosity and connection.
• Why psychological safety is the foundation of belonging, and how leaders can create it through presence and listening.
• Insights from her new memoir, Sun Shining on Morning Snow, and how her personal story shapes her leadership philosophy.

Tune in to learn how to challenge assumptions, lead with empathy, and build inclusive cultures where everyone has the power to grow.

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