PurpleSpace Leadership Themes

PurpleSpace Leadership Lessons

PurpleSpace Leadership Lesson

The Future is Already Here

Throughout the course of a year we deliver our unique 'know-how' across 12 key leadership lessons. In effect, we have a hub of motivation, learning and development materials, working groups, publications, podcasts, webinars, peer leadership roundtables, articles and blogs for our community of over 2000+ members across 190+ organisations.

We are all about building disability confidence from the inside out and we believe that starts with individuals, Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)/ Network leaders, allies and champions. Individual and organisational confidence is the outcome of cultural change. Everything is designed to help you ensure that disability inclusion is at the heart of your organisation.

The more use you can make of your membership packages by giving many of your people access to PurpleSpace know-how, the better. It increases your chances of driving culture change.

December - Leaders don’t leave anyone behind

December 2024 : Leaders don’t leave anyone behind

We often hear from our community of disability ERG leaders that even if their network is mature, ensuring that the network’s reach and

January - Influential Leadership Masterclass - powered by the Futurists

January 2025 : Influential Leadership Masterclass - powered by the Futurists

Some leadership roles are defined by a job title or place in the organisational hierarchy – they have ‘positional power’.

February - Self-reflection is an essential habit

February 2025 : Self-reflection is an essential habit

“The quality of our lives depends on the quality of our habits. With the same habits, you end up with th

March - Leaders don’t leave anyone behind

March 2025 : Leaders don’t leave anyone behind

We often hear from our community of disability ERG/Network leaders that, even if their network is mature, ensuring that their reach and

April - You have the right structure, if it works

April 2025 : You have the right structure, if it works

Disability is a diverse human experience. For example, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities definition is broad

May - Trust is more than a transaction

May 2025 : Trust is more than a transaction

Organisations invest vast amounts of time and money into encouraging employees to share information about their disability status

June - Inner confidence is key to winning the line manager lottery

June 2025 : Inner confidence is key to winning the line manager lottery

The skills and confidence of line managers can often have a profound impact on the experiences of employees with disabilities.

July - You have to walk the talk

July 2025 : You have to walk the talk

Disability ERG/Network leadership is complex terrain. There is much to learn and most ERG/Network leaders aren’t experts in the full ra

August - PurpleSpace Recess

August 2025 : PurpleSpace Recess

As part of our commitment to continuous improvement and ensuring the highest standards of quality and relevance, we do not deliver a Le

September - You will achieve more when you are in sync with your DEI team

September 2025 : You will achieve more when you are in sync with your DEI team

The relationship between a disability ERG/Network leader and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) team is crucial in affecting mea

October - Strong leaders navigate chaos with purpose

October 2025 : Strong leaders navigate chaos with purpose

Change creates uncertainty, confusion, and even resistance.

November - Without a roadmap, you’re just along for the ride

November 2025 : Without a roadmap, you’re just along for the ride

The end of the year is rapidly approaching, so now is the perfect time for disability ERG/Network leaders to think about their plans fo

December - #PositivelyPurple

December 2025 : #PositivelyPurple

December - #PositivelyPurple

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