The issues and challenges posed to leaders by cultural differences and human diversity are not being addressed adequately in leadership education. In this article, the author proposes the concept of intercultural consciousness for inclusion in leadership training. He identifies the requisite domains of knowledge and skills associated with intercultural proficiency and presents a developmental progression model of intercultural consciousness for leaders. The model provides a framework for understanding how people make sense of the world and engage accordingly in leadership actions at different levels of intercultural consciousness.