DEI Training
Inclusive leadership training for people leaders and managers.
For DEI leads, HR, People & Culture, and L&D professionals — and for people leaders, managers, and organisations who want training that genuinely develops leader capability, not just the right things to say.
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Behaviour-first. Evidence-based. Built to last.
Practical, behaviour-focused
Designed to move beyond good intentions and DEI awareness to change how your leaders actually lead.
Inclusive leadership training helps leaders develop the specific skills and practices they need to make better decisions, build psychologically safe teams, and create fair access to opportunities. Unlike general leadership development, it zeroes in on the real, observable actions that determine whether individuals with different identities, experiences and cultural backgrounds can truly contribute, progress, and perform.
This programme exists because most inclusive leadership training focuses on informing, not transforming. Here are some honest reflections from leaders who have faced this challenge:
"We've tried inclusive leadership training before, but nothing seemed to stick."
"How can I be sure this won't just be another awareness session that's forgotten when leaders get back to their desk?"
"Our leaders already think they're inclusive — how do we help them actually change what they do?"
Programme snapshot
What you need to know at a glance.
For senior leaders and executive-level leaders, Culture Plus offers a dedicated program tailored to the unique responsibilities, influence, and decision-making contexts of senior executives: Inclusive Leadership for Senior Executives.
People leaders, managers, and mid-level leadership teams who shape day-to-day organisational culture and workforce diversity through their decisions and management style.
Endorsed capability partner
Trusted by Australia's peak HR body.
Culture Plus Consulting is proud to design and deliver flagship DEI programmes for the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) — Australia's peak HR professional body — supporting HR leaders and practitioners to build capability for inclusive leadership and organisational change.
Connect with us to explore how evidence-based DEI training can help your organisation build capability, strengthen culture, and deliver meaningful, measurable change.
What this training covers
What this inclusive leadership training covers.
Leaders often support inclusion in principle — but need clear guidance on what to do. This training focuses on practical behaviours leaders can start using right away. Participants gain hands-on skills and practise them in real leadership scenarios, like performance reviews, promotion decisions, and meetings.
What changes after this program
Real shifts that matter.
More inclusive decision-making in meetings and strategic discussions. More voices that were previously sidelined will be heard. Leaders actively sponsor diverse talent, not just endorse it. Dominance dynamics reduce.
Our methodology
The Practical Capability Model
Every Culture Plus programme is built on the same evidence-based methodology. Hover any step for detail:
Your facilitator
CEO, Author and Principal Consultant
Felicity Menzies
Every Culture Plus engagement is delivered with behavioural rigour and practical relevance by Felicity Menzies — organisational psychologist, author, and specialist facilitator.
- Role
- Founder, Culture Plus Consulting
- Qualification
- Bachelor of Commerce; Bachelor of Arts (Psych) — University Medallist; Fellow, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
- Experience
- 15+ years advising leading global and Australian private and government organisations; former senior executive in financial services and consulting
- Discipline
- Organisational psychology, behavioural science & trauma-informed practice
- Published
- A World of Difference (2016); contributor to leading business and HR publications globally
- Recognition
- LinkedIn Top Voice; commendation in NSW Parliament
From the book
Culture is the sum of behaviours leaders permit, model, and reward.A World of Difference — Felicity Menzies →
Free guide
Need to deliver impactful inclusive leadership training that truly drives behaviour change?
This guide outlines what conditions support impactful inclusive leadership training — including what helps behaviour change stick.
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Questions about inclusive leadership training, answered.
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It's training that helps leaders develop the behaviours and practical skills they need to make better decisions, build psychologically safe teams, and create fair access to equal opportunities — all embedded into how they actually lead, not just good intentions and what they know about inclusion. It includes developing cultural competence, emotional intelligence, and the ability to address unconscious bias effectively.
Selected work
Trusted partners
Inclusive leadership clients.
It has been such a pleasure to partner with you. Your knowledge and delivery have been amazing, and I am sure a great learning curve for many of our leaders.
Book
A World of Difference.
Our CEO, Felicity Menzies, is the author of A World of Difference: Leading in Global Markets with Cultural Intelligence, a book exploring how leaders build inclusive and culturally intelligent organisations in global environments.
Drawing on Felicity's personal experiences and research-driven insights, the book shows how organisations with cultural intelligence benefit from increased innovation and creativity, access to new markets, and the attraction and retention of top global talent. Readers learn how to develop their own cultural intelligence and that of their workforce, as well as best practices for managing and leading effectively across cultures.
The book is included on the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) member reading list, reflecting its relevance for governance and leadership.
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Build inclusive leadership capability that lasts
This isn't about ticking boxes.
It's about growing leaders who create inclusive, high-performing teams — and building an organisation that retains, develops, and deploys talent better than the competition.
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