leadership training

Leadership Training for Executive Teams and Managers

Effective leadership shapes workplace culture, drives performance, and strengthens your position in a competitive talent market.

We offer two tailored leadership trainings — one for executive teams and one for managers — to help your organization build an inclusive, high-performing culture.

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For executive teams and senior leaders

Shaping culture into a strategic advantage

We help leadership teams clarify their role in building a more inclusive and resilient culture – one that boosts productivity, reduces risk, and strengthens your position in the talent market. 

This includes tapping into the strategic opportunities that understanding diversity, inclusion and internationally attractive cultures offer, and limiting associated business risks.

For managers and team leads

Leading teams that perform, collaborate, and stay

We help managers lead stronger, fairer teams by making inclusion part of everyday leadership.

You’ll gain tools to support better collaboration, well-being, and performance that are grounded in the real situations you face as a leader.

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What you’ll get from our leadership training

For executive teams and senior leaders

  • Clarity on how diversity and inclusion link to culture and business strategy
  • Strategic alignment on the current state and strategic priorities
  • An improved, shared understanding of senior leaders’ role in advancing an inclusive culture and setting the tone across the organization
  • Clear, actionable next steps for how leaders can model inclusive behaviors, set expectations for their teams, and embed inclusion into day-to-day decision-making and long-term strategy

For managers and team leads

  • A clear understanding of how inclusion supports productivity, communication, and collaboration
  • Insight into your role in shaping team culture through everyday actions
  • Practical tools and concrete examples for giving feedback, leading team discussions, and making decisions fairly
  • An understanding of core competencies for building a stronger, more equitable team culture

Impact

For executive teams and senior leaders

  • Clarity on how diversity and inclusion link to culture and business strategy
  • Strategic alignment on the current state and strategic priorities
  • An improved, shared understanding of senior leaders’ role in advancing an inclusive culture and setting the tone across the organization
  • Clear, actionable next steps for how leaders can model inclusive behaviors, set expectations for their teams, and embed inclusion into day-to-day decision-making and long-term strategy

For managers and team leads

  • A clear understanding of how inclusion supports productivity, communication, and collaboration
  • Insight into your role in shaping team culture through everyday actions
  • Practical tools and concrete examples for giving feedback, leading team discussions, and making decisions fairly
  • An understanding of core competencies for building a stronger, more equitable team culture

Who it’s for

Our senior leadership trainings are for executive teams who:

  • Are navigating or anticipating rapid change in talent competition and evolving workforce expectations 
  • Want to lead culture as a driver of business strategy and performance
  • Need to align on direction before investing in broader cultural or organizational change
  • Understand that culture cannot be delegated – it must be led

Our manager trainings are for team leads who:

  • Want to support better collaboration, fairness, and well-being in their teams
  • Make daily decisions that shape how their teams function and feel
  • Are looking for practical tools to lead diverse teams with clarity and confidence

Why our leadership training sessions work

For executive teams and senior leaders

  • We customize the session based on your company’s strategy, culture, and internal language to meet leadership-level decision-making.
  • We guide your team to align on a clear, shared direction for the kind of culture needed to achieve your strategic goals.
  • We link inclusive culture to business-critical outcomes: reputation, talent retention, innovation, and business resilience.
  • We use relevant examples, data, and benchmarks to ground the discussion in your business context.

For managers and team leads

  • We lead a structured and interactive session focused on your daily responsibilities as a manager
  • We show how diversity and inclusion impact team dynamics such as collaboration, communication, and trust.
  • We introduce the core competencies of inclusive leadership and show how they apply in practice
  • We guide you to identify specific actions to improve how your team works and communicates

Proven expertise in leadership training

We have a proven track record of working with senior and executive teams, grounded in our own extensive leadership experience in building inclusive cultures.

 

What our clients say about our leadership training

  • “Our leadership and sales team participated to Inklusiiv D&I workshop to hear point of views of inclusive leadership, importance to organizations and impacts to business. Now we are better equipped on our journey building a diverse workforce, where people of all backgrounds can bring their best and authentic selves to work.” 

    Taina Järvinen, Head of Services, SAP

  • “Inklusiiv led a leadership session with us and conducted it in a credible manner. They provided evidence-based insights and created space for an educational and meaningful dialogue. Inklusiiv helped us connect inclusion with our leadership and organizational context.”

    Anna Mörtzell, HR Manager, CAB Group

  • “Inklusiiv delivered a well-structured and engaging workshop that helped our working group identify concrete actions to advance inclusion and diversity at SSAB. The session balanced interactivity with valuable information, enabling us to come to a shared understanding of the topic and our needs, and align on key objectives. In just three hours, we identified a priority order for our actions, which we are now starting to implement. The workshop was a valuable addition to our planning day and significantly moved us forward.”

    Veera Ilkko, HR Business Partner, Human Resources Finland, SSAB

  • “Digia’s management team, HR and managers participated in Inklusiiv’s trainings on Inclusive Leadership. The trainings sparked engaging discussion on different dimensions of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and everyday actions our managers could implement. “

    Liisa Onninen, HR Business Partner, Digia

  • “Inklusiiv’s DEI experts provided our managers and team leads with excellently prepared training on leading diverse teams. From the start, they created a welcoming and interactive atmosphere that encouraged open discussion and sharing of experiences. Our team leads found the session beneficial and insightful. Inklusiiv did a great job customising the content to match our needs and wishes.” 

    Kristiina Kurki, HR Specialist, Suomen Ekonomit

  • “Inklusiiv facilitated two trainings for us to broaden and deepen our understanding of DEI. The first training was for the whole company and the second one was for team leads. Inklusiiv’s trainings were thoughtfully tailored to suit the audience, incorporating concrete examples from day-to-day situations. The sessions had enough time for personal reflection and group discussions to deepen and develop our thinking. The feedback from participants has been very positive.” 

    Vilma Wiitakorpi Björkman, Vice President, Comms, Brand & ESG, Ilmatar Energy

  • “Inklusiiv has profound expertise in DEI. Their team comprises seasoned professionals who bring a wealth of knowledge and practical experience, ensuring that you receive advice and strategies grounded in real-world success.”

    Greta Turkama, Head of People & Culture, Smartvatten

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