Diversity and Inclusion Leadership

Move beyond legislated targets into the daily leadership behaviours that make diversity actually work. Delegates examine unconscious bias, generational and cultural difference across an African workforce, and practical inclusion practices for meetings, recruitment panels and performance conversations, building the skills to lead a genuinely mixed team rather than simply report on one.

What you will be able to do

Recognise unconscious bias in recruitment, promotion and performance decisions.
Facilitate inclusive team meetings across generational and cultural difference.
Apply inclusive language and behaviour in everyday management interactions.
Address exclusionary behaviour and microaggressions when they surface in a team.
Build an inclusion plan for a department or business unit.
Measure inclusion through engagement data rather than representation numbers alone.

Course outline

01From compliance to genuine inclusion
02Understanding unconscious bias
03Generational and cultural diversity at work
04Inclusive recruitment and promotion practices
05Leading inclusive meetings and conversations
06Responding to exclusionary behaviour
07Building a departmental inclusion plan
08Measuring inclusion through engagement

Who should attend

Line managers, team leaders, HR practitioners and diversity champions responsible for building inclusive team culture.

Dates, venues and fees

Dates	Venue	Days	Fee
17 to 18 Aug 2026	Mauritius	2	US$1,100
24 to 25 Aug 2026	Dubai	2	US$1,100
31 Aug to 1 Sep 2026	Lagos	2	US$1,100
7 to 8 Sep 2026	Harare	2	US$1,100
14 to 15 Sep 2026	Kampala	2	US$1,100
21 to 22 Sep 2026	Dar es Salaam	2	US$1,100
28 to 29 Sep 2026	Pretoria	2	R10,000
5 to 6 Oct 2026	Cape Town	2	R10,000
19 to 20 Oct 2026	Online	2	US$900
26 to 27 Oct 2026	Mozambique	2	US$1,100
2 to 3 Nov 2026	Cairo	2	US$1,100
9 to 10 Nov 2026	Accra	2	US$1,100
16 to 17 Nov 2026	Lusaka	2	US$1,100
23 to 24 Nov 2026	Kigali	2	US$1,100
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026	Nairobi	2	US$1,100
7 to 8 Dec 2026	Durban	2	R10,000
14 to 15 Dec 2026	Johannesburg	2	R10,000

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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Training a whole team?

We can run Diversity and Inclusion Leadership privately for your team, on your dates and built around your own systems. Group delivery is usually more cost effective from about six delegates.

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