Our Services
We provide training & consultation in three areas:
Inclusion, Communication & Leadership
We offer consulting, auditing, webinars, workshops and e-learning for groups and individuals.
Services range from a half-day course to a year-long series leading to certification.
Inclusion training & strategy
We provide one-to-one or group training and consultations on every aspect of inclusion in an organizational setting. Our training features RolePlayResults™ – the chance to practice behaviors in a safe space – along with design thinking that drives innovation.
Strategic D&I Planning:
Inclusion Stars Roadmap™
What are the core components of an Inclusive Workplace? How can you communicate the benefits of inclusion? How do you set inclusion KPIs? Brainstorm your way to increased retention, performance and productivity with a carefully crafted plan supported by experts with decades of organizational development success.
50 Ways to Fight Gender Bias and
Empower Women in the Workplace
Explore hidden biases that impact hiring, promotions and retention. Learn how mentoring, sponsorship and other key company cultural initiatives can create more opportunities for women to succeed on their own terms. This program can be conducted in weekly modules, for small groups, or as a unique leadership journey for individuals.
RolePlay Results™
RolePlayResults™ combines design thinking and improvisation. Participants practice inclusive behaviors and learn how to prevent/interrupt microaggressions. The workshop develops conflict-resolution skills that are directly applicable to participants’ organizational environment. Leaders can also use RolePlayResults™ to boost business outcomes and retention.
Recognize, prevent, and STOP harassment and bullying
In multicultural environments, people may be confused about definitions of sexual harassment and bullying. Is it okay to date a coworker, compliment their dress, or make a joke about their nationality? We learn why consensus over such questions is vital for team cohesion and reveal proven methods of harassment prevention.
Intercultural Competence to Boost Performance
What do Siemens, Ikea, and Google have in common? They use intercultural training to produce measurable gains in performance and financial results. Through workshops or 1-1 consultations, we provide you with ways to evaluate and continuously improve the intercultural competence of your organization both internally and externally.
Navigating Dissent: Conflict Resolution & Safe Spaces
Unresolved conflict can harm performance. In this workshop we learn the much-needed skills required to assess conflict, address root causes and resolve disputes within and between teams. We assess creating and distributing value; defining interests, and empathising with other views while maintaining your values and mission.
Communication & content writing
We’re a full-service content agency that can provide all the writing you need for media and strategic communications. Inclusion Stars can advance your mission by improving employee skills, such as public speaking, presentations, and leadership messaging.
Public Speaking: Captivate an Audience with Superior Storytelling
We focus on developing clear and compelling storytelling. Discover expert techniques such as: show me, don't tell me; suspense, and crafting provocative introductions/endings. Participants have the chance to practice their own oratory with feedback to achieve maximum impact.
Content Creation and Communications
Catch your readers' attention and work with a highly experienced content writer who knows how to get eyes on your message. Need to write reports, customer communications, social media posts, or blogs? Let us show you the way – we can tailor training to groups or individuals. We can even do the writing for you!
Communicating Change:
The Art of Transformation
Learn how to craft communications that clearly explain change, and encourage stakeholder involvement in transformation. We help you apply globally tested techniques that keep employees engaged during turbulent times. Enhance your change communication skills through case studies, role play and peer-reviewed research.
Giving and Getting Feedback
We grow most through our failures. But we often crumple when someone points out our mistakes. We will develop techniques to handle harsh feedback to fuel personal growth. We will also learn how to maximize the positive impact of the feedback we give and get based on neuroscience.
Women and The Confidence Game
How can women feel more confidence in their skills and experience? We will focus on how organizations and individuals can foster confidence among women to enhance their leadership potential. Participants will gain the tools needed to improve confidence in expressing and selling their ideas.
Media Confident Boot Camp
Participants learn to share their organization’s message in an accessible style that journalists appreciate. Discover the right method to answer difficult interview questions. All employees need to be media confident. Because even when not speaking to the news media, their online footprint affects your reputation.
Essential Leadership
We offer one-to-one and group training on inclusive behaviors, decision-making under pressure, design thinking, safe-space innovation, strengths-based leadership, responsive feedback and mentoring that align with your talent development goals.
Mentoring & Reverse Mentoring: Expand Your Leadership Pipeline
An impactful mentoring program that fosters leadership development requires strategic modeling, monitoring and evaluation. We have extensive experience setting up all the facets of mentoring, from surveys and goal-setting to stakeholder communication. Let us share our experience so that your organization can create mentoring, sponsorship, or reverse-mentoring with metric-driven results.
Inclusive Leadership for Innovation
Learn how ALL-IN Leadership — organized around Bias, Belonging, Participation, and Chance to Rise — fosters innovation at every level of your organization. Our workshops reveal how leaders can influence key barriers to talent development. We discover how emotional intelligence combined with various leadership styles boost engagement, retention, and performance.
Boost: Leadership Development for Women
This multi-module program – offered in person or online – ranges from three months to one year. Boost tackles the unique challenges women face as they transition from junior positions to managers, and from managers to leaders. There are soft-skills lessons in motivating teams, earning respect and decision-making. Boost also addresses life-work integration, power dynamics, and feedback.