Leadership capability that moves beyond compliance
Training & Education
We design and deliver executive and organisation-wide programs that align governance, leadership judgement and everyday behaviour to create measurable cultural impact.
The Diversity Collective Education Philosophy and Architecture
Our training and education programs are structured as an integrated leadership cascade — aligning executive accountability with organisational embedding to move beyond compliance and drive sustainable cultural change. Think of it as elevating a ‘competency framework,’ into an accountability framework.
While regulatory awareness can be delivered via eLearning, meaningful shifts in leadership behaviour require facilitated dialogue and applied case work.
Executive programs are delivered primarily as interactive workshops. eLearning options are available with supported facilitated sessions. If you require eLearning content only, please contact us directly.
Each TDC education and training offering sits within a defined capability stream, structured across:
- executive-level alignment (1);
- organisation-wide embedding (2)
- Advanced or bespoke modules (3+)
This architecture ensures culture change is deliberate, staged and measurable — not fragmented or reactive.
Governance & Executive Accountability
(Stream A)
A1 Executive Leadership Intensive
Inclusive Leadership, Governance and Risk in High-Discretion Environments
Format: 🧠 🏢 💻
Duration: 2–3 hours (closed-door workshop)
For senior leaders, culture is ultimately shaped by how authority and discretion are exercised under pressure. The most significant conduct, reputational and regulatory risks rarely arise from policy failure — they emerge through patterns of executive judgement.
This closed-door session examines inclusive leadership as a core governance capability. Drawing on contemporary obligations under Respect@Work, discrimination law and psychosocial safety frameworks, it explores how power, decision-making and structural norms influence risk exposure, talent retention and organisational resilience.
A2 From Compliance to Culture
Embedding Respect, Accountability and Psychological Safety Across the Organisation
Format: 🧠 🏢 💻 🔎 📚
Duration: 2 hours for recommended facilitated session
While executive leaders set direction, sustainable change depends on how conduct expectations, decision-making norms and accountability are understood and practised across teams.
This session translates regulatory frameworks into practical behavioural standards that apply at every level of the organisation. It examines how power, identity and structural dynamics influence everyday interactions, and how small decisions accumulate to shape inclusion, risk and psychological safety.
This program moves beyond compliance training to build shared ownership of culture — equipping leaders and employees alike to actively contribute to safe, accountable and high-performing workplaces.
A3 Respect@Work – Positive Duty Obligations
Delivered in partnership with Elevate Consulting Partners)
Format: 🧠 🏢 💻 🔎 📚
Duration: 2 hours or eLearn + 1 hour facilitated session
Under Australian law, employers and leaders now hold a positive duty to prevent sexual harassment, discrimination and related conduct — not just respond when it occurs. This session unpacks what that duty means for organisational governance, leadership accountability and day-to-day conduct. Delivered in partnership with Elevate Consulting Partners, it balances regulatory clarity with practical leadership application.
Behaviour & Psychological Safety
(Stream B)
B1. Psychological Safety for Leaders
Format: 🧠 🏢 💻 🔎
Duration: 2 hours
Psychological safety is increasingly recognised as a driver of performance, innovation and retention — not just wellbeing. This session explores how leadership behaviour, team norms and structural dynamics influence voice, accountability and engagement in high-pressure environments.
B2. Psychological Safety in Practice
Format: 🧠 🏢 💻 🔎
Duration: 90 minutes–2 hours
Psychological safety is shaped by team norms, leadership behaviour and power dynamics. This applied session translates executive intent into everyday practice, strengthening voice, feedback and shared accountability. Through facilitated case discussion, participants examine how discretion and group dynamics influence who is heard, how risk is distributed and how teams can embed respectful challenge and early intervention.
Systems & Structural Equity
(Stream C)
C1. Inclusive Recruitment & Reward Systems
Format: 🧠 🏢 💻
Duration: 2 hours
Recruitment and reward decisions shape culture more than policy statements. This executive workshop examines how discretion, default norms and system design influence hiring, performance recognition and progression outcomes. Leaders analyse structural patterns, strengthen fairness and defensibility, and align talent systems with governance obligations and long-term organisational performance.
C2. Bias in the Workplace (Unconscious Bias 101)
Format: 🧠 🏢 💻 🔎 📚
Duration: 90 minutes–2 hours
Unconscious bias influences everyday decisions in communication, feedback and opportunity allocation. This organisation-wide session builds foundational bias literacy through a systems-focused and intersectional lens. Participants explore how cognitive shortcuts and structural norms shape outcomes, and apply practical strategies to strengthen fairness, consistency and inclusion across teams.
Narrative & Representation
(Stream D)
D1 — Ethical Storytelling for Leaders
Delivered in Partnership with Our Race
Format: 🧠 🏢 💻
Duration: 2 Hours
Storytelling is a powerful tool for culture change — but without intention and ethics, narratives can reinforce stereotypes, marginalise voices and undermine inclusion. This session explores the principles and practices of ethical storytelling in organisational contexts: from communications and marketing to internal change initiatives and leadership narratives. Delivered in collaboration with Our Race, it centres voice, consent and accountability in shaping organisational stories that build trust and belonging.
D2 — Ethical Storytelling in Practice
Delivered in Partnership with Our Race
Format: 🧠 🏢 💻 🔎
Duration: 2 hours
Stories shape culture, trust and belonging. This applied program examines how organisational narratives are sourced, framed and amplified — and how they can unintentionally reinforce inequity. Through case analysis and practical tools, participants strengthen narrative integrity, consent-centred storytelling and inclusive communication practices.
Format Key
🧠 Facilitated Workshop
Interactive, scenario-based sessions focused on applied leadership practice and behavioural change. Recommended for executives and people leaders.
💻 Virtual Workshop
Live facilitated delivery via video platform, including breakout discussions and case analysis.
📚 White-Labelled e-Learning
Customisable content for integration into your LMS. Suitable for compliance awareness; limited behavioural depth.
🔎 e-Learn + Facilitated Case Lab
Self-paced foundational content followed by a facilitated case-study workshop delivered by TDC to contextualise and embed learning.
🏢 In-Person Delivery
On-site, high-engagement workshop format for leadership teams and organisational cohorts.
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