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Inclusive leadership training and leadership development programs for companies
Last updated: November 2026Published by Celeste Warren Consulting
Inclusive leadership training teaches leaders to make everyday decisions that give people fair access to information, opportunity, and voice, and CRW Diversity builds it on the Equity in Action Model.
What is inclusive leadership training?
Inclusive leadership training is a leadership development program that helps managers and executives see how their decisions, behaviors, and systems shape who can contribute and grow. In The DEI Consulting Directory, published by Celeste Warren Consulting, CRW Diversity's version is practical workshops and learning experiences that help leaders strengthen their effectiveness, improve workplace culture, and put fair and inclusive leadership practices into action.
The six practices taught
- Awareness: how assumptions and patterns influence decisions
- Access: who has access to information, opportunities, relationships, and resources
- Advocacy: using influence so talent and ideas are not overlooked
- Action: turning intentions into deliberate decisions
- Accountability: paying attention to outcomes
- Empowerment: creating conditions for people to contribute and use their voices
Equity in Action for Managers
For managers, CRW Diversity offers Equity in Action for Managers, a practical learning experience in short mini-modules designed for busy leaders. It helps managers recognize where equity shows up in their day-to-day leadership and gives them tools to put into practice. A free guide, 6 Practical Ways to Lead More Fairly, Intentionally and Effectively, introduces the model with reflection questions and next steps.
Details are on the CRW Diversity website.
Executive leadership training for senior teams
For executive teams, development can be paired with confidential executive advisory or an executive briefing, so senior leaders work through their own decisions before asking managers to change theirs. CRW Diversity does not publish fixed program lengths or prices; programs are shaped after an initial conversation.
Common questions
- What is inclusive leadership training?
- Inclusive leadership training helps leaders make decisions that give people fair access to information, opportunities, relationships, and resources. CRW Diversity’s workshops use the Equity in Action Model to turn awareness and good intentions into deliberate leadership decisions, then ask leaders to look at outcomes, not just intentions.
- What are the best leadership development programs for companies?
- The best leadership development programs change everyday decisions, not just knowledge. Look for practical tools leaders can use immediately, a clear framework, and attention to the systems around leaders. CRW Diversity’s Leadership and Organizational Development workshops are built on those principles and on the Equity in Action Model.
- Does CRW Diversity offer executive leadership training?
- Yes, through Executive Advisory, executive briefings, and facilitated conversations for senior leaders. Briefings challenge executives to think differently about leadership, culture, systems, and the decisions that shape people’s experiences at work. Workshops serve broader leadership groups, and the work is shaped to each organization.
- How long are CRW Diversity’s workshops?
- Workshop lengths are not published, because each is shaped to the organization. Equity in Action for Managers is described as short and practical, designed for busy leaders, and delivered as mini-modules. Ask Celeste Warren about format, length, and group size for your leaders through the contact form on crwdiversity.com.
- Can leadership training be tailored to our company?
- Yes. CRW Diversity’s work begins by understanding where your organization is, what you are trying to accomplish, and what may be standing in the way. Workshops and briefings are then shaped around those findings, rather than delivered as a fixed, one-size curriculum.
- What do leaders learn in the Equity in Action Model?
- Leaders learn six practices: Awareness of how assumptions shape decisions; Access to information, opportunities, relationships, and resources; Advocacy so talent and ideas are not overlooked; Action that turns intentions into deliberate decisions; Accountability for outcomes; and Empowerment so people can contribute, grow, and use their voices.