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Full Day | Max. 16 Participants
Workshop Outcomes
- Explain the principles of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and their importance in the workplace
- Recognise how unconscious bias can influence decisions and behaviours
- Demonstrate inclusive communication and respectful workplace behaviours
- Identify barriers to equity and inclusion and explore strategies to address them
- Foster a culture of belonging where individuals feel valued and respected
- Apply practical techniques to support inclusive teamwork and collaboration
- Respond appropriately to inappropriate behaviours, discrimination and exclusion
- Develop a personal action plan to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in their workplace
Topics Covered
- Understanding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- The business and human value of DE&I
- Unconscious bias and its impact
- Inclusive leadership and everyday inclusion
- Respectful communication and psychological safety
- Recognising and addressing barriers to equity
- Cultural awareness and appreciating differences
- Preventing discrimination, harassment and exclusion
- Building inclusive teams and collaborative workplaces
- Personal commitment and action planning for inclusion
Location
- Willing to work remote
- Willing to work interstate
- Willing to work internationally
How can this workshop be delivered?
- Face to Face
- Virtual
Overview
Building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to contribute is fundamental to organisational success, innovation and high-performing teams.
This engaging and practical workshop introduces participants to the core principles of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I), exploring how individual experiences, perspectives and backgrounds strengthen workplace performance and decision-making. Participants will examine the impact of conscious and unconscious bias, recognise barriers that can prevent inclusion and develop practical strategies to foster equity, belonging and psychological safety.
Through interactive discussions, self-reflection and realistic workplace scenarios, learners will strengthen their awareness of inclusive behaviours, respectful communication and collaborative practices that support positive workplace relationships. The workshop also provides practical tools for responding appropriately to discrimination, exclusion and inappropriate behaviours, while encouraging participants to take personal responsibility for creating a culture where everyone can thrive. Participants will leave with a practical action plan to embed inclusive behaviours into their everyday work.
Workshop Outcomes
- Explain the principles of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and their importance in the workplace
- Recognise how unconscious bias can influence decisions and behaviours
- Demonstrate inclusive communication and respectful workplace behaviours
- Identify barriers to equity and inclusion and explore strategies to address them
- Foster a culture of belonging where individuals feel valued and respected
- Apply practical techniques to support inclusive teamwork and collaboration
- Respond appropriately to inappropriate behaviours, discrimination and exclusion
- Develop a personal action plan to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in their workplace
Topics Covered
- Understanding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- The business and human value of DE&I
- Unconscious bias and its impact
- Inclusive leadership and everyday inclusion
- Respectful communication and psychological safety
- Recognising and addressing barriers to equity
- Cultural awareness and appreciating differences
- Preventing discrimination, harassment and exclusion
- Building inclusive teams and collaborative workplaces
- Personal commitment and action planning for inclusion
Who is this workshop for
Leaders, Managers, Supervisors and Team Members
DE&I, HR, Organisational Development and L&D Practitioners
Coaches and Consultants
Handouts/materials provided
Learning materials
What to bring
Laptops (optional) and writing materials
Facilitator
About the facilitator
Bernadette (BJay) Lakey is an award-winning Senior Learning, Organisational Development and Change Consultant with more than 20 years of experience helping organisations build high-performing leaders and future-ready workforces. She partners with leaders to design and deliver learning, leadership, organisational development and workforce capability solutions that align people strategy with business priorities and deliver measurable organisational outcomes.
Working across the mining, energy, banking, government, transport, professional services and not-for-profit sectors, BJay has partnered with complex, multi-site and regulated organisations through organisational transformational change. She is recognised for translating complex business challenges into practical, scalable solutions and programs that strengthen organisational capability, leadership effectiveness, team performance and sustainable learning cultures.
As a trusted advisor, BJay collaborates with clients to diagnose organisational needs, identify capability gaps and develop tailored organisational development and learning strategies. Her expertise includes organisational diagnostics, learning strategy, leadership development, workforce capability, change management, culture transformation, talent development, succession planning, coaching, performance improvement and organisational design.
An accomplished instructional designer, master facilitator and consulting leader, BJay has designed and delivered evidence-based learning solutions ranging from targeted workshops to enterprise-wide leadership academies, capability frameworks and blended learning programs. She has facilitated hundreds of leadership programs, people skills training programs, strategy workshops and organisational development initiatives, whilst also leading facilitation and consulting teams delivering large-scale transformation, learning and capability projects.
Throughout her career, BJay has held career roles and provided consulting services with organisations including Rio Tinto, Santos Energy, Roy Hill, Chevron Australia, P&N Bank and Western Australian Government agencies
BJay holds a Graduate Certificate in Business, Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, and certifications in Coaching Leaders, Change Management, Human-Centred Organisational Development, Organisation Design, SAFe Agile, PMBOK Project Management, Human Synergistics, DiSC and Myers-Briggs. She is currently completing an MBA (Leadership and Management Behaviours) at Curtin University.
Key Expertise
- Leaders Leading Others Through Change
- Learning & Development for Capability
- Leadership Development
- Organisational Development
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Effective Communication Through Change or Conflict
- Talent Development and Succession
- Conflict Resolution
- High Performance Teams
- Change Management and Transformation
- Culture Transformation for Humans
- New Ways of Working (including AI)
- Emotional Intelligence and Mindset
- Digital Transformation
- Interpersonal workplace relationships
- Growth Mindset
- Building and Maintaining High Performance Teams
- Designing Strategic User Experiences
- Master Facilitation Skills
- Capability Frameworks and Pathways
- Coaching and Feedback Skills
- Instructional Design
Industry Focus
- Oil and Gas
- Mining
- Government
- Not for Profit
- Professional Services (Consulting)
- Banking and Finance
Based in:
About the facilitator
Bernadette (BJay) Lakey is an award-winning Senior Learning, Organisational Development and Change Consultant with more than 20 years of experience helping organisations build high-performing leaders and future-ready workforces. She partners with leaders to design and deliver learning, leadership, organisational development and workforce capability solutions that align people strategy with business priorities and deliver measurable organisational outcomes.
Working across the mining, energy, banking, government, transport, professional services and not-for-profit sectors, BJay has partnered with complex, multi-site and regulated organisations through organisational transformational change. She is recognised for translating complex business challenges into practical, scalable solutions and programs that strengthen organisational capability, leadership effectiveness, team performance and sustainable learning cultures.
As a trusted advisor, BJay collaborates with clients to diagnose organisational needs, identify capability gaps and develop tailored organisational development and learning strategies. Her expertise includes organisational diagnostics, learning strategy, leadership development, workforce capability, change management, culture transformation, talent development, succession planning, coaching, performance improvement and organisational design.
An accomplished instructional designer, master facilitator and consulting leader, BJay has designed and delivered evidence-based learning solutions ranging from targeted workshops to enterprise-wide leadership academies, capability frameworks and blended learning programs. She has facilitated hundreds of leadership programs, people skills training programs, strategy workshops and organisational development initiatives, whilst also leading facilitation and consulting teams delivering large-scale transformation, learning and capability projects.
Throughout her career, BJay has held career roles and provided consulting services with organisations including Rio Tinto, Santos Energy, Roy Hill, Chevron Australia, P&N Bank and Western Australian Government agencies
BJay holds a Graduate Certificate in Business, Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, and certifications in Coaching Leaders, Change Management, Human-Centred Organisational Development, Organisation Design, SAFe Agile, PMBOK Project Management, Human Synergistics, DiSC and Myers-Briggs. She is currently completing an MBA (Leadership and Management Behaviours) at Curtin University.
Key Expertise
- Leaders Leading Others Through Change
- Learning & Development for Capability
- Leadership Development
- Organisational Development
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Effective Communication Through Change or Conflict
- Talent Development and Succession
- Conflict Resolution
- High Performance Teams
- Change Management and Transformation
- Culture Transformation for Humans
- New Ways of Working (including AI)
- Emotional Intelligence and Mindset
- Digital Transformation
- Interpersonal workplace relationships
- Growth Mindset
- Building and Maintaining High Performance Teams
- Designing Strategic User Experiences
- Master Facilitation Skills
- Capability Frameworks and Pathways
- Coaching and Feedback Skills
- Instructional Design
Industry Focus
- Oil and Gas
- Mining
- Government
- Not for Profit
- Professional Services (Consulting)
- Banking and Finance
Based in:
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