Strategic Leadership of the DEI Agenda

If you want to drive the DEI agenda with tangible results, it is necessary to address DEI at a strategic and structural level. LEAD can help you develop and implement a DEI strategy and governance model tailored to your organization’s specific needs. We always begin with an analysis and understanding of your organization, after which we co-create action plans and potential targets. By focusing on diversity and inclusion, you can build a work culture where all employees—regardless of background—feel they belong and are seen, heard, and valued for who they are and what they contribute.

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Why should leaders and organizations work strategically with DEI?

Many of the crises we experience today may signal that our organizational development is not operating at a long-term sustainable level. Sustainable development requires including far more perspectives than usual. This is a condition for future organizations that must adapt to new demands and help solve the challenges we face. Complex problems rarely have simple solutions, which is why at LEAD we believe it’s important to work with the DEI agenda at multiple levels: structural, cultural, and individual.

Successfully advancing the strategic DEI agenda can help create:

  • Motivated employees who thrive—making your workplace attractive for attracting and retaining talent
  • A stronger sense of inclusion and psychological safety—laying the foundation for knowledge sharing, a learning culture, openness, and innovation
  • Greater organizational resilience—by improving your ability to make sustainable decisions so you are better equipped for both periods of growth and times of crisis

Strategically Oriented Approach

We support everything from developing a core DEI narrative, drafting policies, inclusive processes, to creating action plans and setting targets. We operate across several levels in the strategic process, so you see change both within your organization and in interactions with external stakeholders.

Analysis

DEI strategy work always starts with an analysis of your organization: How diverse is your workforce? Do leaders and employees feel included? What barriers exist to greater inclusion? We also analyze your sector to identify specific opportunities and challenges.

Employee Involvement

We involve your employees in the process to ensure ownership and engagement—and to make sure minority perspectives are included.

Goal Orientation

We often set measurable targets as part of the strategy and develop concrete action plans to achieve them.

How we can help you

We offer strategic sparring, analysis, and employee involvement tailored to develop your organization’s strategic approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

See examples of our services here:

Strategic sparring

Sparring related to developing your organization, decisions, or initiatives within DEI (e.g., strategy development, policies, action plans)

Analysis

We deliver analytical tools—including quantitative/qualitative analysis and desk research on your sector/communication

Employee involvement & networks

We facilitate employee groups/networks

Meet the consulting team

Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen

Managing Director & Partner

Kirstie Føge Hansen

Chief Consultant

Betina Hansen

Chief Consultant

Marianne Viftrup Hedegaard

Chief Consultant

References

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The goal of OK’s DEI leadership program was to use practice-based training for 100 leaders—raising awareness of how they could foster an inclusive culture and ensure a safe, attractive workplace for all.

To ensure the content/format met leaders’ needs, we ran three pilot workshops for executive management, AMO organization, and HR—using their input to tailor the final format. Especially executive feedback helped anchor the program strategically.

The training consisted of two workshops spaced six–seven weeks apart—to support knowledge transfer and allow time for practical experiments between sessions. Buddy agreements ensured leaders followed through on commitments between workshops.

“I started the program with my arms crossed, but I really feel things have changed since the first workshop. We can talk about things I didn’t think we could at OK. It’s great—a big step forward for us.”

Leader at OK

LEAD teaches on a DEI development program for executives, managers, study directors, institute heads, and other leaders at CBS.

The program aims to train inclusive leadership skills as part of CBS’s Gender Equality Plan implementation. In collaboration with CBS’s D&I Office, various themes were selected—ensuring leaders developed a common language through fruitful dialogue in learning groups between modules.

Other topics: addressing workplace discrimination, diversity management, microaggressions & norms.

If you have questions or want personal guidance - just let me know!

Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen

Managing Director & Partner

Master of Law

Mobile: +45 22 42 18 11
Email: aba@lead.eu