THE TIME FOR CHANGE IS NOW

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Project 23 helps organisations build diverse and inclusive cultures. Co-founded by Elaine dela Cruz and Gary Rayneau, our mission is to make workplaces fairer, happier and more productive. Using workshops, coaching and consultancy services plus 30+ years combined experience, we support organisations to make sustainable changes that are relevant for today's societal and business needs. 

CREATE AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE FOR ALL

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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The Value of Diversity and why we can't be afraid to talk about it

- A workshop to discover and discuss the value of diversity in your business.
- Explore the value that different groups can bring and untapped talent pools.
- Work through the barriers that sometimes make it difficult to talk about equality, inclusion and diversity and allow us to move forward positively.
- Begin to formulate sustainable actions to make real change.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Healthcheck

- An independent and impartial assessment to aid you in your inclusion and diversity policies.
- Gathering new and existing data, survey information and personal stories from all levels within your organisation.
- True and current picture of the facts and how people feel.
- We'll use this healthcheck to discuss opportunities, plan next steps and implement any necessary change.

Debiasing Recruitment

- Confirming the need to a diverse and inclusive recruitment process.
- Assessment of the current recruitment process through the diveristy and inclusion lens.
- Analysis of talent attraction, candidate sourcing, interview process and onboarding.
- Identification of areas of personal and systemic bias.
- Implementation of interventions and guidance to minimise bias and increase diversity.
- Focus on employer branding and how your organisation communicates to talent.

Inclusive Management Training

- Reinforcing the value of DEI for individuals and to the business.
- Normalising conversations around race, gender, sexual orientation and more.
- Reminding managers of the importance of a 'retain and develop' management style.
- Empowering and inspiring managers to make a difference and have accountability.
- Acknowledging and generating reflection about the fact that bias exists.
- Offering practical skills and takeaways for managers.

 THE POWER OF VALUES

Developing and articulating inclusive values

Pushing beyond the generic values that get designed in the boardroom, put on a poster and never referenced again.

- Insight and analysis of current culture.
- Strategic advice to design values that are authentic, purposeful and actionable.
- Facilitation and guidance to ensure design is inclusive and relevant.
- Framework and process to ensure values are translated into action.

Bringing your values to life

Translating your organisational values into a growing and inclusive culture.

- Make values meaningful for everyone.
- Defining specific ACTIONS that support your values.
- Signalling BEHAVIOUR that is expected.
- Detailing CONSEQUENCES when values are and aren't upheld

Developing your leadership values

Putting in place values to inspire, motivate and lead.

- Direction to how your values can support your vision and create trust and belief.
- Exploration and definition of how your values will help to achieve your objectives and goals.
- How values will give you grounding and consistency in the decisions you make and the actions you take.

Exploring your personal values

How can our personal values enhance the work we do?

- Discovery and definition of personal values held and strived for.
- Resolution of dissonance between personal values and the work we do
- Fulfilment of values to aid job satisfaction, engagement and happiness

PROFESSIONAL COACHING, FACILITATION AND SPEAKING

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Career and personal development

Whether you are at a career junction, returning to work or simply looking for support to help you order your ambitions into a clear direction, both 1:1 and group coaching is often an invaluable resource.

Working with absolute positive regard for you and what you want to achieve, we’ll work together in partnership to articulate, address and aim towards your personal goals.

Pause - Group coaching for DEI network members

Being part of a DEI network on top of your day job can be a lot of hard work! Group coaching and reflective practices aims centred around:
- Normative: ensure you’re meeting the standards, are ethical and up to date.
- Formative: provide us with new learning, continuous growth across core skills.
- Restorative: support and encouragement, active listeners, allay self-doubts

Women at work group coaching

A bespoke development programme for women in your workplace, designed to support and enhance their progression into senior and underrepresented positions.

Leadership development programmes for POC

Aiming to create sustainable inclusion by addressing the organisational, psychological and social barriers that exist for POC in the workplace. A group coaching setting offers both intrinsic and extrinsic learning opportunities, a safe space for expression and creativity.