Anti-Racist Training
Helping organisations build inclusive cultures through confident leadership and practical action
At Olmec, we believe creating equitable organisations requires more than raising awareness. It requires leaders who are confident, managers who are equipped to act, and organisational cultures where everyone feels respected, valued and able to contribute.
Since 2003, we have worked with public sector organisations, charities, housing associations, universities and businesses to strengthen leadership, develop inclusive workplaces and tackle racial inequality.
Today, our work goes beyond traditional anti-racism training. We partner with organisations to build leadership capability, strengthen organisational culture and embed anti-racist practice into everyday decision-making.
Whether you're responding to new legislation, implementing an organisational strategy or seeking to create lasting culture change, we design programmes that are tailored to your organisation's needs and ambitions.
Our Approach
Every organisation is different.
Rather than offering off-the-shelf training, we begin by understanding your organisation, your existing strengths and the work already underway.
From there, we design learning and organisational development programmes that build on existing initiatives, complement your organisational priorities and create practical, measurable change.
Our approach is collaborative, evidence-informed and focused on long-term organisational development rather than one-off training events.What We Help Organisations Achieve
- Develop confident and inclusive leaders.
- Equip managers to lead diverse, high-performing teams
- Build cultures where colleagues feel they belong
- Respond confidently and effectively to racism and discrimination
- Create psychologically safe working environments
- Strengthen allyship and shared responsibility
- Improve colleague experience ad organisational culture.
- Embed anti-racism into everyday leadership and decision-making
- Support better outcomes for the communities they serve
Our Services
Every programme is tailored to the organisation, but our work typically includes:
Executive Leadership Development
Supporting Boards, Executive Teams and senior leaders to lead organisational change with confidence and accountability.
Manager Development
Practical learning that equips managers to lead inclusive teams, navigate difficult conversations and create psychologically safe workplaces.
Anti-Racism Programmes
Evidence-informed learning that explores structural racism, organisational culture, allyship and practical actions that create equitable workplaces.
Organisational Development
Facilitated programmes that help organisations strengthen culture, improve collaboration and embed inclusive leadership across the workforce.
Reciprocal Mentoring
Creating structured learning partnerships between senior leaders and colleagues to build understanding, trust and organisational insight.
Leadership Coaching
Helping leaders reflect, develop confidence and navigate the challenges of leading organisational change.
Action Learning
Supporting managers and leaders to solve real organisational challenges while developing leadership capability through structured peer learning.
Communities of Practice
Creating ongoing peer learning networks that sustain momentum and embed learning beyond formal programmes.
Organisational Learning Reviews
Helping organisations evaluate progress, identify emerging themes and translate learning into practical organisational recommendations.
Illustrative Learning Topics
Programmes are designed collaboratively, but commonly include:
- Understanding structural racism.
- Inclusive leadership.
- Psychological safety.
- Belonging and organisational culture.
- Leading difficult conversations.
- Allyship in practice.
- Recruitment, progression and equity.
- Race data and organisational insight.
- Everyday inclusive behaviours.
- Decision-making and accountability.
- Responding to discrimination and microaggressions.
- Creating sustainable organisational change.
Who We Work With
Our clients include public sector organisations, charities, housing associations, universities, arts organisations and businesses seeking to create more inclusive workplaces.
Our work has included organisations such as:
- NHS Health Education England
- Southwark Council
- Peabody
- Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing
- London Boroughs across the capital
- Universities and cultural organisations
- National charities and social enterprises
From single leadership teams to large, complex organisations, every programme is designed around the client’s objectives, culture and existing organisational development activity.
Why Olmec?
Organisations choose Olmec because we combine more than twenty years of experience in race equality with expertise in leadership development, governance and organisational change.
We understand that lasting change happens when leadership, learning and organisational culture work together.
Our programmes are practical, evidence-informed and shaped around the realities of the organisations we work with.
We don’t deliver standard training.
We help organisations create environments where people can contribute, belong and thrive.
Click here to download an example of our training
Whether you’re looking for a single workshop, a leadership programme or support to deliver wider organisational change, we’d be delighted to explore how we can help.
Get in touch to arrange an initial conversation about your organisation, your priorities and how we might work together.
Email: info@olmec-ec.org.uk