London InterculturalCulture
How do we work across differences?
Culture is the third layer of the LIA Development Framework: the move from working within a team to working across differences. It is about how diverse, global organisations include people, build belonging and collaborate across cultures and identities. This layer brings together six programmes in cultural intelligence, diversity and inclusion that scale individual and team skills to the whole organisation.
Why Culture sits here
Self and Team prepare you to work with people like you; Culture prepares you to work with people unlike you. As the London Intercultural Academy, this is our heartland: the capabilities that let diverse, global organisations include, belong and perform together.
Culture is the third ring, where personal and team skills scale to the whole organisation and set the stage for Leadership and Risk & Compliance beyond.
What you will develop
- Cultural intelligence
- Diversity & inclusion
- Belonging
- Unconscious bias
- Inclusive leadership
- Cross-cultural communication
- Psychological safety
Programmes in the Culture layer
Each programme can run on its own or as part of a pathway across the framework, delivered in person or online.
Global Diversity and Inclusion Certification
A thorough grounding in the principles and everyday practice of diversity, equity and inclusion at work.
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Read, understand and intentionally shape organisational culture and the human dynamics that drive it.
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Build a workplace where everyone feels safe to speak up, contribute and belong.
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Recognise the hidden biases that shape everyday decisions and learn practical ways to interrupt them.
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Collaborate confidently across cultures, adapt your style and avoid the misunderstandings that derail global teams.
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Lead in a way that makes every team member feel they belong and can do their best work.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Culture layer of the LIA Development Framework?
Culture is the third of five layers in the LIA Development Framework. It focuses on how people work effectively across differences, through diversity, inclusion, unconscious bias awareness and cross-cultural collaboration, and builds on the Self and Team layers beneath it.
Why does Culture come after Team?
Once you can manage yourself and work within a team, the next challenge is working across difference: bridging cultures, identities and perspectives at the level of the whole organisation. Culture scales individual and team skills outward.
Which programmes are in the Culture layer?
The Culture layer includes six programmes: Global Diversity and Inclusion Certification; Certified in People & Cultural Intelligence PCIâ„¢; Psychological Safety; Unconscious Bias Awareness and Mitigation; Working Across Cultures: Skills for Global Teams; and Inclusive Leadership.
What skills does the Culture layer develop?
Cultural intelligence, diversity & inclusion, belonging, unconscious bias, inclusive leadership, cross-cultural communication and psychological safety.
Who is the Culture layer for?
Anyone working in a diverse or global organisation, especially managers, HR and people teams, DEI leads and anyone responsible for inclusion and cross-cultural collaboration.
How are Culture programmes delivered?
In person across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and online worldwide, for individuals and teams. Every programme is CPD certified, and LIA can often deliver at short notice.
What comes after the Culture layer?
The next layer is Leadership, which focuses on how you lead others: presence, influence, decision-making and developing people.
See every programme on the all courses page.
Building a pathway across the layers?
Tell us your goals and audience. We will map the right programmes for your organisation.
