Sexual Harassment Training for Leaders
How leaders set expectations, respond to risk, and prioritise prevention directly shapes workplace culture. It also determines whether issues are identified early or escalate into formal complaints, legal claims, and reputational damage. This training is designed for senior leaders responsible for oversight, governance, and organisational risk. It supports your organisation in taking proactive, defensible steps under the Employment Rights Act 2025, moving beyond policy into practical, visible leadership. By the end of the session, your leaders will:
Understand where organisational risk sits, and how sexual harassment exposure develops over time
Recognise the role leadership behaviour plays in shaping culture and reporting confidence
Identify systemic risks across teams, environments, and ways of working
Make informed decisions about prevention, reporting, and organisational response
Take ownership of building a culture where issues are addressed early, not escalated later
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About this course
Most organisations already have policies, processes, and training in place, but when issues arise, the question is rarely “Do we have a policy?” it’s:
“Did leadership take reasonable steps to prevent this?”
“Was risk identified and acted on?”
“Was there a culture where people felt able to speak up?”
This session focuses on those questions, so leaders can demonstrate oversight, not just intent.
What the session covers
The content is tailored to your organisation, but typically includes:
- Understanding sexual harassment at organisational level: Patterns, behaviours, and why issues often go unreported
- Leadership responsibility and legal context: What “reasonable steps” look like in practice, and how this is scrutinised
- Assessing organisational risk: Identifying high-risk environments, roles, and cultural dynamics
- Culture as a risk factor: How leadership behaviour, incentives, and messaging influence conduct
- The business and reputational impact: Financial cost, employee trust, regulatory scrutiny, and external perception
- Prevention strategies that work: Moving beyond policy to practical, embedded approaches
- Reporting and response as early warning systems: Using data, disclosures, and trends to identify issues sooner
- Building a credible speak-up culture: What actually increases reporting, and what undermines it
- Demonstrating due diligence: How to evidence action, oversight, and continuous improvement
Talk to us about training for your organisation
If you want your leadership team to take a more proactive, informed approach to preventing sexual harassment - and reducing organisational risk - we can help. Get in touch to discuss a tailored session for your organisation.
Designed for senior decision-makers
This session is built for leaders who are responsible for organisational culture, compliance and governance, or risk and reputation. It provides:
clarity on expectations
challenge where needed
and practical direction on what to do next
A governance and risk-led approach
This is not awareness training, it’s a structured session focused on:
organisational risk
leadership accountability
practical prevention strategies
Delivered live (virtually or in person), the session creates space for discussion, challenge, and reflection at a senior level, grounded in real organisational pressures
"They took the time to understand our requirements for navigating the new legislation on sexual harassment, designing a solution that has enabled us to ensure as a business, we can equip our people to mitigate unacceptable behaviours in the workplace effectively, and create an environment where everyone can feel safe, be themselves and thrive."
"The session was thought-provoking and tailored to include real world scenarios that resonated with our employees and the unique environments they work within. Culture Shift creates a non-judgemental learning environment."
"Culture Shift have consistently delivered to a high standard. Charlotte’s facilitation has been engaging and impactful across both virtual and in-person sessions. The practical tools provided support our people in raising awareness and to confidently address any issues relating to unacceptable behaviours in the workplace, enabling a zero tolerance culture."
"After completing this training with our Senior Leadership team, I have new ideas on how we can prevent sexual harassment of our employees, from the recruitment process through to exit interview."
What our customers say
Hear how teams are creating safer, more open workplaces by giving people the confidence to speak up - and the tools to act when it matters most.
"We were seeing trends that we were able to push up into committee structures and say - 'We know where our problems are. We know what our resourcing needs to look like.'"
"Report + Support™ has been an instrumental tool for us in terms of addressing barriers to reporting unwanted behaviours, as well as monitoring trends and collecting data insights to inform our preventative and response strategies."
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Charlotte Taylor
As a Diversity and Inclusion Specialist, Charlotte leads the Training Academy at Culture Shift, designing and delivering impactful programmes to prevent bullying, harassment, and sexual misconduct. She is dedicated to fostering inclusive workplaces and communities, combining practical expertise with innovative training approaches to empower managers and staff to create safer, more respectful environments.
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FAQs
Questions about Sexual Harassment Training for Leaders? We've got answers.
Senior leaders are responsible for setting organisational culture, managing risk, and ensuring appropriate oversight of workplace behaviour. Training helps leaders understand how sexual harassment develops, where organisational exposure sits, and what preventative actions are required to reduce risk and strengthen culture.
Senior leaders are expected to ensure their organisation takes reasonable and proactive steps to prevent workplace harassment. Under the Employment Rights Act 2025, this includes oversight of culture, governance, policies, reporting mechanisms, and evidence of preventative action.
Leadership training focuses on organisational accountability, risk, and governance. It addresses culture, compliance, and strategic prevention. Manager training focuses on operational responsibilities such as handling disclosures, team-level risk, and escalation of concerns.
Leaders can identify risk by analysing reporting data, reviewing cultural feedback, assessing high-risk environments (such as client-facing roles or remote teams), and understanding where power imbalances or cultural issues may increase vulnerability to inappropriate behaviour.
Yes. Leadership training helps organisations identify gaps in prevention, strengthen governance structures, and demonstrate that appropriate steps have been taken. This can reduce exposure to legal challenge, regulatory scrutiny, and reputational damage.
All leadership training is delivered live, either virtually or in person. This allows for strategic discussion, organisational reflection, and scenario-based exploration relevant to senior decision-making.
Yes. All sessions are tailored to your organisation’s structure, risk profile, policies, and reporting systems. This ensures relevance at a senior level and alignment with your governance and compliance frameworks.
Leaders typically gain clearer visibility of organisational risk, improved understanding of their responsibilities, and practical strategies to strengthen prevention, oversight, and workplace culture.
Many organisations revisit leadership training periodically, particularly following regulatory updates, structural changes, internal incidents, or when strengthening governance and compliance frameworks.
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