Sonali D'silva, developing inclusive and visible leaders (2)

Helping Leaders Lead with Inclusion and Awareness

Sonali D’silva is the Founder of Equality Consulting and a Certified Professional in Inclusive Leadership from Catalyst Inc. She offers actionable advise to senior leaders, D&I professionals and HR Leaders on people matters, so they can navigate the modern workplace with competence and confidence. 

Sonali founded Equality Consulting in 2017 in Australia on the back of a long corporate career in leadership and learning with the intention of developing inclusive and visible leaders and teams. 

Equality Consulting offers training, coaching and consulting services to develop inclusive leadership and inclusive work practices, instil psychological safety and support D&I plans and strategy. 

Sonali’s purpose is for more leaders to lead with inclusion, awareness and respect. So teams can bring themselves safely to work and people can feel included, respected, valued and like they can belong.

Sonali’s training and consulting work spans a range of organisations and industries. Sonali is also a leadership coach who helps sharpen and align leadership practices, values and vision for leaders.

LEADING WITH INCLUSION – SELF-ASSESSMENT

Support leaders with our Leading with Inclusion Self-assessment that offers a comprehensive self-assessment on the eight crucial skills of inclusive leadership. This can be tailored to suit your leaders, industry and preferences. Ask us for a sample self-assessment and to organise a pilot for you.

PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY – SELF-ASSESSMENT 

Offer our Psychological Safety Self-assessment to your leaders, so they can assess themselves on the six kinds of safety every team needs. This helps leaders instil safety. This can be tailored to suit your leaders, industry and preferences. Ask us for a sample self-assessment and pilot to your leaders.

Clients

Client Testimonials

Through AITD, I had the privilege of co-hosting an amazing webinar delivered by Sonali, called ‘Activating an Inclusive Learning Experience'. Sonali’s depth and breadth of knowledge around D&I is quite simply incredible. Her webinar uncovers varying types of facilitation, which are important...
Jennifer W.
Fmr. Programs Manager | Australian Institute of Training and Development (AITD)
Sonali facilitated a team session for our group as part of a team day. Her approach is curious, energetic and positive. Sonali and I had a number of open and pragmatic conversations prior to the day, informing her approach and the material covered. She led an engaging and thought-provoking...
Claire P.
Manager Studies | BHP, Olympic Dam Asset Projects
Sonali’s knowledge and passion for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is second to none. Her professional yet relatable approach to her workshops allows her to connect to all her participants in a very unique way. This in turn means that the learning is absorbed and understood regardless of your...
Alex J.
Infrastructure Manager | La Marzocco Australia
Sonali presented at Beyond Bank Australia ‘In Conversations with D&I” speaking about the topic of Inclusion to our employees. She is an inspiring presenter who speaks authentically, sharing numerous personal experiences around the topic of Inclusion and giving simple practical strategies for our...
Deborah B R.
Fmr. Organisational Development Manager | Beyond Bank Australia
I can unhesitatingly provide a high recommendation for Sonali. She has advanced skills and knowledge in designing and facilitating leadership programs for a range of audiences. Sonali has been a part of our panel of expert facilitators and delivered successful leadership programs for our clients...
Joanna C.
Fmr. Programs Manager | PACE at the University of Adelaide
I recommend Sonali D'silva for designing and developing inclusive leadership development programs. Sonali supported Arup to present a seven-module program across Southeast Asia - opening hearts and minds to the leadership qualities and behaviours which enable inclusive teams.
Abbie W.
Diversity & Inclusion Associate | Arup

Coming soon: Get a range of online courses for your employees

Equality Consulting has a wide range of practical and engaging online and self-paced learning content ready to dive into. We offer online courses for team leaders, team members and D&I and HR professionals. These range from 30 mins micro-modules to 90 mins short courses.  

COMING SOON! Click on each course below to read the course description and contact us for subscription.

Creating Psychological Safety in Teams

Leading With Inclusion in
Diversity

Managing Leadership
Biases

Creating a Culture of Inclusion & Belonging

Leading a Multigenerational and Diverse Team

Leading with Empathy and Awareness

Calling out Unconscious
Biases at Work

Communicating with Inclusion and Respect

Leadership Skills for New Team Leaders

Giving and Receiving Effective
Feedback

Coaching Skills for Team Managers and Leaders

Having Difficult Conversations at Work