Cross-company training courses Female Talent
Women's leadership training: unlock your ambition, amplify your impact
Women's leadership training: making gender balance happen
Gender balance in business cannot simply be imposed. It is built, through women who grow in confidence and influence, take their place and, in turn, inspire others.
Our women’s leadership training programmes are designed to do exactly that: give women a dedicated space in which to develop their self-confidence, assert their leadership style and raise their professional visibility within their organisation.
What makes our approach so effective? An cross-company format that creates a unique group dynamic. By bringing together women from a wide range of professional backgrounds, each training programme also becomes a space for discussion, shared resources and lasting connections, leading to membership of an international network ofcommitted women leaders.
Because developing women’s leadership means investing in more balanced, innovative and successful organisations.
What these programs offer:
Career-focused support
Because needs evolve throughout a professional journey, we offer training programmes tailored to key moments in the career cycle: starting a new role, stepping into leadership, building self-confidence, and more.
A cross-company space for exchange
Each session brings together participants from a variety of sectors, encouraging mutual learning, the sharing of best practices, and the expansion of professional networks. Delivered in person or online, these sessions welcome participants based in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas — representing over 75 countries and nationalities.
Practical tools for immediate impact
Our interactive teaching methods ensure each participant leaves with concrete tools to strengthen their positioning, presence, and accelerate their career trajectory.
“Participants in our cross-company programs leave with greater confidence, a stronger network, and a broader vision for their professional future.”
1,500 participants trained per year in over 100 Diafora cross-company sessions
Target audience & formats
- Identified female talents, based on profiles recommended for each program (details below)
- Available in French or English
- Delivered in-person or remotely
Explore our programs
Young female talent
Build a successful career path
Target audience:
Women in early career stages (3–10 years of experience), typically in their 30s.
Objectives:
– Understand how gender dynamics impact career progression
– Anticipate and plan career and life cycles aligned with evolving personal and professional goals
– Learn to clearly communicate career choices
– Build and activate a strong professional network
– Receive peer advice from women across other companies
Format:
In-person or remote (1 day)
🇫🇷 🇬🇧 French or English
Marketing Yourself
Enhance your image and visibility
Target audience:
Women with 10+ years of experience aiming to strengthen their professional image and visibility.
Objectives:
– Understand the power of perception in reaching goals
– Define the image and messages you want to convey
– Learn how to boost visibility
– Create a personal marketing plan to support your career goals
– Build a cross-company support network
Format:
In-person or remote (1 day)
🇫🇷 🇬🇧 French or English
Leadership 1
Lead with Intention
Target audience:
Senior managers or experts from diverse nationalities with 14+ years of experience and confirmed leadership potential.
Objectives:
– Understand leadership challenges in a changing world
– Explore how gender dynamics shape influence and leadership
– Clarify professional ambition, identify strengths, and explore how to achieve personal and career goals
– Practise and refine strategies to increase your impact and visibility in order to play a greater role as a leader
– Expand peer networks and benefit from feedback and support from other women leaders
Format:
Residential seminar or remote session (2 days)
🇬🇧 International sessions in English
Leadership 2
Master Executive Impact
Objectives:
– Build more strategic and systemic leadership in a changing business world
– Strengthen “executive presence” while navigating gender differences authentically and powerfully
– Prepare for higher-responsibility roles while maintaining energy and resilience
– Develop an inspiring vision, increase influence, and become a role model
– Expand networks and benefit from peer feedback from senior leaders
Why choose cross-company rather than in-house training?
How does a neutral space encourage open expression?
By providing an environment removed from internal reporting lines, allowing participants to explore their questions fully without fear of judgement.
Stepping outside your usual environment makes it easier to take a fresh look at your practices.
How can the risk of stigmatising women be reduced?
By avoiding programmes that target only women within the company, this training prevents participants from feeling singled out or treated as though they need an ‘adjustment’.
How can perceptions of reverse discrimination be prevented?
Some women-only internal programmes may be perceived as discriminatory and provoke negative reactions within the organisation, thereby increasing ‘gender fatigue’ or resistance to these initiatives.
Because cross-company training is delivered externally, it reduces this perception.
How can participants benefit from a diversity of perspectives and corporate cultures?
Meeting women from different sectors and companies enriches discussion by offering a variety of viewpoints and experiences, creating a powerful source of learning and inspiration for developing leadership.
How can you build a broader, supportive network?
The training enables participants to build relationships beyond their own company, encouraging the sharing of best practice and mutual support. Joining the Diafora alumni community helps embed learning and continue the conversation.
Which of our 4 programmes is right for each stage of your career?
Our cross-company programmes support women at every stage of their careers, as well as emerging talent and managers on mixed-gender pathways, enabling them to assert their leadership and build strong international networks.
Diafora offers 4 targeted cross-company programmes for women talent, tailored to their career stage.
‘Building a Successful Career’ for women with 3 to 10 years’ experience. ‘Marketing Yourself’ for those who want to strengthen their professional image and visibility after 10 years’ experience.
‘Lead with Intention’ and ‘Master Executive Impact’ for senior managers with recognised potential. Our team can guide you towards the programme best suited to your career stage.
How can you build a network that lasts long after the training?
By taking part, participants join the Diafora community, an informal network of women leaders spanning 60 countries.
Quarterly 45-minute online ‘Let’s talk…’ sessions in French and English maintain the momentum, featuring experts and/or inspiring personalities. The training is not an end point; it is a starting point.
Who are our trainers? Practical expertise, scientific foundations and multicultural experience
Diafora’s trainers are experts in gender balance and leadership, are qualified coaches and bring multicultural experience.
Through workshops, training and comprehensive action plans, they help make gender balance a pillar of cultural transformation and the renewal of leadership models.
They draw on the scientific foundations provided by Humans Matter’s neuroscience research.
What are the delivery options, funding arrangements and certifications?
Diafora training can be funded through your OPCO (skills operator).
Diafora is Qualiopi certified, confirming eligibility for public funding for vocational training.
Q/A: Women's Leadership Trainings
Who are Diafora's cross-company training programmes for?
All women in business who want to progress in their careers: emerging talent (3–10 years’ experience), established managers (10–14 years’ experience), senior managers and experts with leadership potential (more than 14 years’ experience). Four distinct programmes are available according to your profile and objectives.
What is the difference between tailored in-house and cross-company training?
Tailored in-house, reporting lines and internal politics often limit open discussion. In an cross-company setting, you are outside your organisation’s usual environment and scrutiny. The participants’ sectoral and cultural diversity creates a richness of discussion and freedom to speak openly that cannot be replicated internally. It is precisely this format that generates the most profound transformations.
How many participants are there per session, and how are the groups formed?
Diafora carefully forms its groups (12–18 participants face-to-face and 10–12 participants remotely), balancing sectoral diversity with participants’ levels of seniority. Nothing is left to chance: the quality of the discussion depends directly on the breadth of experience represented.
Is the training available in English?
Yes. Our programmes are delivered in English to welcome participants of all nationalities. Sessions bring together women from more than 60 countries, offering a uniquely multicultural experience in France.
What is the ‘mirroring’ effect that Diafora talks about?
It is the phenomenon that occurs when talented women from different companies recognise themselves in one another: the same skills, the same doubts and the same ambition, sometimes held back. This moment of recognition breaks the sense of isolation and changes how obstacles are perceived, from personal to systemic. It is often the turning point in a training programme.
What happens after the training?
Participants join the Diafora community, an informal network of women leaders spanning 60 countries. Quarterly 45-minute online ‘Let’s talk…’ sessions maintain the momentum, featuring experts and/or inspiring personalities. The training is not an end point; it is a starting point.
How can cross-company women's leadership training be funded?
This training can be funded through your OPCO (skills operator). Diafora is Qualiopi certified, confirming eligibility for public funding for vocational training.
Which programme should I choose for my profile?
‘Building a Successful Career’ for women with 3 to 10 years’ experience. ‘Marketing Yourself’ for those who want to strengthen their professional image and visibility after 10 years’ experience. ‘Lead with Intention’ and ‘Master Executive Impact’ for senior managers with recognised potential. Our team can guide you towards the programme best suited to your career stage.
Can I take several programmes in succession?
Yes. Diafora’s programmes are designed as a progressive pathway. Some participants take ‘Lead with Intention’ followed by ‘Master Executive Impact’ a few months later, creating a structured approach to leadership development with lasting impact.
What tangible results do participants achieve?
According to an analysis of feedback from more than 6,000 participants: a better understanding of the issues, greater confidence in their legitimacy, a refined management approach, a clearly structured career path and, above all, a strong network that continues to make a difference long after the training.
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