Building Confidence Through Menopause Awareness for Leaders
Menopause Awareness for Leaders...
Why this course?
Menopause Awareness for Leaders is a critical next step for organisations committed to building inclusive, supportive, and high-performing workplace cultures. As public awareness of the menopause transition and its impact continues to grow, many organisations have already delivered awareness training for employees—opening up conversations and reducing stigma around a topic that was once considered taboo.
This investment has helped foster greater empathy and understanding. Many staff now recognise how the physical, emotional and cognitive symptoms of menopause can affect performance, wellbeing and confidence in the workplace. However, as awareness has increased, so too has the recognition that more is needed—particularly from those in leadership roles.
Despite good intentions, many managers and team leaders still feel uncertain about how to provide effective support. They understand the topic in principle but often lack the practical tools, language and confidence to have meaningful conversations with team members. This can lead to avoidance, inconsistency, and missed opportunities to retain valuable talent.
The challenge lies not just in knowledge, but in skills, strategy and everyday application. Managers need to know how to create safe spaces for dialogue, how to respond sensitively when someone discloses symptoms, and how to ensure team dynamics and performance expectations are managed fairly and supportively. They also need to understand how menopause support fits into broader workplace inclusion and wellbeing initiatives.
Menopause Awareness for Leaders addresses these gaps directly. Through practical, skills-based learning, this course empowers managers to lead with empathy, respond with confidence, and take proactive steps to support colleagues experiencing the menopause. It also encourages a more strategic perspective—helping leaders identify organisational improvements that promote psychological safety, strengthen retention, and ensure the workplace works for everyone.
Investing in Menopause Awareness for Leaders ensures your organisation doesn’t just raise awareness—it leads the way in fostering a genuinely inclusive, forward-thinking culture where all employees can thrive at every stage of life.
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Menopause Awareness for Leaders: Practical Support Strategies for Managers
Our Menopause Awareness for Leaders course has been developed in collaboration with expert menopause coach Laura Shuckburgh of Marvellous Midlife. This interactive and practical training session equips leaders and managers with the tools and confidence to support team members experiencing challenges related to the menopause and peri-menopause transition in the workplace.
Designed as a follow-on from our Introduction to Menopause Awareness course, Menopause Awareness for Leaders takes a deeper dive into the practical and strategic steps organisations can take to create a more inclusive, understanding, and supportive work environment.
Delivered by our experienced trainer Laura Shuckburgh of marvellousmidlife.co.uk, this skills-focused Menopause Awareness for Leaders course empowers managers to initiate meaningful conversations, offer tailored support, and identify wider organisational initiatives that enhance menopause inclusion. Using a drama-based approach, we explore common barriers to effective leadership support and focus on developing empathy, active listening, and questioning techniques.
By investing in Menopause Awareness for Leaders, organisations ensure that managers are not only informed but also confident in creating a workplace culture that supports wellbeing, respects individual experiences, and retains valuable talent during the menopause transition.
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What is the Menopause Awareness for Leaders course?
The Menopause Awareness for Leaders course is a practical, skills-focused training session designed to help managers, team leaders and HR professionals provide effective support to colleagues going through the menopause or peri-menopause transition. It goes beyond general awareness to develop the confidence, empathy and communication skills needed to lead inclusively and sensitively.
Delivered through interactive, drama-based learning, the course gives participants the opportunity to engage with real-world scenarios, explore barriers to supportive leadership, and practise meaningful conversations in a safe, supportive space. It also encourages strategic thinking—helping leaders consider how their organisation can embed menopause support into wider wellbeing and inclusion policies.
By the end of the session, attendees will be equipped to foster open dialogue, challenge stigma, and help create a culture where individuals experiencing the menopause can thrive at work. The Menopause Awareness for Leaders course is an essential step in developing truly inclusive leadership at every level of your organisation.
Who should attend the Menopause Awareness for Leaders course?
The Menopause Awareness for Leaders course is designed specifically for managers, team leaders, and HR professionals who want to better understand how to support colleagues experiencing the menopause or peri-menopause in the workplace. It’s particularly valuable for those with line management responsibility, as well as those involved in shaping wellbeing, inclusion, or workplace culture strategies.
This course is ideal for individuals who have already completed the Introduction to Menopause Awareness training and are ready to deepen their knowledge and apply it in a practical, strategic context. Participants should be open to developing their skills in empathy, communication and active listening—core areas explored through drama-based scenarios and real-life examples.
Whether you’re looking to have more meaningful one-to-one conversations with team members or seeking ways to embed menopause support into wider organisational practice, Menopause Awareness for Leaders will give you the tools and confidence to lead with understanding, care, and credibility.
What will I learn from the Menopause Awareness for Leaders course?
The Menopause Awareness for Leaders course equips participants with the practical tools, confidence and insight needed to support colleagues going through the menopause and peri-menopause transition. By exploring the real-life impact of menopause in the workplace, the course helps managers move beyond general awareness and into meaningful action.
You will learn how to:
- Recognise common symptoms and understand how they can affect performance, wellbeing and engagement
- Initiate and manage supportive conversations with empathy and confidence
- Identify and overcome personal barriers to talking about menopause in a professional context
- Apply active listening and questioning techniques to create a psychologically safe space
- Explore practical ways to embed menopause support into broader inclusion and wellbeing strategies
The Menopause Awareness for Leaders course also includes drama-based learning, using live, acted scenarios to bring challenges to life and provide a safe space to observe, reflect and practise new approaches. By working through realistic, workplace-focused situations, participants leave feeling prepared, empowered, and more confident in leading a culture of openness and support.
Is Menopause Awareness for Leaders just for women?
No — the Menopause Awareness for Leaders course is not just for women. In fact, it’s essential that all managers, regardless of gender, feel confident in understanding the menopause transition and how it can affect individuals in the workplace. If you manage or work with women, this course is highly relevant to you.
Menopause affects not only those experiencing it directly, but also colleagues, teams and workplace culture as a whole. By attending Menopause Awareness for Leaders, participants gain the knowledge and skills to foster open, respectful conversations, break down stigma, and offer meaningful support—regardless of their own gender or experience.
Creating an inclusive and empathetic workplace means ensuring everyone is equipped to understand and respond to the challenges their team members may face. This course plays a key role in promoting shared responsibility for wellbeing and inclusion at every level of the organisation.
What do you mean by ‘forum theatre’ and ‘hotseating’?
In the Menopause Awareness for Leaders course, we use powerful drama-based techniques to bring real workplace situations to life—and two of the most impactful methods we use are forum theatre and hotseating.
Forum theatre involves our professional actors performing a realistic scene that reflects a common workplace challenge. Learners observe the scene and then take on the role of ‘director’—pausing, rewinding or adjusting the interaction to explore different approaches and outcomes. This interactive format allows participants to test communication strategies, build empathy, and see how subtle changes in behaviour can influence a conversation.
Hotseating is another immersive technique where learners ask direct questions to the characters in the scene—while the actors remain fully in role. This gives participants a deeper insight into the character’s perspective, emotions and reasoning, helping to develop emotional intelligence and a better understanding of how people might experience the menopause transition at work.
Both techniques are designed to make the learning memorable, personal and practical—core goals of the Menopause Awareness for Leaders course.
Why is Menopause Awareness for Leaders important for organisations?
Menopause Awareness for Leaders plays a vital role in helping organisations create truly inclusive, equitable and psychologically safe workplaces. As more employees openly discuss menopause and peri-menopause, it’s essential that those in leadership positions are equipped to respond with empathy, understanding and confidence.
Supporting team members through the menopause transition isn’t just a wellbeing initiative—it’s a strategic business priority. Without proper awareness and support, talented individuals may feel isolated, misunderstood, or forced to reduce hours or leave roles entirely. This can lead to increased absence, lower morale and the unnecessary loss of experienced staff.
By investing in Menopause Awareness for Leaders, organisations can:
- Improve employee wellbeing and psychological safety
- Foster an open and inclusive culture where difficult topics are discussed with confidence
- Enhance leadership capability through better communication, empathy and active listening
- Strengthen retention of skilled talent at all levels
- Embed menopause support into wider diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategies
When leaders understand menopause, they don’t just offer better support—they shape a workplace culture where everyone can thrive. Menopause Awareness for Leaders ensures that inclusion is not just a value, but an everyday leadership practice.
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