Partners in Creating Cultures of Belonging
At Inclusion Factor, we help organizations build belonging through how work actually gets done. We support leaders in creating psychologically safe and effective ways of working so people can contribute fully, collaborate well, and perform at their best.
We partner with organizations to strengthen leadership, team collaboration, and the day-to-day that shape people’s experience at work.
This includes helping leaders manage teams well, address conflict early, and ensure all perspectives and generations are heard and valued without slowing performance.
With over 15 years of experience, our work is practical and results-focused. We support organizations through training, leadership development, and strategy to improve engagement, retention, and performance, while reducing people-related risks in measurable ways.
Education and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree: International Relations and Law
- Master’s Degree: MBA in Strategic Planning
- Professional Designations:
- CCIP – Canadian Certified Inclusion Professional
- PROSCI – Change Management Practitioner
- CPHR – Certified HR Professional
- Certified Intercultural Development Inventory Qualified Administrator
Elise Ahenkorah
Founder, Lead Strategist and Speaker
Elise Ahenkorah is the Founder, Lead Strategist, and Keynote Speaker at Inclusion Factor, a global workplace culture and inclusion firm that helps organizations strengthen leadership, team effectiveness, and performance.
With over 15 years of experience across corporate, public, academic, and nonprofit sectors in Canada and internationally, Elise has advised more than 200 organizations, including IBM, Google, World Bank, Bayer, London School of Economics, and McGill University. Her work spans more than 13 industries and includes advising complex, unionized, and global workforces of up to 150,000 employees.
Elise’s work focuses on how leadership, decision-making, and day-to-day management practices shape psychological safety, collaboration, and performance.
She is the creator of the Accountable Spaces Framework, now used globally across higher education, the private sector, and public institutions to strengthen accountability, trust, and team effectiveness.
Recently, Elise was named a Women’s Executive Network Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada. She is known for her practical, results-focused approach to helping leaders reduce people-related risk and sustain strong performance in complex environments.
Education and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree: International Relations and Law
- Master’s Degree: MBA in Strategic Planning
- Professional Designations:
- CCIP – Canadian Certified Inclusion Professional
- PROSCI – Change Management Practitioner
- CPHR – Certified HR Professional
- Certified Intercultural Development Inventory Qualified Administrator
The IF Team
Our Global Network
The Inclusion Factor team includes experienced lawyers, consultants, facilitators, and strategists with expertise in HR, labour law, and organizational change. We work closely with clients to deliver practical solutions to complex workplace challenges.
Through a global network of fractional subject matter experts across Canada, the U.S., and the U.K., we tailor each engagement to the organization’s industry, workforce, and context. This approach ensures focused expertise, measurable impact, and results leaders can rely on.
Why Work With Us
Pillars of Success
We help leaders build fair, psychologically safe, and effective teams that perform well and hold together under pressure.
Our Impact
For more than 15 years, we’ve helped over 200 organizations across Canada, the U.S., and Europe strengthen leadership and teamwork, delivering measurable improvements in engagement, retention, and performance. Our work has been recognized with 15 global awards.
Our Approach
Our approach is practical and grounded in evidence-based approaches. Through our Culture IQ platform, we assess how teams are working, benchmark results across sectors, and track progress over time. This allows us to focus leaders on the changes that will most directly improve engagement, retention, and performance.
Our Team
Our award-winning, interdisciplinary team brings deep expertise across HR, labour law, organizational change, people management, and employee well-being.
Practical Solutions.
Measurable Results.
Stronger Teams.
With over 15 years of experience, Inclusion Factor works with organizations to strengthen leadership, collaboration, and performance. Our focus is on creating psychologically safe and effective ways of working where people can contribute fully and teams can perform consistently.
15+
Years of Experience
across HR, labour law, change management, employee well-being, and belonging.
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