Unilever
Sector: Retail
Project Overview
In a business as vast and complex as Unilever, sustainable growth depends on more than great products. It depends on the quality of its people—their ability to lead, communicate, collaborate, and adapt. Recognising this, Unilever engaged DOOR International, through a strategic partnership with Accenture, to design and deliver a comprehensive Leadership and Management Skills Curriculum spanning markets and functions across the organisation.
The result was a multi-module learning journey that equipped Unilever professionals with the mindsets, behaviours, and practical tools to perform at their best— individually and as part of broader, more agile teams.
Client
Uniliver
Contact
Accenture
Contact Position
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Project Challenge
- Unilever needed a scalable, high-quality people development initiative that would:
- Build consistent leadership and management capability across diverse business units and geographies.
- Address the full spectrum of professional effectiveness—from communication and strategy to wellbeing and cross-cultural working.
- Deliver learning that was engaging, practical, and immediately applicable on the job.
- Operate seamlessly within
- Accenture’s broader learning ecosystem as a trusted delivery partner.
- Reflect Unilever’s culture of inclusion, innovation, and continuous growth.
Project’s Transformation Journey
DOOR International was engaged as a specialist learning delivery partner, working in close collaboration with Accenture to bring Unilever’s capability agenda to life. DOOR contributed across several critical dimensions:
A Purpose-Built Curriculum for the Modern Leader DOOR designed and facilitated a broad General Leadership and Management Skills Curriculum, encompassing 15 distinct learning modules tailored to the needs of Unilever professionals at multiple career stages. The curriculum covered:
- Advanced Presentation Skills
- Advanced Strategy
- Business Writing
- Creativity and Innovation
- Career and Development Planning
- Change Management
- Giving and Receiving Feedback
- Internal Consultancy Skills
- Introduction to Business and Resource Planning
- Introduction to Negotiation Skills
- Introduction to Presentation Skills
- Managing My Own Stress
- Managing Virtual Teams
- Working Cross Culturally
Blended Learning Approach
DOOR delivered both face-to-face and virtual instructor-led training (vILT) formats, ensuring accessibility for Unilever’s global workforce. Virtual delivery was developed and refined to match the quality and engagement of in-person sessions—critical for a company operating across continents.
Experienced Facilitators with Real-World
Credibility Every module was facilitated by DOOR’s network of experienced professionals who combined subject matter expertise with dynamic facilitation. Participants benefited from practical insights grounded in real-world business contexts—not just theory.
Seamless Partnership with Accenture
Operating as a delivery partner within Accenture’s wider learning programme for Unilever, DOOR brought agility, consistency, and specialist expertise. This tripartite relationship—Unilever, Accenture, and DOOR—enabled a cohesive and high-impact learning experience at scale.
Project’s Results
Through this long-term engagement, DOOR helped Unilever achieve meaningful, lasting outcomes:
Stronger Leadership Pipeline
Participants across the business developed practical leadership and management
skills, creating a more capable and confident workforce ready to meet evolving
business demands.
Improved Communication Effectiveness
From boardroom presentations to written communications, professionals sharpened
the skills that drive influence, clarity, and impact in a global business environment.
Greater Resilience and Adaptability
Modules on stress management, change management, and cross-cultural working
helped individuals and teams navigate complexity with confidence.
More Collaborative, Inclusive Culture
By developing skills in feedback, virtual team management, and cross-cultural working,
Unilever teams became more connected and effective—regardless of location or
background.
Scalable Learning at Global Standards
DOOR’s delivery consistency, whether face-to-face or virtual, ensured that all participants
received a uniform, high-quality learning experience.
Our Role
"TURNING CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT INTO MEASURABLE BUSINESS IMPACT."
