I have made mention of Cultural Intelligence (CQ) a few times in my blog in recent weeks. It’s the core of my offer as a consultant and I am -currently – the only independently certified person in England offering its assessment. CQ is the key to being able to work Read more…
It is coming up to a year since the London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, stated he wanted change, to make announcement language on the London Underground more inclusive. This commitment was met with some tabloid discreditation: So that means 65,484,796 people who are happy with their gender are asked to tippy-toe Read more…
Oxford University involved in Twitter row with David Lammy There has been some suggestion that some unconscious bias training, targets and pre-application guidance will address the issue of Oxford University’s poor admission rates for black students. (Oxford publishes statistics on admissions diversity – BITC says need to translate attraction into Read more…
Click here to see infographic more clearly: gx-2018-millennial-survey-infographic “Unfortunately, both millennials and Gen Z respondents believe most business leaders, rhetoric notwithstanding, are not truly committed to creating inclusive cultures. Roughly two-thirds of respondents from both generations not only believe leaders simply pay “lip service” to diversity and inclusion, they also believe that only formal legislation can Read more…
Ooof! That’s a provocative headline, right?! I mean it though. Many companies spend thousands of pounds on UB awareness training, and leave it at that, and that is, absolutely, a waste of money and time. I believe we can quickly and easily prove biases exist in all of us. Indeed, Read more…
“Diversity is our strength and leveraging them is really powerful”, Sandeep Kohli, Talent Leader, EY. EY believe that to be truly inclusive they must address unconscious bias. This video shows their ways of working they introduced to help women in their workforce. It provides some useful insights, but the clearest Read more…
Diversity is about inclusion “The employees of IBM represent a talented and diverse workforce. Achieving the full potential of this diversity is a business priority that is fundamental to our competitive success. A key element in our workforce diversity programs is IBM’s long-standing commitment to equal opportunity.” – Ginni Rometty, Read more…
This powerful video created, by Accenture, summarises very effectively what the breadth of Diversity means, being able to bring your true self to work and demonstrates what we need to think about in order to truly inclusive.
There are so many quotable lines from this young woman’s speech. 11yo Naomi Wadler smashes it with her articulate passion for gun control at a Washington DC rally. I like the lines: “…people have said I’m the tool of some nameless adult. It’s not true.” “I am full of privilege Read more…
In the background, I have been preparing to exit my current employer with some cross-over time. I have been ensuring all my theory and practices are robust and piloting various training methods. All is going well and we should be properly up and running in about 6 months.