Raise your hand if someone more senior than you ever took you under their wing and advocated for you. I can certainly name a few amazing people who have done that for me. If you’re not familiar the term that we now use for this type of advocacy is Sponsorship, I was delighted to be […]
Anxiety in the Workplace: How to Support Staff from Ethnically Diverse Backgrounds this Mental Health Week
Anxiety is the theme of Mental Health Awareness Week 2023. We all feel anxious from time to time. Anxiety is a natural response to the uncertain world around us. When we look at the experience of your staff from the global majority (those with ethnically diverse backgrounds) in the workplace, there are many possible reasons […]
Unpacking Equity in the workplace – 15 Resources that can help
Equity feels like a buzzword at the moment, most recently it was the theme of International Women’s Day, but what does it really mean? I unpack the concept of racial equity in my book Equality vs Equity. My definition of equity is:
“Understanding and giving those from [underrepresented groups] what they need to achieve equal outcomes. This is achieved by considering systems that disadvantage and seeking to overcome them. To do so we need to take an individual approach, to lead, share power and focus on outcomes.”
Top Ten Tips for Being the Hand Up as a Manager and Supporting your Team Members from Diverse Ethnic Backgrounds
As the day-to-day key contact point for their team, line managers play a crucial role in supporting and developing their team members. But what steps can you take to ensure you are truly valuing all talent and to address any blind spots you may have? We share our top tips as shared by executive career […]
Financial Times: Understanding Unconscious Bias in the Workplace
Unconscious bias is a big hurdle for many organisations in their journey to become more diverse and inclusive. How do we become familiar with our own biases? Do we recognise how our biases affect others? How can we help people identify and overcome their biases to build fairer, more equal workplaces? Jenny shared her insight […]
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