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Knowing me, knowing you
A more introspective piece this week, on the role of self-knowledge in leading change on diversity and inclusion, prompted by reading an article on ‘The Self as an Instrument – A Cornerstone for the...
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On my reading list
It’s been head down these last couple of weeks preparing my final portfolio for the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations (www.tavinstitute.org) Practice Certificate on Consulting and Change and also...
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Four of the best
Last week The Huffington Post published its list of The 24 Best Moments for Women in 2012. I agreed with several of them (the list included Adele – for winning six Grammys and for being a ‘body image...
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Successful women: what’s not to like?
At Davos last week Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, reminded the world of the ‘likeability’ penalty that women pay for success – that ‘as a woman becomes more successful, she is...
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Diversity on corporate websites
Looking through the external websites of some major corporates this week, three things struck me. First, how few references there are to diversity and inclusion on corporate homepages. Even for those...
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Four myths about women on boards, exploded
The Female FTSE Board Report 2013 (subheading ‘False dawn of progress for women on boards?’) was published last week by the Cranfield International Centre for Women Leaders, along with the government’s...
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Getting diversity right for Generation Y
One of the things I observe in organisations is how generations think differently about diversity. So I was really interested to read John Harris’ recent article on ‘Why has Generation Y become so...
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Lessons from the guttering
Hiring Will to sort out the gutters in our leaky Victorian terrace reminded me of some important lessons about consulting. I hired Will because he loves roofs, has spent a lot of time on them and...
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What can OD offer D&I?
After spending two days at the ODN Europe conference last week, my answer to that question is – lots! Admittedly, I went to the event looking for new insights into organisational change from theorists...
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From unconscious bias to conscious inclusion
The concept of ‘unconscious bias’ has captured the interest of employers and breathed new life into action on diversity and inclusion in recent years. Like many others, we’ve done a lot of work with...
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Refugees are our business, too
I had a fascinating time in 2015, working as a consultant on gender equity, diversity and inclusion with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Geneva. My task was to help UNHCR...
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A new framework and some great collaboration
It was terrific to partner with the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Science Council in 2016, to create a new tool on diversity and inclusion for professional engineering institutions and...
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On the challenge of appreciation
On 30 December I saw this lovely 2017 Redstone Diary in the window of the Amnesty International bookshop near where we live, on Bristol’s Gloucester Road. On New Year’s Eve I resolved to be more...
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Checklist for successful interventions
If you’re in the process of planning, designing or delivering any kind of intervention on diversity and inclusion in your organisation, then you may find the following useful. It’s a checklist of ten...
View ArticleThe best inclusion workshop I’ve ever been to wasn’t an inclusion workshop
It was a play by Irish playwright Samuel Beckett. Or rather, it was a Saturday-night performance of Beckett’s one-person play Not I by two people: Jess Thom, artist, communicator, comedian and...
View Article5 tips for getting started on your inclusion strategy
As inclusion becomes more and more of a priority, so does the need for organisations to develop a strategy or plan on inclusion. This blog shares 5 tips for getting started. A good starting point for...
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