Are your leaders well-equipped to handle the challenges that come with having a diverse workforce, or do you need to invest in a leadership course? Despite our best wishes, not all leaders are instinctively or naturally inclusive. Being able to leverage diversity and produce tangible, profitable outcomes for an organisation requires know-how and experience. A recent … Read More
Being an inclusive workplace doesn’t happen on its own. It takes a growth mindset, lots of training and continuous effort over time to make an organisation sustain its diversity and make it work. That’s why there’s a strong need to develop a structured mentoring program to coach and mentor leaders and their employees on what it means … Read More
One thing I am certain of is that organisations cannot accomplish diversity and inclusion without investing in inclusive leadership coaching. A first step is for organisations to make establishing inclusive leaders a strategic priority. While it is admirable to adopt training solutions for employees at all levels in the hopes of developing a more inclusive workplace; … Read More
Yes, you read that correctly – you and your organisation do not need unconscious bias training. Now, I know that unconscious bias training is one of the biggest buzzwords in the diversity and inclusion training programs space at the moment. A decade ago, ‘best practice’ suggested that this training would help address gender balance and other diversity challenges. Although there wasn’t much evidence to show that it worked, frankly, there … Read More
If you are a leader and you’re wondering ‘why is inclusion important’ then I want to take my hat off to you because you are taking a step in the right direction towards increasing inclusion within your workplace. Creating an inclusive environment is one of the number one priorities of leaders the world over. There are a couple of problems though. … Read More
For forward-thinking and dynamic organisational leaders, creating an inclusive environment is essential to ensuring every employee feels welcomed. The research tells us time and time again that creating a sense of belonging is imperative if you want to: Leverage the benefits of diversity Encourage innovation Ensure psychological safety Impact the bottom line Engage your employees Increase productivity Develop … Read More
If you have recently found yourself asking ‘What is inclusion in the workplace?’ and are unsure how to implement it, this is a must-read article. In it we provide leadership coaching advice and tips on how to ensure your workplace is more inclusive. A strong inclusion strategy can help your organisation attract top talent and drive innovative results. And … Read More
Just as there are many different social stereotypes in the world, there are many dimensions of diversity and difference. And of course, they are all prevalent in the workplace. There is a growing trend, backed by research and insights, within the diversity and inclusion space to move away from focusing on types of difference in situ or the ‘traditional’ dimensions of diversity. Why? Because it doesn’t really matter … Read More
If you’re researching mentoring programs for your organisation then I want to say a huge congratulations! You’ve realised that mentoring programs have many benefits for employees. And you’re about to help others to make exciting contributions as professionals. Both mentors and mentees are going to experience the ripple effect. It’s exciting stuff! There are many coaching & mentoring programs available, so it’s important that you choose the right one. We are huge advocates of inclusion … Read More
You may be thinking, “We are already a very inclusive workplace!” or “We really are inclusive leaders”, or even, “We don’t need inclusion habits!”. That’s what I hear from most of the leaders I work with. Why are we so insistent that we already have an inclusive workplace? Here is my take on why we think … Read More