Is DEI dead in 2024? Elon Musk certainly thinks so… and I might be inclined to agree with him, but not for the reasons you think. Find out why…

Have you got acronym overwhelm?! EDI, DEI, DEIB, DIE, JEDI… which one should you use? Find out here.

Leaders need compassion and humility now more than ever. Here are things Leaders must be doing today in every business.

This week on my Speaking of Inclusion… podcast, I sat down with Jo Major from Diversity In Recruitment to talk all about how to get recruitment right. Here are 3 key takeaways from our conversation…

You’re busy, I know this. We all are.

Sometimes we can get so focused on the job we forget why we’re doing it in the first place, or who we’re doing it for. A lot like DEI work actually. We get so eager to leap into action and do the work, we forget to check in with ourselves to ask why is it important, and who is it important to? 

Here’s 4 reasons why YOUR learning is the foundation of DEI work.

Racism is a huge issue. It has been centuries in the making, and it is so inter-woven in the fabric of society that a collection of articles isn’t going to revolutionise anything. But it will provide you with a level of understanding, for you to confidently challenge situations that you feel are not ok, and to create open dialogue about how racism shows up in your work, your home and your life.

Everyone makes mistakes, but not everyone knows how to give a genuine and meaningful apology. Now you can learn how to make it count, every time.

Today it was always my attention to write about emotions, and how we can often experience a lot of them as we do our work as allies to other communities. And yes, there is a lot of joy to be found in standing in solidarity with others or using our knowledge and privilege to educate and amplify the voices of others. But there are also A LOT more icky ones that arrive for us too, such as guilt, shame, defensiveness, resistance, anger, and fear. So much fear!

Biases. We all have ‘em. ALL of us. But what exactly are they and how do we notice when they start to influence our thinking and our behaviours?

In my work, I am often met with comments such as “yes, but we only hire or promote the best person for the job” when talking about recruitment processes and internal systems for promotion and advancement. And I believe that they believe this is true. But I always find myself responding in the same way, and it’s the question that has always fascinated me. What is your definition of best?

X + Y = Z

Diversity + Inclusion = The Goal

But what if we’re pants at algebra, and don’t have the full solution?

Let’s lift the lid on all the aspects of our identities that make us, well, us! By examining how power and privilege influence the way we might view situations, Katie shares 5 easy ways we can show up as aspiring allies.

Purpose, motivation, mission, why… Whatever you want to call it, it’s important to connect with your driving force for change. So it’s time to get personal… about our motivations when it comes to being an Ally. And there is a very good reason Simon Sinek said “Start with Why”, so let’s do exactly that.