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Why Being Your Authentic Self is Critical to Everything You Do

Wednesday, 22 September, 2021

This is a slightly personal post that I am sharing here but it has a lot of significance to it. At the weekend I celebrated turning 12 - as September marks…

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Why the time is NOW for Professional Leadership Development for DE&I Professionals

Monday, 8 March, 2021

Charlotte Sweeney OBE talks about her motivation and rationale behind an exciting, unique, and practical new leadership programme in partnership with Cambridge…

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The Case for Organisations to Look Beyond the Term ‘BAME’ to be Truly Inclusive

Tuesday, 24 November, 2020

The acronym “BAME” is often a convenient term used by organisations (as well as government, the media and society generally in the UK) to help further…

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How Understanding Your Personality Type Can Transform Your Working Relationships

Monday, 16 November, 2020

CSA Associate and certified Myers-Briggs practitioner, Alison Hendry-Butler challenges us to identify our personality preferences, raise our self-awareness…

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To all Those Who Don’t Believe in Diversity and Inclusion. Is Your Privilege Part of the Problem?

Monday, 19 October, 2020

Since formally commencing my (hopefully long) career in D&I, I’ve faced into a number of critics who simply don’t believe in D&I, nor do they believe it…

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Will Our New Abnormal Future End Up Mirroring the Past?

Tuesday, 2 June, 2020

As all of us experience our new, restricted lifestyle within our global Covid-19 pandemic journey, I have been reflecting on what impact this crisis is…

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Belonging - The New Buzz Word For Inclusive Leadership or the Missing Piece of the Puzzle?

Tuesday, 18 June, 2019

We know diversity and inclusion contribute to a positive work environment, but the sense of belonging is often framed as going beyond D&I. Some companies…

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Diversity and Inclusion from 38,000 ft

Monday, 27 February, 2017

During all of that I had the privilege of speaking at a conference in Mumbai where I shared our STAR Framework, a tool designed to really understand where…

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