International Day of People With Disabilities 2021

International Day of People With Disabilities 2021

Hi all. Disability seems to me to be the most neglected topic on the D,E&I agenda. Historically, it’s always been harder to get people along to events about disability. Which seems odd given there are 14.1 million disabled people in the UK (Source: Scope). I...

September Check-In

Hi all. I am writing this, a mini bottle of wine in, on the way to Hull to deliver a workshop. And I'm VERY much looking forward to doing some real, live, in person work again tomorrow. I actually can't believe how excited I am to be going to Hull. No offence meant to...
What I’ve learnt from Euro 2020

What I’ve learnt from Euro 2020

What I’ve learnt from Euro 2020 1. Football is providing the best examples of inclusive leadership right nowI am normally a big fan of putting pictures of Jorgen Klopp into my presentations, but now I have a new inclusive leadership hero in the form of Gareth...
The Return

The Return

"I don't know about you but I'm absolutely sick and tired of being the same person all day as I slouch around at home. I want to have different clothes, go into the office, see different people who become my lifelong friends and have a complete laugh when I'm there."...
A difficult week for women

A difficult week for women

Hi all. Wow last week was a difficult week to be a woman. International Women’s Day I had one engagement. One! I thought maybe it was just me so checked in with some fellow I&D consultants who reported the same thing. International Women’s Day seemed to be a bit...