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Creating a more inclusive work culture: how to make an impact, with Toby Mildon

Toby Mildon · July 14, 2023

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Interview with Toby Mildon

Creating a more inclusive work culture: how to make an impact, with Toby Mildon

Podcast: HR Coffee Time

July 14, 2023 · 35 min

If you’re passionate about inclusion at work and you want to know how to make an impact to create a more inclusive work culture, this episode is packed full of advice to help. And the advice can be put into action whatever the size of the organisation you’re working in – no…

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Key topicsDiversity drives business successToby can discuss how diverse and inclusive workforces contribute to brand innovation and productivity, citing industry surveys and data points that show how diverse companies outperform their peers in terms of revenue growth and profitability. The importance of a sustainable approach to D&IToby can talk about the key insights from his book, Inclusive Growth, which provides a practical framework for delivering a sustainable, diverse and inclusive workplace that allows organizations to grow. He can discuss how companies can strategically align diversity and inclusion to organizational growth, change the culture, and implement a sustainable inclusivity infrastructure. The future of work and D&IToby can discuss the big societal changes happening right now and how they impact D&I in the workplace. He can talk about how companies need to prepare themselves for these developments by prioritizing D&I and making it an integral part of their organizational strategy. He can also discuss how companies can become leaders in their industry by attracting and retaining top talent through their commitment to D&I. View all topics →

About Toby Mildon

Inclusivity Expert, Diversity & Inclusion Architect and Author

100+ Organisations across 16 industriesAmazon bestseller Inclusive Growth authorAward-winning Flexa PioneerInclusive Growth Culture Programme Creator

Toby Mildon is a Diversity & Inclusion Architect who is passionate about creating diverse workplaces and cultures that are inclusive. He has helped some of the UK's largest companies, including the BBC, Deloitte, Sony, and HarperCollins Publishing, improve staff retention, brand innovation, productivity, and performance. Toby's lifelong passion for Diversity and Inclusion stems from his personal and professional experiences with inequality, and his belief that building a culture of inclusive growth is essential for organizational success.

Toby's Inclusive Growth Culture Programme helps businesses implement real change and avoid shallow and superficial diversity initiatives. If a company has more than 250 employees, or is intending to grow to this size, Toby is the right person to help drive the business forward and achieve new heights. He speaks passionately about how moving beyond superficial diversity initiatives and building a culture of inclusive growth is essential. It addresses the underlying issues of inequality and creates a sustainable framework for continued growth and success.

Toby's book, Inclusive Growth: Future-proof your business by creating a diverse workplace, provides a practical framework that enables you to deliver a sustainable, diverse and inclusive workplace that allows your organisation to grow.

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About this episode

Host Fay Wallis is joined byToby Mildon, the Inclusive Culture Strategist & author of “Inclusion Matters: Future-proof your business by creating a diverse workplace.”

Some of the many helpful concepts Toby shares that can be applied to organisations of all sizes (no matter how big or small) include:

Moving from an environment of exclusion to inclusionThe different types of connections leaders have to inclusion – rational, emotional, and personalDemonstrating allyship through the use of visual aidsOvercoming fear of talking about diversity and inclusionThe ART of Allyship: Awareness, Respect, TrustUsing the GC Index to understand the impact you (and others) make at work

Connect With Fay & TobyConnect with Fay on LinkedInFay’s website: Bright Sky Career CoachingConnect with Toby Mildon on LinkedInToby’s website: Mildon.co.uk

Book Recommendations from The Episode(Disclosure: the book links are affiliate links which means that Fay will receive a small commission from Amazon if you make a purchase through them)

‘Inclusion Matters: Future-proof your business by creating a diverse workplace’ by Toby Mildon‘The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man’s World’ by Alan Downs

Other Relevant HR Coffee Time EpisodesAbout Diversity & Inclusion:

Episode 42: Diversity & Inclusion at work – 7 mistakes to avoid (& what to do instead), with Dr Jonathan Ashong-LampteyEpisode 77: How to create an effective DEI strategy, with Metra Rowe

About behavioural and psychometric profiling tools:

Episode 3: Building relationships with difficult people at work (an overview of the behavioural preferences profiling tool: DISC)Episode 75: What psychometrics are, how you can use them & why they’re so helpful, with Sue Colton

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Guest: Toby Mildon