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HR Coffee Time
July 14, 2023
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About this episode
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 matter how big or small it is.
Host Fay Wallis is joined by Toby 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 Episodes
About 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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