Unintended consequences are outcomes of a purposeful action that are not intended or foreseen. Last year, the Brit Awards created a single best artist category to be more inclusive to enable non-binary people be nominated. What it means this year is all the nominees are men. I’d expect this will change next year when it’s… Read More Unintended Consequences
I saw an image the other day of a webinar and I felt the need to vent again. I expect this might attract a few comments and look forward to working through it with people. Diversity is not having one white man without a beard, and two white men with beards. Training sessions which people… Read More What grinds my gears – diversity training
I get really frustrated when I see stuff like this: “The Premier League strongly condemns any form of abuse or violence against women and girls and takes these issues extremely seriously.” A Premier League spokesperson The frustration comes from lots of things – how we got into this state, why we have to have separate… Read More Follow through
Asking people to help out can be great for growth and development. Unfortunately, it’s easy to over-ask and create a job within a job. For example, women of colour are often asked to take on additional responsibilities especially around diversity, equality, and inclusion (DE&I) tasks. They are less likely to have bosses who promote their… Read More Job within a job
I saw this story the other day and my heart sank: ‘Unconscious bias’ is LinkedIn Learning’s most popular course HR Dive – 9th September 2021 Yes it’s good there is an awareness that ‘something must be done’, and if people want to ‘do something’ then LinkedIn Learning is as good as any. But. Not a… Read More Box is ticked
Lost and Desperate 