The Element of Inclusion

5 Brutal Inclusion Questions Leaders Are Afraid To Answer


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Most Diversity and Inclusion work doesn’t change much.
Not because people don’t care, but because they won’t ask the hard questions.

Key Topics Covered in This Episode:

  1. How removing social events exposes the real state of inclusion work.

  2. Why your CFO’s respect defines a strong business case.

  3. How recognising your diversity hierarchy reveals hidden organisational priorities.

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    Key Takeaways from This Episode:

    1. Social events are not a substitute for a real inclusion strategy.

      • “Remove all your social events. What do you have left?”

      • Emotional storytelling is optional; structured credibility is not.

        • “Your leaders won’t always be able to make the emotional bit land.”

        • Sustainable inclusion work requires a clear methodology.

          • “Random acts of inclusion aren’t a strategy.”

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            Do you have a business case for inclusion your CFO can trust?

            No? Then you need this. 

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            The Element of InclusionBy Dr Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey Diversity & Inclusion I Broadcaster I Speaker I Protagonist

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