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72. How to Become a Competent DEI Practitioner: { Emma Taylor-Steeds }
In this episode, Ashanti Bentil-Dhue and Emma Taylor-Steeds, the Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Innovate UK KTN, discuss how she entered into the world of DEI, and helped to make an impactful cultural change in higher education and research.
“Empathy helps us to understand where colleagues or other people are at, and why they are where they're at. And it's about having the humility to listen and to try to understand and then really use that curiosity to learn, and then more importantly, to do something about it.”
Episode Highlights:
● What skills have had to be developed in order to succeed as a DEI practitioner
● The importance of empathy and pragmatism in DEI
● The importance of doing research and self-educating
About Emma Taylor-Steeds:
Emma is the Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Innovate UK KTN. Emma has a breadth of experience delivering Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) strategy and impactful cultural change in higher education and research. Emma's experience has seen her leading and delivering cross organisational strategic programmes, including policy, equality charter marks, and EDI strategy to drive forward EDI work. Emma is a scientist by background, with a PhD in polymer science, an STFC EDI Advisory Board Member, is a mother and outside of work can be found baking and going for countryside walks. Emma lives her passion for inclusivity and equity creation through the work she does every day.
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmataylorsteeds/
If you would like to apply to be a guest on the show email: [email protected]
If you would like to schedule a capability briefing call with our team, email: [email protected]
If you would like to apply for DEI PRO Coaching, email:
Stay Connected with Ashanti:
LinkedIn: Ashanti Bentil-Dhue
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In this episode, Ashanti Bentil-Dhue and Emma Taylor-Steeds, the Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Innovate UK KTN, discuss how she entered into the world of DEI, and helped to make an impactful cultural change in higher education and research.
“Empathy helps us to understand where colleagues or other people are at, and why they are where they're at. And it's about having the humility to listen and to try to understand and then really use that curiosity to learn, and then more importantly, to do something about it.”
Episode Highlights:
● What skills have had to be developed in order to succeed as a DEI practitioner
● The importance of empathy and pragmatism in DEI
● The importance of doing research and self-educating
About Emma Taylor-Steeds:
Emma is the Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Innovate UK KTN. Emma has a breadth of experience delivering Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) strategy and impactful cultural change in higher education and research. Emma's experience has seen her leading and delivering cross organisational strategic programmes, including policy, equality charter marks, and EDI strategy to drive forward EDI work. Emma is a scientist by background, with a PhD in polymer science, an STFC EDI Advisory Board Member, is a mother and outside of work can be found baking and going for countryside walks. Emma lives her passion for inclusivity and equity creation through the work she does every day.
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmataylorsteeds/
If you would like to apply to be a guest on the show email: [email protected]
If you would like to schedule a capability briefing call with our team, email: [email protected]
If you would like to apply for DEI PRO Coaching, email:
Stay Connected with Ashanti:
LinkedIn: Ashanti Bentil-Dhue