Intentional Inclusion with The Diversity Doctor

This episode is all about intention and impact. I’m going to share with you some actionable steps you can take right now that will positively impact how included your colleagues feel. Practical steps that will give you the gift of time, whilst increasing productivity - I know this sounds way to good to be true - but it’s not, I promise. I’m sharing with you tried and tested steps I use with my one to one clients to help them create instant impact.

Over the course of episode #4 and #5 I'm going to walk you through the 10 steps you can take to create efficient, effective and inclusive meetings and what's more I have a complete toolkit of resources to help you - everything you need is right here 

The Inclusive Meetings Toolkit is your one stop playbook to creating an inclusive culture today.

Hi I'm Dr Donna de Haan, I have almost 20 years experience in academia, research and consultancy. I have 101 degrees (almost!) including an MBA and PhD and I use all of my theoretical and practical knowledge to bring you informed, actionable content that you can implement today to create a Diverse, Inclusive, Value lead and Equity driven DIVE culture, where everyone and your bottom line can THRIVE.

If you're looking for bitesize D&I content delivered for FREE, weekly, straight into your inbox, why not join the 100s of like minded people from around the world who are part of The Diversity Doctor Community. And If you hang out on Instagram, follow me for daily D&I content and drop me a DM so we can connect.

Simon Sinek famously said "People don't buy what you do; they buy why you do it." If you want people to buy in to your D&I efforts, if you want to create positive change within your organisation, if you want to truly develop a Diverse, Inclusive, Value lead and Equity drive DIVE culture, where everyone and your bottom line can THRIVE, then you need to start with your WHY for D&I.

In this episode I explain why starting with WHY is so important, I'll give you lot's of examples of WHY statements and I have a great FREE resource to help you create your own WHY for D&I statement - which you can access here

I’m passionate about every aspect of diversity and inclusion but the things I’m talking about in this episode, take it to the next level - this episode is all about impact.

Did you know that the hiring of chief diversity and inclusion officer soared to 111% (as a share of all hires) during 2021? But around half of these new hires are likely to burnout in the first 18 months in the role?

Or that despite 97% of large companies running diversity and inclusion programmes of some sort, only 25% of underrepresented groups feel these programmes have directly benefited them?

Long story short, we look like we're doing a lot, but what we're doing is not making an impact - and I'm all about impact! That's why this episode is dedicated to the five things you need to know about diversity and inclusion in 2022...

Number One…It’s not about the minority
Number Two…You’ve got to stop faking it
Number Three…Go all in 
Number Four…Be SMARTER
Number Five…Know your limits

I dive into each of these during this value packed episode, so hit play to find out more, and why not also check out this blog post 

https://www.diversity-doctor.com/blog/blog-post-title-one-2llnf-p68sd

Did you know we receive 11 million bits of information per second, but we can only process 16 to 14 bits? Now I'm a qualitative researcher, not a numbers person, but even I can see these numbers don't add up! So what happens to all those other bits of information that we can't consciously process?

They end up being dealt with by our subconscious, that uses shortcuts to quickly process this overwhelming amount of information.  It's a vert efficient system but it's not very effective because it's a breading grown from unconscious biases - and that's the topic of today's podcast.

Specifically I talk about three different yet common unconscious biases, one that I have only just come to realise is one I need to watch out for. I share with you examples of how and where they may show up and I give you practical tips to help overcome them.

If you'd like to know more about unconscious biases, how they show up in the workplace and how to overcome them, I have the perfect FREE resource for you, just click on this link to access The Diversity Doctor's A-Z Guide to Workplace Biases until next week my friend.

Looking to find the right podcast for you. If you're interested in diversity and inclusion and you want to create a business where everyone and your bottom line thrives, then check out this trailer to the brand new podcast Intentional Inclusion with The Diversity Doctor.