Leadership Melting Pot

In this episode, hosts Romeo Effs and Deborah Thomas speak with the founder of a father/dad-centric organisation Revolution You, Aidan O'Driscoll about having paternal leave in the workplace. 

The conversation highlights parental leave and touches a bit on individual maternal leave but zones in on paternal leave and support for new fathers - what it looks like and what it can look like. 

The focus in this discussion is Aidan, his experience with fatherhood, Revolution You, how the matter of paternal leave is contextualised, and how it should be contextualised.

In this episode featuring Black Women in Leadership, you'll hear host, Romeo Effs engage with guests - Rasheen Roper Robinson and Nneka Orji. They were joined by Precious Lwanga who co-hosted with Romeo but also doubled as a guest.

They covered the issues that they've faced as Black women leaders in the spaces they occupy. The discussion ranged from their individual experiences in the spaces of education, finance and construction. The ladies shared with Romeo their experience with Black hair, their Blackness and doing the self work despite lack of support, sexism, colourism and racism.

There were notable differences but the similarities and parallels stand out as well.  

For some insight into the topic of Black Women in Leadership, you may read more in the blog post of a similar topic here 

https://lumorus.medium.com/how-to-support-black-women-in-leadership-in-the-workplace-3219b128742d 

In this episode featuring Black Women in Leadership, you'll hear host, Romeo Effs engage with guests - Rasheen Roper Robinson and Nneka Orji. They were joined by Precious Lwanga who co-hosted with Romeo but also doubled as a guest. 

They covered the issues that they've faced as Black women leaders in the spaces they occupy. The discussion ranged from their individual experiences in the spaces of education, finance and construction. The ladies shared with Romeo their experience with Black hair, their Blackness and doing the self work despite lack of support, sexism, colourism and racism. 

The perspectives of a Black women in leadership from Jamaica and the UK are highlighted. There were notable differences but the similarities and parallels stand out as well. 

For some insight into the topic of Black Women in Leadership, you may read more in the blog post of a similar topic here

https://lumorus.medium.com/how-to-support-black-women-in-leadership-in-the-workplace-3219b128742d

In this episode:

The theme for World Tourism Day was Rethinking Tourism. 

They spoke about: 

- Tourism Diversity Matter and its role in the space of leadership in tourism

- The importance of tourism in today's landscape

- Ways to explore and stand true to diversity and inclusion in the hospitality and tourism space

In this episode, hosts Deborah Thomas, co-host Romeo Effs and guests Shelly-Ann Weeks and Shivani Bose discuss the matter of Menstrual leave in the workplace. Discussing what menstrual leave would entail, how it could be enforced in your workplace and why it's so important this conversation gets talked about more. We hope you'll find it helpful.

In this episode, host Romeo Effs and guests Simeca Alexander-Williamson and Sharleen Clarke discuss the importance of Breastfeeding and Lacation support in the workplace. Using examples from their own lives to describe how companies can be more inclusive and welcoming to new mothers with young children. Questions answered include what is the recommended age to stop breastfeeding, what are the key benefits of breastfeeding over formula milk and the current laws around maternity leave and whether they should be changed.

In this episode, Romeo Effs, Dr Rob Berkeley and Tolu Osinubi discuss Intersectionality the importance of being inclusive and understanding of people from whatever background they have or community they're apart of such the LGBTQ+ community or the cultural community they were brought up in for example. Questions answered such as what does Intersectionality mean for people and how you can act upon improving intersectionality in your workplace. These questions answered with personal lived experiences from Romeo, Rob and Tolu themselves.

In this episode, hosts Deborah Thomas and Romeo Effs discuss with guests Greg Buschman, Shantal Artwell, Tonia Morris and Lisa Perez about generational diversity in the workplace. Answering questions such as why having multiple generations of people in your staff is so important as well as the negative impacts it can have if not done well.

Transcription for this Episode:

(Being written)

In this episode, Kate Stickley, Inclusion and Diversity Specialist at St. James's Place hosts. She shares in conversation with Darren Fallon, Samantha Evans and Alasdair Cooper how you can set up your business to be more accessible to disabled people. They also speak on the reasons you should be doing so from day one of launching your business. The discussion includes a response to the ever common, "But I don't have any disabled people in my workplace".

Transcription of this episode: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YejOiH6djki_vB-lIM1qgi6C3Bh5slT8/

In this episode, hosts Romeo Effs and Deborah Thomas talk with guest Geoffrey Williams about policies in the workplace and how they can be used to create a more welcoming and productive working environment. Important topics such as how to enfore and update your existing policies as well as policies you should be implementing.

Transcript (Still Under Construction):

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EV4cOlqbrCroGTNRfpp01igF5rKQ5nm0