I’m not here to help you pass an exam.
I’m here to help you get results.

Key Topics Covered in This Episode:

How to use a simple Inclusion Test in your workplace

Why the Inclusion Test is about changing conditions, not memorising content

A favourite example of using this in real life.

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Key Takeaways from This Episode:

Insights are useless until it’s applied at work.

“I love education… but you know what I love even more? Using what you’ve learned to make a difference in your life.”

Inclusion Test is pass/fail

“No attempt is a fail. Any attempt with a measurable result is a pass… too many people fail.”

Every episode’s question is a blueprint for action.

“At the beginning I tell you what I’m going to cover… at the end, I ask a practical question. The answer to that question is an action.”

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Diversity Pay Gaps: The Explanation You Need To Understand

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Things are moving a lot faster than I expected.
I’ve got a special invitation for you — and I’m excited to share this.

Key Topics Covered in This Episode:

[My Best Offer Yet — And How You Can Be Part of It]

[How This Podcast Became the Longest-Running Inclusion Podcast in the World]

[Introducing “Ask Dr Jonathan” — A Custom AI Thought Partner Trained on the Podcast]

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Key Takeaways from This Episode:

Work with me to build a resource you’ll actually use.

“This isn’t just a product. It’s a tool built with you — not just for you.”

There are only 100 spaces — and they will go fast.

“I’m creating a Founders Circle. A private group of forward-thinking leaders helping shape the future of evidence-based inclusion.”

When it’s gone, it’s gone.

“And would like to get that at a once in a lifetime rate… then this is for you.”

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AskDrJonathan.co – Apply to be part of the Founders Circle

The Birthday Special : 7 Essential Inclusion Lessons from 7 Years of Podcasting

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Not sure if your inclusion work is making an impact?
These 3 questions will show you… fast.

Key Topics Covered in This Episode:

How we use The Feasibility Filter

Why parties, parades and panel events don’t help you

why you need leading indicators for your work

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Key Takeaways from This Episode:

Are We Solving a Problem That Matters to the Organisation?

“If the problem doesn’t link to the business, you’ve got no business talking about it.”

What’s the outcome we want

“Training is not an outcome.”

Can We Show What’s Changed?

“This is the question that separates progress from empty gestures.”

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Ask Dr. Jonathan: A free tool offering instant access to Dr. Jonathan’s ideas, principles, and actionable advice—based on 400+ podcast episodes, 200+ newsletter editions, and 10+ years of experience with FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies. Try it here. 

Progress You Can Prove: Everything you need to prove your organisation is becoming more inclusive. Get it here. 

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Every week, leaders like you tell me how much you love this podcast.
But you wish you could ask me questions — in real time.

Key Topics Covered in This Episode:

Ask Dr Jonathan – The AI Tool Built on Evidence-Based Inclusion

Why Accessing Inclusion Frameworks Should Be Easier

How to Participate in Testing the Ask Dr Jonathan Tool

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Key Takeaways from This Episode:

You’re not the only collecting Evidence. I do too.

“Evidence-based inclusion requires us to gather evidence.”

Don’t be ashamed to try when you’re not ready

“There are going to be shortcomings. But I’m still shipping it.”

You are the reason I’m doing this

“This serves my mission: To help a million people like you.”

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Get access to Ask Dr. Jonathan here. 

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You’re the average of the five people you compare yourself to.

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Most DEI metrics are just a pantomime.
They’re not tracking things that matter.

Key Topics Covered in This Episode:

Why most DEI efforts fail before any work has begun

Why “quick wins” often become long-term liabilities

How to test your inclusion project before investing in delivery

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Key Takeaways from This Episode:

Outputs don’t prove progress: outcomes do.

“Training is not an outcome.”

Specific problems demand specific solutions.

“You can track how many people turned up to an event. You can count how many policies you updated. You can show how many people completed a training course. And none of it may be relevant.”

Focus on preventions instead of a cure.

“You’d be surprised how often I see strategies full of goals that sound good, but don’t translate into day-to-day actions.”

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Every organisation has its problems.
But not all of them are worth solving.

Key Topics Covered in This Episode:

the 5 point feasibility test we use with our clients

How copying others’ inclusion strategies leads you off course

Our shortcut to reveal which workplace problems are fixable

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Key Takeaways from This Episode:

Solvable problems build inclusion

“A solvable inclusion problem isn’t something that feels important. It’s something that stands up to scrutiny. It passes what we call the Feasibility Filter: If a problem isn’t Clear, Connected, Commercial, Credible and Causal, it’s not ready to solve.”

Business alignment isn’t optional; it’s essential.

“You don’t need a generic business case for diversity. You need your business case for diversity. What does your problem matter to your specific organisation? If the problem doesn’t link to the business, you’ve got no business talking about it.”

Without cause, there’s no effect.

“If you can’t explain how the problem happens, you can’t fix it. A solvable problem needs a clear explanation of what causes it, when it shows up, and what it leads to if ignored. That’s where a logic model comes in. It maps the cause-and-effect chain that links daily experiences to measurable outcomes.”

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This is episode 400 of the show.

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Do you have a system that proves your inclusion work is making progress?
IF NOT
I’m going to give you 7 tips that we use with our clients so they show people that that they are becoming more inclusive.

Key Topics Covered in This Episode:

How to choose problems your leadership actually cares about

How to design actions that actually improve inclusion

How specific outcomes make your work easier to defend

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Key Takeaways from This Episode:

Solve problems your organisation already cares about.

“Too many of you waste effort and energy on issues leadership doesn’t prioritise.”

Clear success metrics make your work harder to ignore.

“Without specifying exactly who you’re supporting and what measurable success looks like, it’s impossible to prove progress.”

Plan inclusion actions like business interventions.

“Without targeted actions tied to clear outcomes, inclusion work is random.”

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Business Case in a Box: Build a Business Case for Inclusion your CFO will take seriously.

Free 2-minute audit tool: Check if your business case for inclusion would make sense to your CFO.  (Get Access Here)

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I Know You’re Afraid To Talk About Inclusion.

That sounds weird coming from someone who talks about Inclusion everyday.

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