Portia McCahill and Petra Tileschova launched their employee resource group MOSAIC in Media Research Company Nielsen. 

Find out about how to create an impact on the culture of a business. 

Here are some key messages from this episode: 

* The underlying reason for creating MOSAIC

* The social experiment Petra used to test the UK job market

* How they plan to use employee resource groups to embed new starters

Here are some key takeaways from this episode: 

The culture of an organisation is crucial for creating inclusive change

“We don’t have to start from scratch because it’s something we already have as a mentality, as a culture as a part of the company…”

Art can be used to foster inclusivity

“We have 57 different nationalities based her in our UK office, so we decided to visualise that and place a flag representing each different country of origin of everyone.”

Authentic personal stories can be powerful for revealing different experiences in the workplace

“The job I looked at as Petra was still available 3 months later, and then I thought I’m going to make a little experiment… so I created Victoria Smith..”

Here are some resources so you can go deeper:  

Media Research Company Nielsen

MOSAIC

Check out these related episodes of the show.

3 Foundational Steps To Building An Inclusive Culture

How Cultural Heterogeneity Relates To A Business Case For Diversity

Whenever you’re ready, there are a few ways I can support your Inclusion Journey:

1.     Work with me 1:1 

2.     Get Practical Book Insights 

3.     Get our Free Email Course 

For everything else check this

https://linktr.ee/elementofinclusion

Today I’m speaking with Portia McCahill and Petra Tileschova from Media Research Company Nielsen. I met Portia and Petra a months back at the launch of their employee resource group MOSAIC which is an acronym for Multinational Organisation Supporting an Inclusive Culture. From the moment I entered the building I noticed a vibrant culture that very much appeared to be ... Read More

In this episode I’m speaking with Antoinette Boateng. Antoinette is a Global Inclusion Specialist and a 15-year veteran of the “people” space. Antoinette’s experience includes Talent Management, Engagement & Policy. Antoinette has been responsible for not only starting a number of resource groups but she’s also had to manage and influence multiple resource groups, their sponsors and the people who ... Read More

Antoinette Boateng is a Global Inclusion Specialist and a 20 year veteran of the “people” space. 

Find out about true authenticity from someone who lives and breathes it. 

Here are some key messages from this episode: 

* The reasons why Diversity & Inclusion being a “small world” causes problems

* The importance of authenticity to Antoinette’s work

* Why ethnic based employee resource groups are not supported as much as gender based groups 

Here are some key takeaways from this episode: 

The Need for New Voices in Diversity & Inclusion

“Inclusion is a small crowd and that’s part of the problem”

The Need for a More Intersectional Approach to Diversity

“It’s not a diverse group of people who are winning, I just think we have to look a lot more at intersectionality when we talk about gender interventions”

Good Position vs. Good Role Model

“People being positioned well in an organisation to effect change is very different to a person being a role model, and I find that I see consistently people making that mistake”

Here are some resources so you can go deeper:  

Antoinette Boateng on Linkedin

The 30 Per Cent Club

The McGregor Smith Review

The Parker Review

The Davies report

The Equality Act (2010) Gender Pay Gap Information

Check out these related episodes of the show

The 30 Per Cent Club: How It Transformed Diversity & Inclusion in the UK Forever

Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

Whenever you’re ready, there are a few ways I can support your Inclusion Journey:

1.     Work with me 1:1 

2.     Get Practical Book Insights 

3.     Get our Free Email Course 

For everything else check this

https://linktr.ee/elementofinclusion

Huw Evans is the Director General of the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

Find out about a key figure in Insurance in Part 3 of a 3 part series. 

Here are some key messages from this episode: 

* How the ABI can play a role in promoting diversity and inclusion in Insurance

* The need for intelligent debates and not witch hunts

* The opportunity to “take others with you

Here are some key takeaways from this episode: 

Placing Diversity Front & Centre

“I’ve seen significant growth of awareness of the issues, a significant growth in the appetitive to deal with them and an improvement in the data that’s needed to help make the argument”

Informing & Educating Others

“There are quite a chunk of people who aren’t hostile, at all, they just don’t know much, if you can take them with you, you’re converting quite a large chunk of people”

Diversity & Inclusion as a Business Imperative

“If we’re going to make long term and sustainable change, diversity and inclusion isn’t viewed a CSR, reputational nice to have, but viewed as essential to a company or a sector’s future prosperity and sustainability ”

Here are some resources so you can go deeper:  

Huw Evans on Twitter

Association of British Insurers

ABI Diversity Hub

ICAN

Check out these related episodes of the show.

Why Relying On a Generic Business Case For Diversity is an Inclusion Mistake

Why I Avoid Debates About Diversity and Inclusion

Whenever you’re ready, there are a few ways I can support your Inclusion Journey:

1.     Work with me 1:1 

2.     Get Practical Book Insights 

3.     Get our Free Email Course 

For everything else check this

https://linktr.ee/elementofinclusion

This is the third and final part of a special three part series based around the launch of ICAN, the Insurance Cultural Awareness Network. This is a group that promotes multicultural inclusion and progression within the insurance sector. Today I’m speaking with Huw Evans, Huw is the Director General of the Association of British Insurers (ABI). Huw has a background ... Read More

This is the second of a special three part series based around the launch of ICAN, the Insurance Cultural Awareness Network. This is a group that promotes multicultural inclusion and progression within the insurance sector. Today I’m speaking with Rose St Louis, Rose is Head of Partnership Development at Zurich Insurance UK where she also chairs their Women’s’ Innovation Network. ... Read More

Rose St Louis is former Head of Partnership Development at Zurich Insurance UK.

Find out about a key figure in the launch of ICAN, the Insurance Cultural Awareness Network 

Here are some key messages from this episode: 

* The meaning of the Gender Pensions Gap

* How Employee Resource Groups can be used to develop products

* Some interesting strategy development lessons from Cricket 

Here are some key takeaways from this episode: 

Recognise your personal journey

“We will be able to attract the next generation of employee if we can show that we are on a journey and they can help us move on that journey”

Create a Collaborative Shared Experience

“Women can’t go on that journey on their own, men need to go with them and understand that journey too”

Employee Resource Groups can be used to develop products

“We have a rising awareness around that and a desire to progress that conversation and to bring it through to something meaningful for the customer as well as keeping pace as an industry with what we should be delivering for the customer”

Here are some resources so you can go deeper:  

Rose St Louis Linkedin

Rose St Louis Twitter

ICAN

The Network of Networks

Gender Pensions Gap 

Dive In Festival

Check out these related episodes of the show.

Why The Insurance Industry Has Put Diversity & Inclusion Front And Centre

Why Authenticity Truly Matters When Creating An Inclusive Workplace

Whenever you’re ready, there are a few ways I can support your Inclusion Journey:

1.     Work with me 1:1 

2.     Get Practical Book Insights 

3.     Get our Free Email Course 

For everything else check this

https://linktr.ee/elementofinclusion

Ajay Mistry is the CoFounder of ICAN and former Chair of the Multicultural Network at AON UK. 

Find out about a key figure in the launch of ICAN, the Insurance Cultural Awareness Network in Part 1 of a 3 part series. 

Here are some key messages from this episode: 

* Why a single multicultural resource group is necessary

* How collaboration can lead to intersectional benefits

* How resource groups can be used to develop the talent pipeline 

Play the episode for more.

Here are some key takeaways from this episode: 

Clarity of Purpose 

“Know your value proposition and know why you’re doing it, you always get asked why is this important, if you can’t answer it, you switch that person off immediately” 

Treat Employee Resource Groups Like a Business 

“There needs to be measurable impacts, you need to have outcomes, you need to prove why you’re doing what you’re doing”

Recognition Matters 

“I would encourage anyone who is listening, at all, go for these awards, do these things, because it only helps the end goal and I think it’s every easy, especially with BAME people, not to put themselves forwards ”

Here are some resources so you can go deeper:  

Ajay’s Linkedin

Ajay’s Twitter

AON Multicultural Network UK

ICAN

The Network of Networks

Check out these related episodes of the show.

The Australian Model For Managing Cultural Diversity

An Indian Answer to Diversity and Inclusion

Whenever you’re ready, there are a few ways I can support your Inclusion Journey:

1.     Work with me 1:1 

2.     Get Practical Book Insights 

3.     Get our Free Email Course 

For everything else check this

https://linktr.ee/elementofinclusion

This is the first of a special three part series based around the launch of ICAN, the Insurance Cultural Awareness Network. This is a group that promotes multicultural inclusion and progression within the insurance sector. Today I’m speaking with Ajay Mistry, Ajay is the CoFounder of ICAN and Chair of the Multicultural Network at AON UK. Ajay was recently recognised ... Read More