The Privilege Eruption

Continuing with emerging data results from the privilege conundrum research survey that asks the important questions about personal privilege in the workplace Kami and Ishreen share further fascinating data.

They look at questions that have particular resonance for leaders, with the emerging data showing that organisations are aware of the need to improve but that there have not been enough of the right actions to make a change.

Kami and Ishreen also discuss the risks for organisations if they don’t address privilege in the workplace and the potential impact

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• With 70% of organisations saying they feel they need to improve the way privilege impacts their business there is high awareness but not enough of the right actions
• Privilege isn’t talked about in HR
• The risks can be reputational with damage to individuals and organisations by association
• Global organisations want to have a presence with local communities
• There are risks for companies if they don’t maintain the momentum of change
• There are lots of thing’s organisations can do themselves to address privilege in their workplaces
• It’s about the values, behaviours, and actions of the company
• When people feel safe and valued it addresses the reputational and productivity risks
• Being viewed positively is important in society

BEST MOMENTS

‘Leaders and organisations are going to be really interested in this data’

‘You wonder how someone who flaunts their privilege so openly can get away with it’

‘If you are seen as an organisation that flits from the current fashionable crisis to the next fashionable crisis that’s going to have an impact’

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Website: https://belongingpioneers.com/privilege-research-and-podcast

Email: [email protected]

Useful links: https://linktr.ee/BelongingPioneers

ABOUT THE HOSTS

Ishreen Bradley is a Strategic Pioneer who guides Professional Leaders to navigate complex situations and achieve success with clarity, confidence, and courage. Her focus is to cultivate mindsets and cultures that acknowledge valuable differences, inclusive behaviours, and authentic leadership.  She advises, consults, trains, and coaches senior leaders through her compassionate, intuitive and incisive approach - facilitating them to develop themselves and their teams towards their growth strategy. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishreenbradley/

Kami Nuttall is a culture at work expert, derived from 20 years of experience working with organizations, seeing how they work from a governance, risk, ways of working and people perspectives - understanding the human experience at work. And because she is committed to human development, she is building on her psychology and social anthropology background – she has trained with the Anti-Discrimination Foundation on culture, heritage, and anti-discrimination practices, and is a qualified hypnotherapist. Her purpose is to help leaders create cultures that are inclusive, and psychologically safe, that enable people to safely speak up.  She is driven to do this work because of her belief that organisations should maintain and evidence high standards of accountability towards their people and customers.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaminuttall-cultureguru-cultureauditor/

Privilege, Eruption, Culture, Diversity, inclusion, Equity, diverse, cultural, impact, power: https://privilege-eruption.com

Ishreen and Kami share and discuss the emerging data results from the ‘Privilege Conundrum’ the pioneering research survey about privilege in the workplace

There is now more awareness about privilege but as Ishreen and Kami explain change and transformation are too slow, there is talk and some actions but the dial has still not really shifted on diversion, equity, belonging and inclusion

They explain how The Privilege Conundrum survey data results can help understanding about what is really in the way and blocks the changes needed, listen in and hear more

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• We want to really understand what’s really in the way and what needs to shift
• 90%  feel privilege has a negative impact at work  but only 86% believe people use privilege at work primarily to give themselves an unfair advantage
• 58% have both had privilege used against them and used privilege themselves
• Use of privilege has left the vast majority of respondents to the survey feeling undervalued, demotivated and excluded, it has a significant impact on their commitment and productivity
• If people don’t have purpose and are not aligned with the company’s purpose there are gaps and risks

BEST MOMENTS

‘Our hypothesis is that its privilege, both conscious and unconscious privilege’

‘It’s quite a conscious population so far that have completed this survey’

‘When we dive into this, it will create interesting conversations in the workplace’

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Website: https://belongingpioneers.com/privilege-research-and-podcast

Email: [email protected]

Useful links: https://linktr.ee/BelongingPioneers

ABOUT THE HOSTS

Ishreen Bradley is a Strategic Pioneer who guides Professional Leaders to navigate complex situations and achieve success with clarity, confidence, and courage. Her focus is to cultivate mindsets and cultures that acknowledge valuable differences, inclusive behaviours, and authentic leadership.  She advises, consults, trains, and coaches senior leaders through her compassionate, intuitive and incisive approach - facilitating them to develop themselves and their teams towards their growth strategy. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishreenbradley/

Kami Nuttall is a culture at work expert, derived from 20 years of experience working with organizations, seeing how they work from a governance, risk, ways of working and people perspectives - understanding the human experience at work. And because she is committed to human development, she is building on her psychology and social anthropology background – she has trained with the Anti-Discrimination Foundation on culture, heritage, and anti-discrimination practices, and is a qualified hypnotherapist. Her purpose is to help leaders create cultures that are inclusive, and psychologically safe, that enable people to safely speak up.  She is driven to do this work because of her belief that organisations should maintain and evidence high standards of accountability towards their people and customers.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaminuttall-cultureguru-cultureauditor/

Privilege, Eruption, Culture, Diversity, inclusion, Equity, diverse, cultural, impact, power: https://privilege-eruption.com

Roger Williams who worked on the creation of the “Privilege Conundrum” survey talks about how the survey was designed and the importance of the journey from the individual perspective to the collective perspective through to the perspective of others

He also explains how the design process was crucial in making sure the survey found the right voice and captured the questions that made the difference

As someone who has recognised their privilege, Roger also shares the key learning for him, that being conscious and having empathy with someone else’s viewpoint leads to different actions

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Some subconscious biases are learnt behaviours from very young
• A conscious mind in relation to privilege is a very different thing
• The pull to connect and belong drives human behaviour
• In design thinking it’s the customer that helps you to learn and find the right voice
• Someone can unintentionally apply some aspect of privilege in what might seem a reasonably innocuous way but it can have terrible consequences for an organisation
• Everything thing you say and do flows from the unconscious and you need to think about what you say and do and make a conscious response
• Be conscious and have empathy for someone else’s viewpoint
• Consciousness leads to different actions

BEST MOMENTS

‘I thought I was a fully observed equal rights, straight down the line and then I saw all subconscious biases kicking in’

‘Don’t let the subconscious take over’

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Website: https://belongingpioneers.com/privilege-research-and-podcast

Email: [email protected]

Useful links: https://linktr.ee/BelongingPioneers

ABOUT THE HOSTS

Ishreen Bradley is a Strategic Pioneer who guides Professional Leaders to navigate complex situations and achieve success with clarity, confidence, and courage. Her focus is to cultivate mindsets and cultures that acknowledge valuable differences, inclusive behaviours, and authentic leadership.  She advises, consults, trains, and coaches senior leaders through her compassionate, intuitive and incisive approach - facilitating them to develop themselves and their teams towards their growth strategy. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishreenbradley/

Kami Nuttall is a culture at work expert, derived from 20 years of experience working with organisations, seeing how they work from a governance, risk, ways of working and people perspectives - understanding the human experience at work. And because she is committed to human development, she is building on her psychology and social anthropology background – she has trained with the Anti-Discrimination Foundation on culture, heritage, and anti-discrimination practices, and is a qualified hypnotherapist. Her purpose is to help leaders create cultures that are inclusive, and psychologically safe, that enable people to safely speak up.  She is driven to do this work because of her belief that organisations should maintain and evidence high standards of accountability towards their people and customers.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaminuttall-cultureguru-cultureauditor/

Privilege, Eruption, Culture, Diversity, inclusion, Equity, diverse, cultural, impact, power: https://privilege-eruption.com

In this episode, Roger, who has a forty-year career in technology and now specialises in helping organisations create signature experiences, shares his own personal journey to a conscious understanding of his privilege.

He has worked with Kami and Ishreen on the creation of the Privilege Conundrum survey and discusses how as he became more conscious of the issues he became very aware of his own poor behaviour in the past

They reflect on some of the questions and banter that are in reality are an exercise of privilege and explain more positive ways forward

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• There is a lot of perception and misperception about privilege but very little data
• I set out to prove my own worth with people as I met them throughout my life
• I saw the struggle of others trying to make their own way
• As I became more conscious of the issues I became more aware of my poor behaviour in the past
• It’s a question that provokes a variety of answers linked to individuals' own lived experiences
• For people in an underrepresented group, it sends them into trauma
• I got a real sense of what it must feel like to be the outsider in a conversation
• It’s the exercise of privilege under the banner of banter

BEST MOMENTS

‘it’s been a rollercoaster ride’

‘It was something that had a friendly intention that had a barb within it’

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Website: https://belongingpioneers.com/privilege-research-and-podcast

Email: [email protected]

Useful links: https://linktr.ee/BelongingPioneers

ABOUT THE HOSTS

Ishreen Bradley is a Strategic Pioneer who guides Professional Leaders to navigate complex situations and achieve success with clarity, confidence, and courage. Her focus is to cultivate mindsets and cultures that acknowledge valuable differences, inclusive behaviours, and authentic leadership.  She advises, consults, trains, and coaches senior leaders through her compassionate, intuitive and incisive approach - facilitating them to develop themselves and their teams towards their growth strategy. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishreenbradley/

Kami Nuttall is a culture at work expert, derived from 20 years of experience working with organisations, seeing how they work from a governance, risk, ways of working and people perspectives - understanding the human experience at work. And because she is committed to human development, she is building on her psychology and social anthropology background – she has trained with the Anti-Discrimination Foundation on culture, heritage, and anti-discrimination practices, and is a qualified hypnotherapist. Her purpose is to help leaders create cultures that are inclusive, and psychologically safe, that enable people to safely speak up.  She is driven to do this work because of her belief that organisations should maintain and evidence high standards of accountability towards their people and customers.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaminuttall-cultureguru-cultureauditor/

Privilege, Eruption, Culture, Diversity, inclusion, Equity, diverse, cultural, impact, power: https://privilege-eruption.com

In this episode hear about how when you begin by exploring and understanding your own privilege and recognise and own it on a conscious level you have the agency to then work with your organisation by applying the same principles and processes

When you move into a position where your team is diverse your organisation will have the creativity, value, and ability to lead in your sector

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Organisations that are committed to creating a fair playing field will use introspection to help them achieve this
• Ask ‘what structures are in place that stop it from being fair?’
• You need a range of skills in your organisation that will bring diversity
• When everyone thinks the same you are not in a position to cope with any change
• Explore and learn about your own privilege and the impact it has on others
• You need to own your privilege at a conscious level to move from invisibility and denial
• People who have privilege want to learn about what makes them privileged
• Privilege can be a block to progress in an organisation but it also has the power to transform when put to good use and can cause a privilege eruption
• Your organisation can lead in its sector with a diverse team who bring huge  value and creativity
• These are hard conversations so compassion for yourself and others is a vital part of the process

BEST MOMENTS

‘The structures have typically worked for white men

‘Create a diverse talent base in your organisation’

‘Once you know who you are you can speak from a place where people will listen’

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Website: https://belongingpioneers.com/privilege-research-and-podcast

Email: [email protected]

Useful links: https://linktr.ee/BelongingPioneers

ABOUT THE HOSTS

Ishreen Bradley is a Strategic Pioneer who guides Professional Leaders to navigate complex situations and achieve success with clarity, confidence, and courage. Her focus is to cultivate mindsets and cultures that acknowledge valuable differences, inclusive behaviours, and authentic leadership.  She advises, consults, trains, and coaches senior leaders through her compassionate, intuitive and incisive approach - facilitating them to develop themselves and their teams towards their growth strategy. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishreenbradley/

Kami Nuttall is a culture at work expert, derived from 20 years of experience working with organisations, seeing how they work from a governance, risk, ways of working and people perspectives - understanding the human experience at work. And because she is committed to human development, she is building on her psychology and social anthropology background – she has trained with the Anti-Discrimination Foundation on culture, heritage, and anti-discrimination practices, and is a qualified hypnotherapist. Her purpose is to help leaders create cultures that are inclusive, and psychologically safe, that enable people to safely speak up.  She is driven to do this work because of her belief that organisations should maintain and evidence high standards of accountability towards their people and customers.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaminuttall-cultureguru-cultureauditor/

Privilege, Eruption, Culture, Diversity, inclusion, Equity, diverse, cultural, impact, power: https://privilege-eruption.com

Ishreen and Kami continue to explore the concept of privilege and how it impacts and influences workplace culture

Privilege is a very emotive term but if you want to move beyond invisibility and denial for yourself then you need to explore and learn about your own privilege. When you own the privilege you have you are more able to understand the privilege in your organisation and take steps to make positive change

Privilege can be a block to progress but it also has the power to transform and can lead to a privilege eruption

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• You can begin to see the world in a different way. Positive power in a positive way can positively shape our purpose
• If privilege isn’t equable then fairness can’t exist
• The experiences you have are the basis for your values and are part of who you are
• Privilege is a special advantage or entitlement that a person uses to their own benefit or the detriment of another
• You have to learn to own the  privilege you have and know you are not your privilege
• History may have given you privilege it’s what you choose to do about it that matters
• We can assume that everyone entering an organisation comes in with the same level of capacity, privilege and resources
• There need to be reasonable adjustments to ensure that everyone starts at the same point
• We are in an uncertain, volatile, complex and ambiguous world so the skills required in an organisation mean a truly diverse workforce
• We need to create safe spaces for people to discuss and learn

BEST MOMENTS

‘Some of us are not ready to acknowledge and accept that we have privilege’

‘We should be talking about privilege and how has impacted and shaped our society’

‘You want to cause a privilege eruption in your organisation because it will ensure your organisation's sustainability and longevity’

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Website: https://belongingpioneers.com/privilege-research-and-podcast

Email: [email protected]

Useful links: https://linktr.ee/BelongingPioneers

ABOUT THE HOSTS

Ishreen Bradley is a Strategic Pioneer who guides Professional Leaders to navigate complex situations and achieve success with clarity, confidence, and courage. Her focus is to cultivate mindsets and cultures that acknowledge valuable differences, inclusive behaviours and authentic leadership.  She advises, consults, trains, and coaches senior leaders through her compassionate, intuitive and incisive approach - facilitating them to develop themselves and their teams towards their growth strategy. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishreenbradley/

Kami Nuttall is a culture at work expert, derived from 20 years of experience working with organisations, seeing how they work from a governance, risk, ways of working and people perspectives - understanding the human experience at work. And because she is committed to human development, she is building on her psychology and social anthropology background – she has trained with the Anti-Discrimination Foundation on culture, heritage, and anti-discrimination practices, and is a qualified hypnotherapist. Her purpose is to help leaders create cultures that are inclusive, and psychologically safe, that enable people to safely speak up.  She is driven to do this work because of her belief that organisations should maintain and evidence high standards of accountability towards their people and customers.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaminuttall-cultureguru-cultureauditor/

Privilege, Eruption, Culture, Diversity, inclusion, Equity, diverse, cultural, impact, power: https://privilege-eruption.com

In this episode, Kami and Ishreen continue their discussion about the positive role having a clear purpose and being true to it plays in how organisations work. Including how their culture evolves.

They also talk about the danger of taking things too far and inadvertently creating a “culture fit” environment. Trying to get everyone to think and work in the same way and not allowing people to question decisions.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Don´t fall into the trap of pushing everyone to be the same. 

• In today's challenging world, being able to tap into different perspectives brings huge benefits.
• A diverse organisation will find it easier to develop and sell the products and services people really want.
• Everyone is different. They will, therefore, contribute in different ways to fulfilling the company's purpose.

BEST MOMENTS 

“ You can have a purpose statement and people will align with it from different places.”

“ We want cultural diversity, we want to add to our culture, not take away from it ”

“ A diverse organisation will improve its performance. ”

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Website: https://belongingpioneers.com/privilege-research-and-podcast

Email: [email protected]

Useful links: https://linktr.ee/BelongingPioneers

ABOUT THE HOSTS

Ishreen Bradley is a Strategic Pioneer who guides Professional Leaders to navigate complex situations and achieve success with clarity, confidence, and courage. Her focus is to cultivate mindsets and cultures that acknowledge valuable differences, inclusive behaviours and authentic leadership.  She advises, consults, trains, and coaches senior leaders through her compassionate, intuitive and incisive approach - facilitating them to develop themselves and their teams towards their growth strategy. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishreenbradley/

Kami Nuttall is a culture at work expert, derived from 20 years of experience working with organisations, seeing how they work from a governance, risk, ways of working and people perspectives - understanding the human experience at work. And because she is committed to human development, she is building on her psychology and social anthropology background – she has trained with the Anti-Discrimination Foundation on culture, heritage, and anti-discrimination practices, and is a qualified hypnotherapist. Her purpose is to help leaders create cultures that are inclusive, and psychologically safe, that enable people to safely speak up.  She is driven to do this work because of her belief that organisations should maintain and evidence high standards of accountability towards their people and customers.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaminuttall-cultureguru-cultureauditor/

Privilege, Eruption, Culture, Diversity, inclusion, Equity, diverse, cultural, impact, power: https://privilege-eruption.com

In this episode, Kami and Ishreen discuss how organisations and leaders can drive change by reviewing their purpose to include EDI. Then use their purpose to inform the decisions that are made on a daily basis. 

They also explain why paying lip service to EDI or being pushed by outside forces to do something that looks good but is not genuine is pointless. As well as why EDI starts with the board, its composition, values and how aware the members are of their privilege.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Nothing is going to change unless you understand your current purpose, where it comes from and what keeps it in place.

• If an organisation’s purpose does not include EDI it will not be something that underpins strategic initiatives.
• Any changes must be made for the right reasons. Definitely, not for PR purposes or in response to outside pressure.
• Every time you launch a new initiative double-check it aligns with your purpose. 
• Don't let outside forces push you to do things that do not truly align with your values and purpose. 
• True equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging cannot be achieved using PR stunts. The leaders have to genuinely want it.

BEST MOMENTS 

“ If you are about to embark on a change program – is that change authentic to your purpose?.”

“ Everything starts with purpose, our behaviours come from purpose ”

“ EDI is not just about underrepresented groups. It's about everyone. ”

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Website: https://belongingpioneers.com/privilege-research-and-podcast

Email: [email protected]

Useful links: https://linktr.ee/BelongingPioneers

ABOUT THE HOSTS

Ishreen Bradley is a Strategic Pioneer who guides Professional Leaders to navigate complex situations and achieve success with clarity, confidence, and courage. Her focus is to cultivate mindsets and cultures that acknowledge valuable differences, inclusive behaviours and authentic leadership.  She advises, consults, trains, and coaches senior leaders through her compassionate, intuitive and incisive approach - facilitating them to develop themselves and their teams towards their growth strategy. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishreenbradley/

Kami Nuttall is a culture at work expert, derived from 20 years of experience working with organisations, seeing how they work from a governance, risk, ways of working and people perspectives - understanding the human experience at work. And because she is committed to human development, she is building on her psychology and social anthropology background – she has trained with the Anti-Discrimination Foundation on culture, heritage, and anti-discrimination practices, and is a qualified hypnotherapist. Her purpose is to help leaders create cultures that are inclusive, and psychologically safe, that enable people to safely speak up.  She is driven to do this work because of her belief that organisations should maintain and evidence high standards of accountability towards their people and customers.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaminuttall-cultureguru-cultureauditor/

Privilege, Eruption, Culture, Diversity, inclusion, Equity, diverse, cultural, impact, power: https://privilege-eruption.com

How deeply have you thought about the concept of power? Maybe it’s situation specific so sometimes it’s there and sometimes not. What is this thing called power? On this episode, the impact of power both in the community and the workplace is explored, how to recognise it in all its guises and use it for the common good.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Power can be achieved in many ways.
• Positional power can be the most dangerous and unethical type of power.
• It’s important to be aware of your power and a great responsibility is placed on you to recognise it and not abuse it.

BEST MOMENTS

“You don’t want an organisation of yes people.”

“ The Peter Parker Principle.”

“What are we taught as children when we look at family structures and family dynamics?”

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Website: https://belongingpioneers.com/privilege-research-and-podcast

Email: [email protected]

Useful links: https://linktr.ee/BelongingPioneers

ABOUT THE HOSTS

Ishreen Bradley is a Strategic Pioneer who guides Professional Leaders to navigate complex situations and achieve success with clarity, confidence and courage. Her focus is to cultivate mindsets and cultures that acknowledge valuable difference, inclusive behaviours and authentic leadership.  She advises, consults, trains and coaches senior leaders through her compassionate, intuitive and incisive approach - facilitating them to develop themselves and their teams towards their growth strategy. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishreenbradley/

Kami Nuttall is a culture at work expert, derived from 20 years of experience of working with organisations, seeing how they work from a governance, risk, ways of working and people perspectives - understanding the human experience at work. And because she is committed to human development, she is building on her psychology and social anthropology background – she has trained with the Anti-Discrimination Foundation on culture, heritage, and anti-discrimination practices, and is a qualified hypnotherapist. Her purpose is to help leaders create cultures that are inclusive, psychologically safe and enable people to safely speak up.  She is driven to do this work because of her belief that organisations should maintain and evidence high standards of accountability towards their people and customers.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaminuttall-cultureguru-cultureauditor/

Privilege, Eruption, Culture, Diversity, inclusion, Equity, diverse, cultural, impact, power: https://privilege-eruption.com

Have we become a fairer society? Most organisations frown upon the use of race, social standing, religion, sexual orientation or vulnerability to disadvantage another person, and have policies to prevent or act on the use of Privilege. Is this enough to prevent the abuse of privilege? The Privilege Eruption Podcast is here to explore this very subject.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• There are many organisations now running their own equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging programs without the understanding of the basic power structures work meaning the sustainability of these programs will be questionable.
• Accountability is important to any organisation.
• Learning how to recognise how to adjust your behaviours is a key insight needed to progress.

BEST MOMENTS 

“ We want to look at the intersection of pier, privilege and purpose at work and how that enables a breakthrough in your culture transformation programs.’

“ Every organisation has a direction of travel.”

“If you’re concerned about getting the job done, you’re less concerned about the person doing the job.”

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Website: https://belongingpioneers.com/privilege-research-and-podcast

Email: [email protected]

Useful links: https://linktr.ee/BelongingPioneers

ABOUT THE HOSTS

Ishreen Bradley is a Strategic Pioneer who guides Professional Leaders to navigate complex situations and achieve success with clarity, confidence and courage. Her focus is to cultivate mindsets and cultures that acknowledge valuable difference, inclusive behaviours and authentic leadership.  She advises, consults, trains and coaches senior leaders through her compassionate, intuitive and incisive approach - facilitating them to develop themselves and their teams towards their growth strategy. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishreenbradley/

Kami Nuttall is a culture at work expert, derived from 20 years of experience of working with organisations, seeing how they work from a governance, risk, ways of working and people perspectives - understanding the human experience at work. And because she is committed to human development, she is building on her psychology and social anthropology background – she has trained with the Anti-Discrimination Foundation on culture, heritage, and anti-discrimination practices, and is a qualified hypnotherapist. Her purpose is to help leaders create cultures that are inclusive, psychologically safe and enable people to safely speak up.  She is driven to do this work because of her belief that organisations should maintain and evidence high standards of accountability towards their people and customers.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaminuttall-cultureguru-cultureauditor/

Privilege, Eruption, Culture, Diversity, inclusion, Equity, diverse, cultural, impact, power: https://privilege-eruption.com