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Why Being Passionate About Diversity is not Enough for an Inclusive Workplace

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Why Being Passionate About Diversity is not Enough for an Inclusive Workplace

It’s not a popular thing to say but…

“Being Passionate About Diversity is not Enough to build the workplace that you want. We’re going to explore why because it’s an urgent issue now.”

Key Topics Covered in This Episode:

  1. Why Being “passionate about Diversity” masks selfish behaviour
  2. Why it trivialises the work
  3. Why Being “passionate about Diversity” harms your credibility

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    Key Takeaways from This Episode:

    1. Don’t make inclusion all about you.
      • “Inclusion is about other people too.”
      • Show why you are suitable to help others.
        • “Your colleagues need to see why you are the right person to lead inclusion work.”
        • Get the Inclusion Ready Leaders Brief so you transform your own workplace.
          • “Now we need evidence. Now we need results.”

            • Check out these resources (if applicable):

            • Sign up for the Inclusion Ready Leaders Brief: 

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              The Element of InclusionBy Dr Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey Diversity & Inclusion I Broadcaster I Speaker I Protagonist
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