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In this episode of the series, Lloyd Emeka talks with Luke Windeatt-Dickens, Director of Global Enterprise Solutions, GoodShape.

GoodShape are a health management platform that helps employers support their employees’ physical, mental and social wellbeing.

During our conversation, we discuss fostering inclusive cultures within the context of SMEs and start-ups, how this can be achieved and some of the key learnings derived in recent years. To conclude our conversation, Luke also shares some perspectives with regards to equity, diversity and inclusion and how this might develop over time.

In this episode, Lloyd Emeka talks with Janet Tidmarsh, Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Whitbread.

Whitbread are a leading hospitality business responsible for brands such as Premier Inn and Beefeater.  In recent years, Whitbread has received external recognition and awards for their work within the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) field. 

During our conversation, we discuss some of the contributory factors that enabled Whitbread to successfully implement EDI initiatives, key learnings derived so far and the progress they are continuing to make within this area. 

We conclude our conversation with some thoughts and perspectives on future directions for the EDI field.

During the last three years, COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter have highlighted and arguably exacerbated various social inequalities that have existed for a long time.  Organisations have a role to play in addressing these inequalities and this has led to an increased focus on creating inclusive cultures and fostering a sense of belonging.

In this episode, Lloyd Emeka talks with Camilla Bruggen, Global Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Wavemaker and Dr Maria Adamson, Associate Professor of Organisation Studies, Queen Mary University of London about creating an inclusive culture within organisations.  During our conversation, we discuss some experiences and derived learnings from creating an inclusive culture during COVID-19, cross-cultural perspectives and nuances within diversity, equity and inclusion, and how this can be incorporated within global DEI strategies.

Our new podcast series tells the story of real behaviour change, relating to the development of inclusive and anti-racist behaviours. We follow the journey of mindset change from a scientific lens of a behaviour change specialist, to stories of impact at individual, business and leadership levels, and finally to understanding how important communication and language is, especially in engaging people on this journey.

Our second episode focusses on why consideration of communications and collective buy in is an essential piece of any behaviour change initiative. IDC’s CEO talks to Lisa Burroughes, Behaviour Change Expert and Coaching Psychologist, to explore this topic. Lisa is an organisational development professional and coaching psychologist. Over the last 15 years she worked as a consultant with a wide range of organisations to deliver lasting behaviour and culture change. Central to her approach has been helping managers communicate the message in a clear and compelling way.

In Diverse Company's new podcast series will tell the story of real behaviour change, relating to the development of inclusive and anti-racist behaviours. We will follow the journey of mindset change from a scientific lens of a behaviour change specialist, to stories of impact at individual, business and leadership levels, and finally to understanding how important communication and language is, especially in engaging people on this journey.

We’re starting off this journey with a conversation between Johanna Beresford, CEO of In Diverse Company, and Sion Williams-Eliyesil, a Social and Organisation Psychologist. Sion currently works as a Doctoral Researcher at UCL for the Institute of Innovation and Public Purpose and also works for the Qatar Foundation as a Culture and Integration Expert.

It's the LGBT History Month in the UK, and we're discussing the relevance of teaching about it in primary schools. Our Head of Psychology, Caitlin Bethell, talks to Dani Aukett, an LGBT primary school teacher about how she's been able to bring about some change in the curriculum and embed and usualise talking about the terminology and what it means to be LGBT. She opens up about her own journey of being a lesbian and talks about the importance of early education on inclusion.

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Dani Aukett, our guest today, is an LGBT primary school teacher, based in Hertfordshire. She has been teaching for 8 years and has a passion for ensuring the diverse nature of society is reflected and fully embedded in the curriculum.