Conscious Inclusion – Moving On From Unconscious Bias - Diversity and Inclusion Leaders

Discussion points:

Conscious Inclusion – Moving On From Unconscious Bias And How We Create Behaviour Change?
Closing this perception gap and embracing inclusion will yield substantial benefits for organisations and their people. But making inclusion ‘real’ is easier said than done. An inclusive culture requires a 21st-century leadership style that tackles, head-on, the challenges inherent in leading diverse inclusive teams. Good intentions, and even unconscious bias training, is not enough to embed inclusion in organisational DNA. It requires leaders to be active and pursue a strategy with deep understanding and commitment. This conversation will look at what it takes for organisations to root out legacy inequities and design truly inclusive and diverse organisations where everyone can thrive, including:

Going from passive to active inclusion to move beyond top-down tokenistic initiatives
What is needed at an individual, team and organisational level to promote conscious inclusion and behaviour change
Understanding intersectionality to identify invisible barriers and drivers to belonging which can hinder or enhance performance
Essential everyday systemic actions and behaviours, the cumulative effect of which lead to organisational culture change
How to create connection, a common purpose and ensure opportunity for diverse talent

Timings:

15 July – 3.05pm to 3.55pm BST

Speakers:

Chris MacRae, Head of Talent Management, GSK

Anu Mandapati, Vice President, Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Talking Talent

Tiger de Souza MBE, People Engagement Director, National Trust

More about our speakers

Chris MacRae, Head of Talent Management, GSK
Chris is responsible for the development of talent mangement strategy, tools and approaches for use across GSK and a specific focus on the talent management activities for the most senior leadership. Key deliverables since joining GSK have been to been to establish an enterprise approach to understanding the demand for and supply of talent within and across the organisation including a focus on the future capability and leadership requirements linked to the business strategy. A key element of this work has been to drive the identification and development of talent deeper in the organisation in order to build a continuous future pipeline.

Anu Mandapati, Vice President, Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Talking Talent
Anu is the Vice President, Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Talking Talent. She is also a leadership, team and well-being coach with 20 years of diversity, inclusion, leadership and organizational development experience. Anu specializes in coaching teams and organizations to increase their diverse talent pool, develop more inclusive staff at all levels, and increase performance and retention by creating work cultures where people feel like they can bring all of who they are to work and succeed. Her leadership tips, tools and strategies have appeared in various publications including Inc., Forbes, Fortune and Money.

Tiger de Souza MBE, People Engagement Director, National Trust
Tiger is the National Trust’s People Engagement Director and within his role is responsible for inclusion and strategic volunteering development at the Trust. He has had a wide-ranging career in the non-profit sector working at Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors, NSPCC and England Netball. He is a passionate advocate for the power and creativity of youth after spending five years in his early career being motivated and challenged by a host of brilliant young people at vinspired. Tiger has been a trustee of both Volunteering England and NCVO and is currently a Trustee for ACEVO. He was awarded an MBE for services to volunteering, including during the pandemic in the 2020 New Years’ Honours List.

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Organised in partnership with:

Talking Talent
Talking Talent partners with clients to build inclusive cultures that drive belonging, engagement and performance. For over 15 years it has been providing some of the world’s most successful organisations with transformational coaching and development programmes that encourage everyone, and every business to perform at its best. Its global delivery and deep local expertise are central to that.

Talking Talent believes that coaching-led approaches to inclusion, purpose and belonging have the biggest impact on performance. Its deep, systemic approach to inclusion creates real behavioural change that lasts. Whether it is enhancing leadership capabilities, facilitating safe dialogue, guiding talent through career-life transitions, or delivering leadership programmes for under-represented groups, its coaching solutions inspire inclusive cultures so that people and business can thrive.

For further information please visit: www.talking-talent.com

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