Articles on culture, governance and inclusion
Analysis for boards, CEOs and HR leaders on cultural governance, inclusive practice and leadership accountability.
TL;DR: The FCA’s non-financial misconduct rules are now in force. For boards, this is more than a question of regulatory scope. It tests whether the o...
Three mentoring sessions in, and I could tell.. It wasn't obvious at first, he seemed switched on, ambitious and focused.
"By the end of the year, I'...
I had my first son at 19.
I was working in the bank at the time, and if I’m honest, I wasn’t thinking about career progression, board presence, or b...
Well, I’m tired of Inclusion being an afterthought, should I say...
Inclusion has spent over a decade arriving late to meetings.
After the pay gap n...
If inclusion only lives in HR, it will never truly live in your business.
I have been thinking about this for some time now. After years of working w...
DEI is having an identity crisis (much like I have this year)
Across the UK, US, and beyond, organisations are “pausing,” “reframing,” or quietly dis...
We are! We are all humans, and, believe it or not, our DNA is 99% identical!!
Every now and then, I hear this phrase in my comments. It’s the most w...
I grew up in South London, raised in a Nigerian household, where culture wasn’t just a concept; it was a code of conduct, our heritage, our identity.
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You can't be what you can't see!
Myth or truth??
As of July 2024, 11% of the CEOs in the FTSE 100 are women.
Nine!
There are currently nine f...
Allyship is a choice.
A concerted effort, an intentional decision, an act!
But is there such a thing as a bad ally?
I have been familiar with th...
But inclusion might just be what keeps your culture alive.
Lately, I’ve had a few people ask me: “Now that DEI has been labelled divisive and ‘woke’,...