What happens when you don’t feel like you belong at your place of work? When you feel like the outsider? When you don’t get invited out? When you are not invited to those meetings? When you don’t get a promotion? You code-switch! For me, and countless others, code-switching is an everyday, every hour, every minute activity, where I twist and contort myself into an extension of me that puts other people at ease.
Read MoreWhether you have employees in the US or not, the US transition of power matters. Our “What You Need to Know about US Election Violence” pack is an action-based resource for HR Professionals, Managers, and Senior Leaders.
Read MoreAt our open ‘How to be an Ally’ event the focus was very much on how to take steps towards becoming an ally. While self education is essential, so is action. Caroline Marsh discusses how to use questions to call out bias and discrimination.
Read MoreThe tendency to focus on ‘fixing’ the underrepresented rather than leveraging the power of those calling the shots is an issue we come across a lot. At The Honeycomb Works’ ‘How to be an ally’ event I spoke about a number of common mistakes I see organisations making when trying to create inclusive, diverse cultures and this one seemed to really resonate with people.
Read MoreWe are regularly telling women and minorities all the things they should be doing and not doing, as if changing their behaviour will sort everything out. And organisations that otherwise develop brilliant processes, apply off-the shelf, one-off solutions to a problem that is woven into every part of work.
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