Episode keywords:

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Psychological Safety, Code of Respect, Intersectionality.

Episode description:

In this podcast episode, I had an insightful discussion with consultant and coach Ngozi Lyn Cole about enhancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in organizations. We explored the critical elements that make an organisation more inclusive and diverse, with Ngozi explaining why equity goes beyond treating everyone the same and how it is crucial for an organization to have a diverse representation at every level.

We started our conversation by discussing the importance of inclusion and why it’s essential to treat equity and diversity as separate but interconnected aspects. We then moved on to discuss a practical framework for transitioning towards inclusivity, which involves recognizing the importance of inclusion, setting clear commitments and strategies, and evaluating the impact.

We also discussed the importance of creating a safe environment for conversations around these pivotal topics and the need for an organisational audit to identify strengths and weaknesses.

This episode provides a wealth of actionable insights and resources for fostering an inclusive environment in any organisation.

Episode transcript:

You can access the transcript for this episode here. It is AI generated and not 100% perfect but I think it is good enough to follow the conversation. Unfortunately, we don’t have the resource to manually make the corrections. 

Resources:

EDI Self Assessment Tools:

Microsoft Word – DEI Self-Assessment 10.28.13.docx (d5coalition.org)

Understanding Meyer’s DEI Spectrum tool | Meyer Memorial Trust (mmt.org)

Books and more:

‘Inclusion on Purpose’ by Ruchika Tulshyan

Inclusion on Purpose | Ruchika Tulshyan (rtulshyan.com)

Read this to get Smarter about Race, Class, Gender, Disability & More’ by Blair Imani

Read This to Get Smarter by Blair Imani | Waterstones

‘The New Age of Empire – How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World’ by Kehinde Andrews

The New Age of Empire (penguin.co.uk)

‘Coaching for Performance’ by John Whitmore

Coaching for Performance: The Principles and Practice of Coaching and Leadership FULLY REVISED 5TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION: The Principles and Practice of … FULLY REVISED 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION: Amazon.co.uk: Whitmore, Sir John: 9781473658127: Books

‘I’m not Yelling’ by Elizabeth Leiba

I’m Not Yelling by Elizabeth Leiba | WHSmith

‘The Anti-Racist Organisation Dismantling Systemic Racism in the Workplace’ by Shereen Daniels

Shereen Daniels – Get The Book (shereen-daniels.com)

Wheel of Power and Privilege

EozJbpXWEAIbKf7.jpg (sdpride.org)

‘What is intersectionality?’ Peter Hopkins

What is intersectionality? – YouTube

Giving Back to do Good better by Derek Bardowell

Giving Back: How to Do Good, Better: Amazon.co.uk: Bardowell, Derek A.: 9780349701974: Books

Black All Year – a series of podcasts and webinars hosted by Steph Edusei

Black All Year

Ngozi Lyn Cole

Ngozi Lyn Cole believes that everyone has the passion and potential to achieve their ambition and sees her ‘why’ as supporting individuals and organisations to do just that. 

A self-employed executive coach and leadership catalyst, Ngozi holds non-executive posts including Chair of the North East Justice Together Initiative and Board Vice Chair at the South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust. She spent 18 years at the National Lottery Community Fund holding several roles, including England Director until February 2017. In that role, she was responsible for all grant programmes, overseeing over 500 employees and an annual budget of £450m to £1bn depending on Lottery rollovers! Prior to this, she worked in community development, education, urban regeneration, and housing.  She has significant experience of leadership and executive coaching; running action learning; developing and implementing strategy; organisational and leadership development; change management; collaboration and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). 

More recently she has worked with funders such as the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Lloyds Bank Foundation, Millfield House Foundation and Virgin Money Foundation; Children Investment Fund Foundation and several senior leadership teams and charities on their leadership, DEI and racial equity journeys. Her deeply personal ambition on DEI is to leave the world a better place for our future generations.

You can find Ngozi on her website, LinkedIn and Twitter.