Ep 473: The Power Of Difference
DE&I remains a major priority for employers, but progress is slow and sometimes completely stuck. So how should companies be thinking about diversity, and what practical actions can they take to build and benefit from teams of difference?\n\nMy guest this week is writer, broadcaster and consultant Simon Fanshawe. Simon is a well known figure in the UK and has recently published an excellent book, "The Power of Difference". He advocates that progress comes when employers move away from the jargon around DE&I and genuinely understand how building a diverse workforce will drive their specific business objectives.\xa0\n\nIn the interview, we discuss:\n\nThe human question of diversity and what does it actually mean.\n\nThe power of combining difference\n\nThe dangers of conformity and the imposition of rules\n\nBuilding teams of difference\n\nUsing data to understand what is happening and why\n\nUnderstanding specific diversity business cases\n\nThe virtuous circle of selection\n\nIs unconscious bias training actually helpful?\n\nRedesigning the recruiting process to challenge assumptions\n\nThe most accurate predictor of future success\n\nMaking employee resource groups more effective\n\n\nListen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts.\n\nA full transcription will appear here shortly.