DEBATE: Will workplace diversity suffer from a new flexible working culture? October 1, 2020 Will workplace diversity suffer from a new flexible working culture? Jo Preston, director & head of people at Teamspirit, says YES One of the silver linings of the coronavirus pandemic has been the corporate pivot towards flexible working. The swiftness with which thousands of employees transitioned from office desks to kitchen tables demonstrated a huge [...]
MPs are refusing unconscious bias training. Perhaps there’s a real reason why September 29, 2020 When 40 Conservative MPs recently refused unconscious bias training — one anonymous dissenter even called it “Marxist, snake oil crap”, others “patronising” — it was clear that, as a population, we still don’t really know how to tackle unconscious bias. And that’s for two main reasons. The first is ignorance. Not as a pejorative, but [...]
Farms and our diets must embrace technological disruption August 14, 2020 Challengers, visionaries and entrepreneurs are turning their focus to the next great technology goal, and it’s one that could save the planet and transform the lives of millions: it’s the advancements in how we source our nutrition. At a time when there is fierce debate around how we build back better, one of the most [...]
We must do more to tackle racial inequality in the workplace July 9, 2020 | City Talk While I’m truly proud to take on the role of EY UK chair, having started at the firm 35 years ago, I’ve been profoundly struck by conversations with our Black colleagues following the killing of George Floyd, which have brought into sharp focus that the experience of everyone at EY isn’t the same. We, like other businesses, still have more to do. Race has been a core [...]
The City View: Race, diversity and leadership in business, with Julia Streets June 29, 2020 Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS In this episode Christian is joined by Julia Streets, founder of Streets consulting and host of the long-running DiverCity podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about corporate diversity and the importance of leadership at a time when businesses of all sizes are looking to their own track record in improving diversity in [...]