"I really hope that a legacy of Covid is an appreciation of a different way of working”: Diane Lightfoot - CEO at Business Disability Forum
- Author
- Leila McKenzie-Delis/Diane Lightfoot
- Published
- Thu 03 Dec 2020
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Diane Lightfoot
Leila is joined by Diane Lightfoot – CEO at Business Disability Forum and Chair Of The Board Of Trustees at the Challenging Behaviour Foundation.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT
· How Diane found herself working in the voluntary sector to help people with disabilities at the Business Disability Forum (BDI)
· The importance of recognising and developing a strong understanding of both visible and invisible disabilities
· The need to be considerate and empathetic regarding the possibility of undisclosed invisible disabilities as a possible explanation for employee performance issues
· How working from home and other flexible working possibilities can help overcome the disability employment gap
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