Developing a True Culture of Inclusion Part One

Asif Sadiq, worldwide DEI leader for Warner Media is passionate about inclusion and developing truly inclusive cultures that are woven throughout an organisation across all levels
In this episode, he talks about what a truly inclusive culture looks like and how businesses need to create a strategy supported with resources and planning and implement it with focus and the same level of commitment as any other business strategy if they want to be successful
 
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Diversity is also about socio-economic background and lived experience
Diversity, equity and inclusion need to be woven through all aspects of the organisation so it's natural
To truly influence culture there needs to be a strategy and plan running across the business at all levels
We need to get to a point where it’s built into the conversation naturally
It requires the planning and resources that any priority business strategy is given
It’s not about them and us it’s about all of us and creating equity for underrepresented groups 
To recruit the best people you need to move beyond our network and visibility
It’s not about favouring one group over another it’s about bringing equity for everyone
It’s not about taking privilege away it's about acknowledging it
It can be informal aspects of privilege creating barriers to equity
 
BEST MOMENTS
‘Many times its random acts of diversity and inclusion and interventions and then people go back to what they were doing’
‘It’s how you weave it in across your business naturally’
‘There are certain privileges I will never have because of the colour of my skin’
‘I try to think about the privileges I have that others don’t and how I can help and support’
 
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Website: https://belongingpioneers.com/privilege-research-and-podcast
Email: [email protected]
Useful links: https://linktr.ee/BelongingPioneers
 
ABOUT THE HOSTS
Ishreen Bradley is a Strategic Pioneer who guides Professional Leaders to navigate complex situations and achieve success with clarity, confidence, and courage. Her focus is to cultivate mindsets and cultures that acknowledge valuable differences, inclusive behaviours, and authentic leadership.  She advises, consults, trains, and coaches senior leaders through her compassionate, intuitive and incisive approach - facilitating them to develop themselves and their teams towards their growth strategy. 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishreenbradley/
 
Kami Nuttall is a culture at work expert, derived from 20 years of experience working with organisations, seeing how they work from a governance, risk, ways of working and people perspectives - understanding the human experience at work. And because she is committed to human development, she is building on her psychology and social anthropology background – she has trained with the Anti-Discrimination Foundation on culture, heritage, and anti-discrimination practices, and is a qualified hypnotherapist. Her purpose is to help leaders create cultures that are inclusive, and psychologically safe, that enable people to safely speak up.  She is driven to do this work because of her belief that organisations should maintain and evidence high standards of accountability towards their people and customers.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaminuttall-cultureguru-cultureauditor/
Privilege, Eruption, Culture, Diversity, inclusion, Equity, diverse, cultural, impact, power: https://privilege-eruption.com