Tag Archives: inclusion
How the online world is literally a leveller
My LinkedIn post, 7 Dec 2021 Have online meetings affected your perspective of height and status? I recently attended a physical gathering where most people hadn’t seen each other for nearly two years, except on screen. Real life was evidently a sudden … Continue reading
Questions for DE&I leaders to put to Boards
My LinkedIn post from 12 Oct 2021 “Inclusion and sustainability are interdependent. Both require global systemic change.” How can DEI leaders help corporate boards address these burning issues together? Investors are increasingly focused on companies’ climate goals. This is critical. But more … Continue reading
Taking collective action for inclusion
27 July 2021 THERE’S something extraordinary about taking part in a collective challenge with a group of people who have a unifying purpose. We feel connected, even to near-strangers. We achieve more than we thought we were capable of. We transcend boundaries that … Continue reading
INdivisible a ‘top pick’ for HBS Faculty Summer Reads
LinkedIn post, 6 July 2021 Exciting to see ‘INdivisible’ feature as a top pick in The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021. Our book, which radically rethinks inclusion for sustainable business results, is one of the choices of Professor Rosabeth Moss … Continue reading
Creating excitement about the power of inclusion at work
LinkedIn post, 27 April How do you excite people about the power and potential of inclusion at work? Using everyday analogies is helpful. In our book INdivisible, Rebekah Steele and I describe a truly inclusive work environment as being like a well-functioning traffic roundabout … Continue reading
Podcast: Radically rethinking inclusion
30 March As part of Workplace Forum 2021, my co-author Rebekah Steele and I were interviewed by Ben Rue for this podcast on overcoming barriers to inclusion with a bold new approach. Drawing on our book INdivisible, we discussed: Our expansive … Continue reading
Embarking on climate change coaching
LinkedIn post, 16 March 2021 What changes have you made over this past difficult year? What’s precipitated those shifts? Last May I attended my first online coaching conference as UK ICF responded to the ‘New Reality’. I heard Charly Cox, Climate Change Coach, … Continue reading
Racism and ‘allyship’
16 Nov 2020 By Alison Maitland ALONGSIDE the Covid-19 crisis, the police killing of George Floyd and the resurgence of the #BlackLivesMatter movement in the US and many other countries have been defining events of 2020. They have focused … Continue reading
Putting the heart into leadership
2 December 2019 By Alison Maitland Understanding your impact as a leader helps you to empower other people more effectively. It is achieved, partly at least, by connecting with your heart, not just your head. Take the example of … Continue reading