Fearless Diversity
Fearless Diversity
Podcast Description
Leaders are faced with dilemmas every day that flow from human interactions at work. And they are so often disruptive, time-consuming, potentially create division among your staff and test you as a leader. You need time to reflect…..you need space in the morning to listen to Rachel Cashman and Simon Fanshawe eating these problems for breakfast. Fearless Diversity is the candid podcast that tackles the real dilemmas bosses, managers, and leaders face every day – around accountability, decision-making, workplace dynamics, conflict, and organisational culture and their people. Join Rachel Cashman and Simon Fanshawe — two of the foremost thought leaders in workplace diversity, leadership, and inclusion — as they dive into honest conversations that get to the heart of it. We have the conversations you want to have. Rachel brings real-world, high-level implementation experience - expertise that CEOs and managers can trust, learn from, and enlist when they need results and to ensure their teams perform at their best. Simon adds his clout as a highly respected broadcaster, author, and inclusion specialist. They don’t always agree — and that’s the point. Rachel and Simon argue, disagree, and explore different perspectives, and always with resolution and insight – modelling the difficult conversations leaders need to have. It’s a podcast for thoughtful leaders who want to reflect, rather than shout or be shouted at. Fearless Diversity is the place to think differently about today’s trickiest human issues at work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The podcast focuses on workplace diversity, leadership dilemmas, and organizational culture. Episodes cover topics like accountability in leadership, conflict resolution strategies, and the impact of current events on workplace dynamics, with specific discussions such as managing EDI agendas in light of Donald Trump's influence on the business landscape.
Leaders are faced with dilemmas every day that flow from human interactions at work. And they are so often disruptive, time-consuming, potentially create division among your staff and test you as a leader. You need time to reflect…..you need space in the morning to listen to Rachel Cashman and Simon Fanshawe eating these problems for breakfast. Fearless Diversity is the candid podcast that tackles the real dilemmas bosses, managers, and leaders face every day – around accountability, decision-making, workplace dynamics, conflict, and organisational culture and their people. Join Rachel Cashman and Simon Fanshawe — two of the foremost thought leaders in workplace diversity, leadership, and inclusion — as they dive into honest conversations that get to the heart of it. We have the conversations you want to have.
Rachel brings real-world, high-level implementation experience – expertise that CEOs and managers can trust, learn from, and enlist when they need results and to ensure their teams perform at their best. Simon adds his clout as a highly respected broadcaster, author, and inclusion specialist. They don’t always agree — and that’s the point. Rachel and Simon argue, disagree, and explore different perspectives, and always with resolution and insight – modelling the difficult conversations leaders need to have. It’s a podcast for thoughtful leaders who want to reflect, rather than shout or be shouted at. Fearless Diversity is the place to think differently about today’s trickiest human issues at work.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What is A Woman?
The Supreme Court judgement of April 16th has sent shockwaves through the national conversation about women’s rights, where trans people stand, what single sex services and sports mean and what are the actual obligations for employers and organisations to their staff and the public. The noise is incredibly loud… So, if you need some calm about all this, listen to Rachel and Simon’s first of two episodes on the judgement where we will explore what the judgment actually said – and of course what it didn’t (beware of what you read and hear in all media), how we got here and what it means in practice.
Simon, one of the co founders of Stonewall, tells the story of their significant role and tells of his sadness about how they’ve turned their back on the legacy of how they achieved equality for lesbians and gay men up to 2014. And how leaders need to look to the law not lobby groups to ensure rights for their staff to protect their organisation.
Rachel explores what “woman” means in policy making, politics and organisational leadership and what it means to her personally through her deeply personal account from her recent medical experience and where she draws the lines around biological men and trans-women involved in her care.
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https://supremecourt.uk/uploads/uksc_2024_0042_judgment_aea6c48cee.pdf Yes it is long, but for a Court Judgement it is well written in terms of clarity for those of us who are not lawyers.
https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/commentary-and-opinion/clarifying-definition-of-woman-in-the-equality-act/5123032.article Article worth reading. Particularly around the implications for trans men and women historically and now in relation to equal pay claims.
https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/media-centre/interim-update-practical-implications-uk-supreme-court-judgment Interim update from the U.K. Equality and Human Rights Commission
For more about Rachel: Who Is The Fearless Facilitator? – Fearless Facilitator
For more about Simon: Who We Are – Diversity by Design
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