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.
It’s Christmas. It’s almost the end of the year and it’s the latest episode of Fearless Diversity.
Rachel and Simon polish off the twelve days of Christmas with their final six key issues of 2025.
In place of geese, swans, maids, ladies, lords, pipers and drummers, they surprised themselves to discover nuance, ethical dilemmas, previously unthought thoughts and a continuation of their honest examinations rather than ideological assumptions.
Looking back over the issues that have touched people’s lives and lit our passions this year we explore assisted dying, academic freedom, data and privacy, impartiality and shifting media ownership and why we prefer politicians to be frank and straight-talking whatever party they come from.
Exploring our uncertainties as much as our convictions, we continue to have the conversations you want to have.
So, “Happy Christmas” to everyone who listens and we’ll see you in 2026.
UK Government Data (Use and Access) Bill 2025:
Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 – Parliamentary Bills – UK Parliament
House of Lords debate the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life Bill):
https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/2cbcf49e-9d0e-491d-a7e3-177077d403a0
Shabana Mahmood Speech and Question from the House of Commons on Asylum (minute 18:12 for the section referred to in Fearless Diversity)
https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/78fe5a1e-493e-41a0-aa45-72036ba8434c?in=18:12:55
Kemi Badenoch Budget Response:
https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/bd93fcba-e4f0-4175-b6ef-701621a2d6c2
‘I dared to question gender theory at Cambridge. Students carved Terf into my door’
Michelle Shipworth
UCL professor in academic freedom row speaks out on China
Ofcom statement in response to High Court Judgment: GB News v Ofcom
Data Use & Access Act – Commentary by Pinsent Mason law firm
GB News’ Martin Daubney salutes Trump’s cavalcade
Saimo Chahal – Bindmans solicitor in a number of assisted dying cases –
Info on the case of Omid
Transcript of Evidence from Jane Nicklinson and Saimo Chahal, on Behalf of Tony Nicklinson to the Commission on Assisted Dying – Canada – dated December 14,2010
For more about Rachel: Who Is The Fearless Facilitator? – Fearless Facilitator
For more about Simon: Who We Are – Diversity by Design
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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