Lucinda is joined by Cat Wildman, founder of Powered by Diversity, to discuss practical strategies for implementing diversity and inclusion (EDI) initiatives in organisations.

They emphasise the importance of starting from the bottom and engaging the entire leadership team in the process. Kat explains how their platform helps HR teams assess their organisation's current state of EDI and gather valuable data from employees. They also discuss the benefits of addressing EDI, such as attracting and retaining diverse talent and enhancing employer brand

KEY TAKEAWAYS
Engaging the entire leadership team in the process is important to ensure that diversity and inclusion efforts are integrated into all aspects of the organisation.
Collecting data from employees through surveys can provide valuable insights into their experiences and perceptions of inclusion.
Taking action on low-hanging fruit and quick wins can demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion and show employees that their feedback is being heard.
Recognise that diversity and inclusion efforts are a long-term strategy and focus on making sustainable progress over time rather than seeking quick fixes.

BEST MOMENTS

“As a scientist and technologist, I would always, prepare my data so prepare the experiment, what do we want to do. What is the situation now is the first thing, and how do we want to influence it is the second thing." 

"We had an organisation where they did have an issue where there was such a white organisation, they found it really hard to attract talent of colour, they weren't getting any applications, and so we did a really specific piece of work for them and researched that specifically with a group of people of that demographic." 

"We try and get people to have that balance of, show that you're doing stuff, talk about the data regularly, reference it in all of the presentations that you do quarterly or in your all hands meetings, talk about, right, we did the assessment, This is the Powered by Diversity section”

VALUABLE RESOURCES

The HR Uprising Podcast | Apple | Spotify | Stitcher

The HR Uprising LinkedIn Group

How to Prioritise Self-Care (The HR Uprising)

How To Be A Change Superhero - by Lucinda Carney

HR Uprising Mastermind - https://hruprising.com/mastermind/

www.changesuperhero.com

www.hruprising.com

Get your copy of How To Be A Change Superhero by emailing at info@actus.co.uk

Cat Wildman - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/catwildman

ABOUT THE HOST

Lucinda Carney is a Business Psychologist with 15 years in Senior Corporate L&D roles and a further 10 as CEO of Actus Software where she worked closely with HR colleagues helping them to solve the same challenges across a huge range of industries. It was this breadth of experience that inspired Lucinda to set up the HR Uprising community to facilitate greater collaboration across HR professionals in different sectors, helping them to ‘rise up’ together.

“If you look up, you rise up”

CONTACT METHOD
Join the LinkedIn community - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/
Email: Lucinda@advancechange.co.uk
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/
Twitter: @lucindacarney
Instagram: @hruprising
Facebook: @hruprising

Lucinda is joined by Cat Wildman, founder of Powered by Diversity, to discuss practical strategies for implementing diversity and inclusion (EDI) initiatives in organisations.
They emphasise the importance of starting from the bottom and engaging the entire leadership team in the process. Kat explains how their platform helps HR teams assess their organisation's current state of EDI and gather valuable data from employees. They also discuss the benefits of addressing EDI, such as attracting and retaining diverse talent and enhancing employer brand
KEY TAKEAWAYS
<ul>
<li>Engaging the entire leadership team in the process is important to ensure that diversity and inclusion efforts are integrated into all aspects of the organisation.</li>
<li>Collecting data from employees through surveys can provide valuable insights into their experiences and perceptions of inclusion.</li>
<li>Taking action on low-hanging fruit and quick wins can demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion and show employees that their feedback is being heard.</li>
<li>Recognise that diversity and inclusion efforts are a long-term strategy and focus on making sustainable progress over time rather than seeking quick fixes.</li>
</ul>
BEST MOMENTS
“As a scientist and technologist, I would always, prepare my data so prepare the experiment, what do we want to do. What is the situation now is the first thing, and how do we want to influence it is the second thing." 
"We had an organisation where they did have an issue where there was such a white organisation, they found it really hard to attract talent of colour, they weren't getting any applications, and so we did a really specific piece of work for them and researched that specifically with a group of people of that demographic." 
"We try and get people to have that balance of, show that you're doing stuff, talk about the data regularly, reference it in all of the presentations that you do quarterly or in your all hands meetings, talk about, right, we did the assessment, This is the Powered by Diversity section”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
The HR Uprising Podcast | <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hr-uprising-podcast/id1465080766">Apple</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7ds86Lxe8fO3rdGPKSIvkp">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/progressiveproperty/the-hr-uprising">Stitcher</a>  
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/">The HR Uprising LinkedIn Group</a>
<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-prioritise-self-care/id1465080766?i=1000457748949">How to Prioritise Self-Care (The HR Uprising)</a>
<a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-to-be-a-change-superhero/lucinda-carney/9781788601603">How To Be A Change Superhero - by Lucinda Carney</a>
HR Uprising Mastermind - <a href="https://hruprising.com/mastermind/">https://hruprising.com/mastermind/</a>  
<a href="http://www.changesuperhero.com/">www.changesuperhero.com</a>
<a href="http://www.hruprising.com">www.hruprising.com</a>           
Get your copy of How To Be A Change Superhero by emailing at <a href="mailto:info@actus.co.uk">info@actus.co.uk</a>
Cat Wildman - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/catwildman
ABOUT THE HOST
Lucinda Carney is a Business Psychologist with 15 years in Senior Corporate L&amp;D roles and a further 10 as CEO of Actus Software where she worked closely with HR colleagues helping them to solve the same challenges across a huge range of industries. It was this breadth of experience that inspired Lucinda to set up the HR Uprising community to facilitate greater collaboration across HR professionals in different sectors, helping them to ‘rise up’ together.
“If you look up, you rise up”
CONTACT METHOD
<ul>
<li>Join the LinkedIn community - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/">https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/</a></li>
<li>Email: <a href="mailto:Lucinda@advancechange.co.uk">Lucinda@advancechange.co.uk</a></li>
<li>Linked In: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/</a></li>
<li>Twitter: @lucindacarney</li>
<li>Instagram: @hruprising</li>
<li>Facebook: @hruprising</li>
</ul>

Welcome to the HR Uprising Podcast. 

This engaging podcast explores HR ‘hot’ topics and challenges through conversations with relevant experts and real-life HR; O.D. or L&D professionals.

HR Uprising is about creating an inclusive forum that enables us to share and learn from experts and everyday professionals. HR Uprising is all about learning through collaboration; taking evidence-based action and helping colleagues to have the confidence and skills to rise-up through their organisations by delivering real, lasting business value.

Hosted by Lucinda Carney a Business Psychologist; Experienced HR Change Agent; Entrepreneur; Speaker and Coach. There are two types of show format the ‘In focus’ episodes where Lucinda delves into a specialist topic in some depth and the ‘Conversations with’ series where we interview experts and people like you. Our hope is that shows are both informative and fun. 

You can access more information on each Podcast including resources or links mentioned in the show at our website www.hruprising.com. 

If you are a forward-thinking HR; L&D or O.D. professional who has a success story or challenge that others can learn from and you would like to be featured in future podcasts you can get in touch through one of the routes below.

Connect with us here: 
Join the linkedIn community: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/
Twitter: @hruprising
Instagram: @hruprising
Facebook: @hruprising

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