Build allyship through effective internal communication
#CuriousMoments with Advita It was an absolute privilege speaking at the CIPD Festival of Work event recently. We had 30 minutes to share our thoughts on how to build allyship through effective internal communication. When I talk about inclusion and its impact on our organisation, I’m sometimes told it’s not an issue in the organisation or […]
Allyship takes action
#CuriousMoments with Advita If you’re invited to speak, take part in a meeting, asked to be part of a board, speak on a podcast etc., and you say you’re an ally and support diversity. Then asking about representation should be a norm. If you discover unfair representation, no one is asking you to step away […]
National Inclusion Week – pitfalls to avoid
#CuriousMoments with Advita It’s National Inclusion Week in the UK from 25 September – 1 October. I know there will be a flurry of activities taking place, and the communications team will be working hard to come up with various ideas/themes/activities. But here are three pitfalls you should avoid if you don’t want to be […]
Take 90 seconds to find out how inclusive your organisation is
Do you want to understand how inclusive your organisation is? In our book, Building a Culture of Inclusivity, we wrote about the DEI E-volution to help organisations identify where they are on their inclusion journey. The six key steps we identified from our research and studies are: Exist Enter Educate Embrace Engage Embed We wanted […]
A good change programme needs a good inclusive comms process
#CuriousMoments with Advita I love a good change programme. The more complex, the better. I like unpicking and understanding how things connect. The lightbulb moments when the messaging is clear and concise. The vibrancy and energy it can bring when people understand the vision. So how can you establish a good, inclusive comms process in […]
We made the top sellers’ PR list on Amazon!
#CuriousMoments with Advita It’s been just over six weeks since our book Building a Culture of Inclusivity was published in the UK, and it all still feels incredibly surreal that I have written an actual book. I’m often asked about how it all started. So here’s a little Friday story on how it all began. […]
Curious moments with Advita: Inclusion initiatives
I was speaking to a fab comms person about a challenge they were having at work around some inclusion initiatives. They asked if my book Building a Culture of Inclusivity would be a valuable read for some of their work, especially as they are not wholly involved in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) work. This […]
Cultivating a culture of inclusivity
#CuriousMoments with Advita Cultivating a culture of inclusivity goes beyond performative awareness days and the odd event about a lunchtime learning session. Inclusion must be built into the entire colleague life cycle. You should experience it from the moment you spot the job advert (e.g. using inclusive language in an advert, flexible benefits etc.) to […]
Five communication pitfalls to avoid during International Women’s Day
With International Women’s Day (IWD) approaching next week, there’s no doubt there will be a flurry of activity from organisations. Here are five pitfalls to avoid, as a communications professional, if you recognise the day in your organisation: 1) Please avoid turning your channels ‘pink’ – it can come across as tokenistic, especially if there’s […]
Five Tips to Help You Develop an Inclusive Comms Plan
On a scale of JOMO* to FOMO*, I am very firmly in the FOMO camp. In my opinion, there’s nothing worse than finding out you weren’t invited to the party! Sometimes, what feels like exclusion is simply a communication mishap. Perhaps you assumed the right people would talk about it, maybe you misspelled the address. […]