The Government’s Race disparity audit – 10 practical things your organisation can do to get ahead
The publication of the UK’s Government’s race disparity audit, although both blasted and trumpeted, was also a seminal moment. So well done to the Government but in the words of one of Mel Gibson’s lieutenants in ‘Braveheart’, “Great speech…what do we do now?” Gibson’s William Wallace had just made a stirring and rallying speech prior to […]
“Better than hot chocolate fudge cake!”
“I’m so excited and I just can’t hide. I think I’m about to lose control and I think I Iike it”. Did anybody say it better than the Pointer Sisters? Those words capture exactly how we feel at the National Centre for Diversity about the Grand Awards 2018, which is being held on the 18th […]
“Didn’t you do well…”
‘Oh my God, primal instincts in action!’ was what I was thinking on a recent return train journey to Leeds from London when I was observing a female train crew member at work. I had been delivering a master-class on ‘Neuro-equality’ (something that the National Centre for Diversity has pioneered), so having spent all day […]
“What the Google guy said was right… but you can’t say it out loud”
Where do you go when you want to get to the truth in a conversation about gender equality? Well, I head for the local gym of course – the sauna to be more specific. The sauna – the last bastion of anonymity – is a place where lots of blokes, (for reasons to best known […]
Is Trump in a confidence and supply arrangement with Nazis and the KKK?
On the face of it, this sounds like an outlandish question – ridiculous you might even say. However, let`s look a bit more closely and examine the facts. We keep on hearing about the electoral base that brought President Trump to power. His base ranges from Liberal Conservatives right down to Neo-Nazis, Klansmen and a […]
NEWTEC take the first steps on their Masters in Diversity journey
Last week the CEO of the National Centre for Diversity Solat Chaudhry, and NCFD Advisors Irfaan Arif and Asari St Hill, spent the day with the Top 10 leaders at Newham based training organisation, NEWTEC. NEWTEC, whose Chief Executive, Pat Edwards won the coveted 2017 Chief Executive of the Year Award at the National Centre for […]
Do EDI Professionals Treat the Protected Characteristics Equally?
The quality of the UK’s EDI professionals has, from observation, improved in the last decade. The National Centre for Diversity team liaises with hundreds of these people and we are both proud and lucky enough to be able to honour them at our Annual Grand Awards. We direct and support all our organisations to deal […]
Managing Director Simon Altham: continuing my journey as a Diversity Champion
CEO of the National Centre for Diversity, Solat Chaudhry sat down and interviewed Simon Altham, Managing Director of Revenue at Hoseasons’ Parent company Wyndham Vacation Rentals UK, to talk about how and why he continues to press forward as a Diversity Champion in the travel industry. Simon, who has been working with the company for […]
Investors in Diversity in Portugal – three steps closer!
CEO of the National Centre for Diversity, Solat Chaudhry recently visited Lisbon, Portugal to attend and speak at the National Forum for Diversity, hosted by the Portuguese Diversity Charter, at the University Institute of Lisbon on the 22nd May 2017. As a keynote speaker at the high profile international event, Solat launched Investors in Diversity […]