An open letter to MP’s in the forthcoming election
Dear Members of Parliament and parliamentary prospective candidates, can we, the nation, ask you not to divide us any more than we are now. I will not say that Brexit was right or wrong for Britain, that is a matter for each person in our great rainbow nation. It is, however, hard to ignore the […]
Daily Mail Headline Fail!
On the eve of Prime Minister Theresa May triggering Article 50 as the beginning of the UK’s Brexit journey, the Daily Mail has surprised and some-what stumped us here at the National Centre for Diversity, with a headline which does nothing more than reduce two powerful political figures, who happen to be female, to the […]
Terrorism – what British Muslims really think
Shock, horror and disgust are the words that come up again and again; in every conversation I have had with fellow Muslims, since the disgusting acts of criminal barbarity wreaked by one person who seems to have, on the face of it, used Islam, once again as a cover for his murderous tendencies. I’m a […]
UK Diversity Gladiators Celebrated!
What an amazing night for organisations right across the country! The National Centre for Diversity held its prestigious Annual Grand Awards event on Thursday 16th March 2017 at the Queens Hotel in Leeds. It was a glittering and emotional night of celebration, of the sheer hard work of people that work in the country’s best […]
“The Pinnacle of my Career”, Shaun Tymon, CEO of the Year 2016
“The Pinnacle of my Career” was how Shaun Tymon, CEO of Yorkshire Coast Homes, described how his beloved organisation managed to scoop a massive four awards at the National Centre for Diversity Grand Awards last year. He said, “Fairness is just so important. I regard it as central to everything that Yorkshire Coast Homes does […]
A dream of a workplace!
We have worked with over 120 Colleges over an eleven and half year period. In 2016, Huddersfield New College achieved the best ever FREDIE (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement) diagnostic results for a College. So, when I went to see them there were several burning questions in my mind. What was it that […]
Watch out for the snakes…
…climb up the ladders, avoid the pitfalls, break through the glass ceilings, and jump over the barricades to get to the top of the greasy pole! That is exactly what 100 of the best organisations from across the UK, have done in the last 12 months. Yes, it’s that time of year when we have […]
Busy, busy, busy, I’m too important …er… I mean busy…(to be respectful)
I once read a very interesting article on LinkedIn about someone whose family had made it their aim, to bring down to earth any relative who utters the absolutely overused and abused phrase “I’m busy”. Larry Hirst, the former CEO of IBM, UK, Ireland and South Africa back in 2005, oversaw 22,000 staff at the […]
A Valentine’s Day present for Ireland
Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate love and passion, so to celebrate our love and passion for what we do, we are launching the Irish Centre for Diversity. The Irish Centre for Diversity’s aim is to work in partnership with organisations of all types and sizes from across Ireland; to help them to embed […]