“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 […]
NEWTEC become the first UK Organisation to take on Masters in Diversity
Having just recently won 2017 UK Chief Executive of the Year – arguably one of the UK’s most desirable Awards when it comes to equality, diversity and inclusion, what do you do next? After you have called and told everyone that you love, e-mailed all your staff and announced it across all your social media […]
Investors in Diversity is going international as we take it to Portugal!

Hot on the heels of the creation of the Irish Centre for Diversity, Solat Chaudhry, CEO of the National Centre for Diversity and Chair of the Irish Centre for Diversity, has been asked to make a keynote address at a high-profile diversity event in Lisbon on Monday 22nd May 2017. Secretary of State for Portugal, […]
Cognitive Bias – how aware are you of yours?

Last month we celebrated as NEWTEC Boss, Pat Edwards was crowned the UK Chief Executive of the Year 2017. It is a title that all the 30 plus Chief Executives, MD’s and Principals in attendance had coveted at our recent Grand Awards 2017 – including me! Unfortunately, I can never win it even if I […]