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Why focus on Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion?

Posted by Pradeep Jeyaratnam-Joyner

“Why focus on Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion?” is one of the most important questions we ask our clients.

For anyone who has to spend any time taking care of children, it can be exasperating how often they can ask the simple question…

Why?

“Why can’t I stay up late?”

“Why is there war?”

“Why don’t caterpillars have shoes?”

“Why can’t I open my Easter Eggs by cracking them on my sister’s head?”

 

If “Why?” is the most troubling question, then the most troubling answer is just one word.

“Because.”

That’s it. No more explanation. It just is. And because it just is, no more explanation is required.

 

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Diversity – How can we be truly inclusive?

Posted by Sam Hernandez Garcia

After the last 2 years we have lived through as a society, it is fair to say we might all be emotionally scarred in some way or another. Our sense of self has taken a toll, we are recalibrating priorities, detangling what has shaped us, who we are, where we really want to be and where do we belong. Belonging, as the social tribes we are, is the glue that binds us together.

But how can we foster belonging as individuals and as extended microcosmos of society (i.e. organisations)?

When considering diversity – how can we be truly inclusive?

How can we be active allies and move the needle from simple passive bystanding?

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What is your meaning and purpose in life?

Posted by Ian Guyah-Low

What is your meaning and purpose in life? Can you answer what theoretically is a simple question? Most of us will have heard people say ‘live life to the fullest’ whether it be friends, family, parents or colleagues but  what does that actually mean?

It wasn’t until March 21st 2006 when I truly understood the essence of that statement.

I began a journey as a rugby player diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening heart condition. Big existential questions circulated for a while as I tried in earnest to make sense of my new ‘forced’ identity. Questions such as ‘Why me?’, ‘Who am I if not the rugby player?’

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