DE&I remains a major priority for employers, but progress is slow and sometimes completely stuck. So how should companies be thinking about diversity, and what practical actions can they take to build and benefit from teams of difference?

My guest this week is writer, broadcaster and consultant Simon Fanshawe. Simon is a well known figure in the UK and has recently published an excellent book, "The Power of Difference". He advocates that progress comes when employers move away from the jargon around DE&I and genuinely understand how building a diverse workforce will drive their specific business objectives.

In the interview, we discuss:

The human question of diversity and what does it actually mean.

The power of combining difference

The dangers of conformity and the imposition of rules

Building teams of difference

Using data to understand what is happening and why

Understanding specific diversity business cases

The virtuous circle of selection

Is unconscious bias training actually helpful?

Redesigning the recruiting process to challenge assumptions

The most accurate predictor of future success

Making employee resource groups more effective

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