HR Coffee Time 084 | Practical EDI tips from a Top 50 Most Inclusive Employer, with Lisa Faulkner
Although the FSCS (Financial Services Compensation Scheme) is a relatively small organisation, employing around 250 people, the People team’s work in the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion space has led to it consistently ranking in the ‘Top 50 Most Inclusive Employers’ list.
In this episode of HR Coffee Time, their Head of People – Lisa Faulkner shares practical tips and advice for any organisation who wants to focus on EDI based on her experience within the FSCS.
Lisa’s advice includes:
1. Start small and then expand on what you’ve done so far.
2. Use internal and external data.
3. Set yourself realistic targets.
4. Turn to other organisations for advice and support.
5. Commit to charters.
6. Ask people throughout your organisation what will help them.
7. Consider the wider impact you can have on the local community and the world as a whole.
Key Resources Mentioned in This Episode
- Business in the Community
- The Race at Work Charter
- Change the Race Ratio
- Adecco’s Creating Brighter Futures program
- CIPD’s Equality, Diversity & Inclusion reports
- The Women in Finance Charter
- The Responsible Business Tracker
- Positive East
Lisa’s Book Recommendations
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- The HR (R)Evolution: Change the Workplace, Change the World, by Alan Watkins & Nick Dalton
- Coherence: The Science of Exceptional Leadership and Performance, by Alan Watkins
Connect With Fay
- Connect with Fay on LinkedIn
- Fay’s website: Bright Sky Career Coaching
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- Episode 58: How to feel more confident using data & analytics in your HR role, with Angela Moyle
- Episode 70: Supporting yourself, or your colleagues at work with Tourette Syndrome, with Devon Lovell
- Episode 68: Real life insights into understanding & supporting autism in the workplace, with Cybill Watkins
- Episode 65: Practical strategies that empower women to succeed in leadership roles, with Carla Miller
- Episode 59: ADHD – a personal story of the strengths, struggles & strategies that help, with Julie White
- Episode 42: Diversity & Inclusion at work – 7 mistakes to avoid (& what to do instead), with Dr Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey
- Episode 24: Understanding & supporting neurodiversity at work, with Melanie Francis
- Episode 14: Understanding & fixing your organisations gender pay gap, with Melissa Blissett
- Episode 12: Supporting women returning to work after a career break, with Sally Dhillon
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