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Make the new work for you
St Paul’s Cathedral in London is one of the most famous buildings in the world. When filmmakers want to show that the action has shifted...

Mark Palmer
Nov 23, 20213 min read


Tackling casual racism in the workplace
Overt racism has, thankfully, become rare in the workplace over the past decades. Changing attitudes and legislation have given workers...

Param Barodia
Nov 19, 20213 min read


'I can’t believe how dark it is at 5 pm
The number of times I’ve had to stop myself lately saying ‘I can’t believe how dark it is at 5 pm’ is A LOT. Subconsciously, and what I...

Rebekah Holroyd
Nov 18, 20214 min read


Talent Not Disability
Inspired by my latest Podcast episode with the CEO of Evenbreak, Jane Hatton (a specialist job board for disabled candidates), I wanted...

Cressida Stephenson
Nov 16, 20213 min read


The Value in a Name
How are the names of people of colour degraded and underappreciated? What’s your name and what does it mean to you? Whilst a name is a...

Mabel Osejindu
Nov 9, 20217 min read


The signs that your Mental Health is improving
In this day and age, it is easy to get caught up with toxicity and negativity. It seems easier to acknowledge our so-called ‘failures’,...

Natasha Paramasamy
Nov 2, 20212 min read


The Daily Juggling Act
When I was young, I once asked my dad why they made cars that would go faster than the speed limit. It seemed nonsense to me that anyone...

Mark Palmer
Oct 26, 20215 min read


Black History Month
This October is the annual celebration of Black History Month. Starting in 1915, 50 years after the 13th amendment that abolished slavery...

Mabel Osejindu
Oct 19, 20216 min read


Making Mental Health A Priority In The Work Place
Thankfully, the attitudes towards mental health in the workplace have improved a lot over the last decade. What was once a very taboo...

Param Barodia
Oct 15, 20212 min read


The lasting effects of colonization
Colonization is defined as the ‘action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area’....

Natasha Paramasamy
Oct 5, 20212 min read


Do women really have to email like men?
I’ve lost count as to how many articles, tweets and Instagram infographics I’ve come across policing women’s tone in work emails. ‘Never...

Rebekah Holroyd
Oct 1, 20213 min read


What’s the matter with “everybody”?
Some years ago, a TV advert for a cosmetic product included the phrase “everybody’s talking about it.” This irritated me greatly for...

Mark Palmer
Sep 30, 20213 min read


Words can make an impact: The nature of microaggressions in the workplace
What are they exactly? "You are so articulate", “You are pretty for a black girl", "You're one of the good ones", "Can I touch your...

Mabel Osejindu
Sep 24, 20218 min read


SPOTLIGHT: Meet Natasha Paramasamy
What is your career history/journey? I attended the University of Hull and completed an undergraduate degree in English with Law,...
Shreya Parekh
Sep 22, 20214 min read


5 Steps towards healing and self-love
I’ve written blogs recently about how organisations can improve the well-being and mental health of their employees, and as someone who...

Cressida Stephenson
Sep 21, 20214 min read


Championing Diversity Wherever You Go
If you’re a person from a diverse background, it’s not really something you can turn on and off. The colour of your skin, your accent, a...

Param Barodia
Sep 17, 20212 min read


Mental health and wellbeing among minority communities
Mental health and wellbeing are topics that have been shown more light in recent years, and rightly so. Although we as a society have far...

Natasha Paramasamy
Sep 7, 20213 min read


An active mind is a healthy mind
Like many of us, before lockdown began in March last year - I worked away from home 5 days a week. One consequence of this is, that I...

Mark Palmer
Aug 31, 20213 min read


Are we in a burnout epidemic?
There’s something in the air right now. It feels a lot like exhaustion and looks a lot like languishing. It’s trying to be productive but...

Rebekah Holroyd
Aug 24, 20214 min read


Why Hiring Diverse is More Than Just a Gimmick
We’ve all seen the paragraphs at the end of job posts talking about how every business “values diversity in the workplace”. Every...

Param Barodia
Aug 20, 20213 min read
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