Introduction There are times when coaching or facilitating workshops I cross paths with people who are either extremely reserved, or very self-contained and very confident. Within a team setting these people can feel isolated and brush off their lack of connection as the fault…
It seems the word decolonisaiton itself puts up barriers and is problmentic in addressing. What does it mean and what can you do? Here are 5 tips.
And where did Inclusion Power-up come from? Over lockdowns, I’ve been harnessing my ideation to build a collection of inclusion power-ups. Ways to help engineering teaching colleagues gain confidence in being more inclusive. . I find that every time I speak with someone or…
Our names can reveal important clues about who we are, our age, ethnicity, or social class, for example, that can affect how we’re treated by others. Exploring research on names is fascinating in itself.
Few of us work alone these days. We all depend on others to help us deliver our work, daily, weekly or monthly. We tend to drift into routines. Our networks can become limited. So how can you invest a bit of time to enrich…
Four things to notice: first steps to seeing what others experience Growing the diversity of engineers soaks up millions of pounds on role model schemes, campaigns and outreach, and even more volunteer hours. Yet the percentage of women entering engineering has flatlined at 15%….
Some thoughts from our CEO, Jan Peters for #INWED19 Jan Peters spoke at the National Physical Laboratory on 20 June 2019 and explored historic women and reasons for shifting the language we use to be inclusive. Four tips to start building a more inclusive…