by Gifford | May 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
Thank you for sharing this thought that came out of our conversation, Ann Palmer FCCT. The poster is so creative. Indeed, courage is the enabling virtue that mobilises one to say, “Ok, I’m going to see what all of this is about and do it.” And...
by Gifford | May 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
On Saturday, I learned that music transcends royalty and creates inclusive communities. Despite a #workingclass background in #inner-city #London, I was brought up playing the classical #organ and #piano. I also played in brass...
by Gifford | May 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
I don’t always post the work I do because a number of #companies prefer me not to. And I honour their wishes. A lot of my thought pieces are derived from such work. However, I keep on forgetting to post the work I can report on, and that’s largely...
by Gifford | May 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
Later on today, I will be delivering a #workshop on Snow-Capped Glass Ceilings to a #thinktank society. The #concept of snow-capped organisations refers to companies that have a ceiling that is top-heavy with white people and therefore is...
by Gifford | May 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
Is this still happening? Discrimination in the NHS??? Black mothers are 4 times more likely to experience death in #pregnancy and #childbirth! FOUR times! Not two. Not three. FOUR times… How egregious is that? Of course, this is not new. This...
by Gifford | May 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
Sir Mark Rowley, the MET’s Chief Commissioner, has refused to name it and claim it. So, can he action it? The Metropolitan Police has been charged with #institutional#racism, #sexism and #homophobia some 24 years after the same...
by Gifford | Feb 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
This is a great personal story despite the odds of negative statistics, being a #black#inner-city kid and #autistic. Jason Arday is about to become the youngest black person ever appointed to a professorship at the University of Cambridge. With there...
by Gifford | Feb 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
In a recent leadership #Board Room presentation that I gave, entitled, ‘Conscious Leadership’, one of the #director’s takeaways was the distinction I made between a #non-racist #organisation and an #anti-racist...
by Gifford | Feb 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Have you thought about hosting a #visioning day to help clarify and renew your organisation’s #purpose and core business? This year I kicked off with a number of #consultancy projects. Energising among them was the work I did...
by Gifford | Jan 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
It is said that we spend most of our #adulthood trying to undo the things that happened to us in our #childhood. Only, the majority of adults are oblivious to this and so are not intentional about it. As such, we march on like lemmings over the cliff....
