A blast from the past!

A blast from the past!

Celebrations have a way of bringing people from our past together. I had the wonderful and serendipitous pleasure of meeting an old friend from my ‘Leicester days’ – Professor Ivan Browne, Pro-Chancellor of De Montfort University. And this was way before any of...
Can you substitute relationships with numbers?

Can you substitute relationships with numbers?

Policing by consent is not merely transactional. It’s relational. Because of our reputation in the DEIB space, my organisation, Rockstone Consultancy, gets invited by different sectors to sit on different kinds of boards, focus groups, advisory panels and...
Can you be an ally by remote control?

Can you be an ally by remote control?

Allyship by remote control is not sustainable! We sometimes become aware of #identity issues through work. By identity, I’m referring to #gender, #race, #LGBTQ+, #disability, etc. For many #employees, it might be the first time that...
HAPPY WINDRUSH DAY!!

HAPPY WINDRUSH DAY!!

Blessings to the distinguished #Windrush#Generation! These are they who settled in the UK from the #Caribbean between the 1940s, 1950s & 1960s. No, they were not #immigrants, as they were made to feel – and as the Windrush discourse bleated out...
Who creates Culture?

Who creates Culture?

I was speaking to the well-known Resilience Consultant, Eddie Hypolite, and he had this to say: “Employees don’t create culture; they respond to culture. They create subcultures to navigate the work culture.” This is all the more the case for workers...
The Metaverse of Diversity

The Metaverse of Diversity

It was great doing a session with KYMIRA a couple of weeks ago – a highly talented crew of groundbreaking entrepreneurs in sportswear, with visionary leadership. We looked at the Metaverse of Diversity, where the challenges of connecting and aligning work...