by Karen Faulkner | May 16, 2022 | Inclusive Insights
It’s been such a busy start to the year for Positive About Inclusion. Catching up with friends who also run a business (be that a social enterprise or otherwise), it’s heartening to hear that business is good. Everyone feels busy and we all agree, somewhat...
by Karen Faulkner | Jan 15, 2022 | Inclusive Insights
Ellen Holmes, Correspondent for The Organization for World Peace, shares her thoughts on the ‘Great Resignation’ and the impact of this on an organisation’s commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), There is a trend which is becoming...
by Karen Faulkner | Aug 4, 2021 | Diverse Matters
I often speak with clients about operating ‘beyond the vacuum’, how delivering training in isolation (i.e. without the ‘wraparound’ of cultural transformation) is not necessarily going to deliver the change in behaviour, attitude and service delivery required. The...
by Karen Faulkner | Dec 15, 2020 | Inclusive Insights
Can the use of stereotypes ever be justified? This year it seems the stereotype ‘Karen’ meme has particularly blown up. For those unfamiliar with this phenomenon which has been around since the Noughties, a quick google search will lead you to a white, middle aged,...
by Karen Faulkner | Nov 27, 2020 | Diverse Matters
It’s a scientifically proven fact that if we are enjoying something then we are so much more likely to remember it. That’s down to our dopamine. Diversity training is no different. Dopamine is a type of neurotransmitter. All of our bodies make it, and our nervous...
