Episode 63

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18th Apr 2024

Addressing Issues at the Narrow Neck of the Funnel: A Critical Discussion on Racial Mobility

Today, we're having an open conversation about race. 

Companies need to be intentional about having more racial inclusivity and diversity at senior levels. This plays a big part in the wellbeing and mental health of employees. It also contributes to the ultimate progress of a company.

In this episode, we share our thoughts on this issue and take a deeper dive at some of the key things holding us back.

Here are the highlights:

(03:58) The leadership gap.

(19:39) The narrow neck of the funnel.

(24:22) The attainment and pay gap between ethnicities.

(33:37) Code switching.

(41:31) Legislate proactively. 

Links

  • The 2023 Guardian 'Cotton Capital' report on the racial disparities in Manchester and the NW 
  • Elizabeth Cameron - Episode 58

Register your interest to join our upcoming Executive Breakfast roundtable with Michael Page on ‘Understanding Racial Equity in the Workplace’ on 2nd May at 9:30am in Manchester.   https://forms.office.com/e/YbpAyTpXff  

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The Wellbeing Rebellion
Welcome to The Wellbeing Rebellion, an award-winning podcast.

We’re Ngozi Weller and Obehi Alofoje, Directors at Aurora — a leadership and organisational effectiveness consultancy.

This podcast explores how the way organisations are led shapes performance, trust, wellbeing and culture over time.

The challenge with many approaches to wellbeing and culture is that they place responsibility on individuals to cope, rather than examining the leadership decisions, behaviours and systems that create the conditions people are working within.

This is where the conversation needs to shift.

On The Wellbeing Rebellion, we explore leadership behaviour, organisational systems and decision-making under pressure through honest conversations with senior leaders and advisors navigating real organisational complexity.

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Obehi Alofoje

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Obehi is a psychologist and culture change consultant who helps senior HR and business leaders reduce employee burnout, absenteeism & talent attrition through mental wellbeing strategy, training & coaching.

Ngozi Weller

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Ngozi Weller is a culture change consultant and an ICF accredited coach who helps build resilience into your business by creating psychologically safe workplaces that enable employees to thrive.