“Inclusion becomes essential when you have diversity, because without inclusion, diversity is worth nothing”: Paul Cleal - Non-Executive Director at various FTSE 100/public sector companies

Diverse & Inclusive Leaders & CEO Activist Podcast by DIAL Global

English - April 07, 2020 14:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MB
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Previous Episode: “If you’re practicing social distancing it doesn’t necessarily mean you have to have mental isolation. Now is the time more than ever to reach out.”: Ramcess Jean-Louis - Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion at Verizon Media

Next Episode: "What they can do is develop a culture that defaults to doing the right thing and defaults to doing the right thing for the business": Ben Page - Chief Executive at Ipsos Mori

Paul Cleal

Leila is joined by Paul Cleal, Non-Executive Director at various FTSE 100 /public sector companies (including Sainsbury’s, PwC and the NHS Guy and St. Thomas’ Foundation Trust)

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT

· The impact of Coronavirus on the public sector institutions where Paul operates as a board member

· Paul’s life story, from growing up in London as the son of first generation immigrants and his mother in particular to suffering the difficulties of being “non-white” in the early 1970s and finally achieving partner level at PwC

· “I think it helps often to share stories when it hasn’t been easy at all”: the importance of learning lessons from difficult times and previous mistakes

· The importance of accepting and promoting diversity in order to encourage inclusion and belonging within organisations

RESOURCES & INFORMATION MENTIONED

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-monekosso-cleal-obe-9230415/

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