Episode 61: Making mistakes well: Yasir Mirza, Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion, the Financial Times

Yasir shares insights in leading D&I in media, from news channels to newspapers, discussing both employee and audience facing facets of building D&I strategy.

Providing examples of work such as his approach to creating an Inclusion Toolkit, Yasir shares his views on creating confidence and capability to manage D&I, where we are with the D&I business case, and how to make mistakes well.

Yasir notes the courage it takes for us to create change; and encourages us to continually self-reflect as we progress.

Here’s a snapshot of a few things we talked about:

[3:00] Building blocks for diversity and inclusion

[10:00] Confidence and capability to manage D&I

[11:50] Creating an Inclusion Toolkit

[14:45] What lead Yasir to becoming a D&I Leader

[19:30] Does everyone get D&I the business case now?

[23:00] Making mistakes well

[27:00] Self-reflection and courage

Referenced resources

Cutting Edge Parental & Family Leave Policy and Practice

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