‘Demanding More’ From Systems, Leaders, and Ourselves

Uplifting Impact

English - February 11, 2021 09:00 - 22 minutes
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Today we have an amazing guest, Sheree Atcheson - one of the UK’s most influential women in tech and an international multi-award winner for her services in diversity and inclusion in the industry. Sheree is currently the Global Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at Peakon, an advisory board member for Women Who Code, contributor of Forbes, and author of Demanding More. In our conversation, we learn more about the reason she wrote Demanding More and the work to be done within the DEI space, how she launched Women Who Code in the UK and across Europe, and the work she does within her role at Peakon.
This was a fascinating conversation, and I cannot wait for the release of Demanding More, coming April 2021. For pre-order information, be sure to check the resources section below.
Topics in this episode

Looking at inclusion from an analytical perspective

Beginning the work of inclusion with education and understanding

Taking a look at how you can do more for DEI within the systems you have access to

Recognizing the impact of covid among minority groups

Leveraging the success of work and organizations that already exist

The importance of recognizing where you are best suited within an organization

Looking beyond metrics that only capture diversity data - the importance and process of collecting data around inclusion as well

Resources

Forbes pieces written by Sheree: https://www.forbes.com/sites/shereeatcheson/

Articles relevant to our conversations:

Women are not a monolith and we must stop treating them like one

There is no race card to play because race is intertwined into everything

Book links

Kogan Page - use DEMANDINGMORE for 20% off: https://www.koganpage.com/product/demanding-more-9781398600447#showKeyFeatures

Amazon : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Demanding-More-Diversity-Inclusion-Doesnt/dp/139860044X

Goodreads : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55876483-demanding-more

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This was a fascinating conversation, and I cannot wait for the release of Demanding More, coming April 2021. For pre-order information, be sure to check the resources section below.

Topics in this episode

Looking at inclusion from an analytical perspective
Beginning the work of inclusion with education and understanding
Taking a look at how you can do more for DEI within the systems you have access to
Recognizing the impact of covid among minority groups
Leveraging the success of work and organizations that already exist
The importance of recognizing where you are best suited within an organization
Looking beyond metrics that only capture diversity data - the importance and process of collecting data around inclusion as well

Resources

Forbes pieces written by Sheree: https://www.forbes.com/sites/shereeatcheson/

Articles relevant to our conversations:
Women are not a monolith and we must stop treating them like one
There is no race card to play because race is intertwined into everything