Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – What does progress look like?
Marshalls Head of Diversity, Ann Allcock describes three subtle signs that can show you are making progress on the illusive journey towards an inclusive workplace culture. You’re making strides towards meeting your quantitative diversity targets for recruitment and representation, but you know that creating an inclusive culture isn’t a numbers game. Increasing the percentage of…
Read MoreMarshalls Head of Diversity refocuses D&I for 2022
Refocussing for Diversity and Inclusion in the New Year For many, this is the time of year when we look back at the past 12 months and also think about what is to come. So, for those of us who work in diversity and inclusion, perhaps it’s a suitable moment to reflect on what we…
Read MoreHow to keep inclusive this Christmas?
It’s that time of the year again, whether you celebrate Christmas or not, we are nearing the end of the last month of the year. There are some things that as an employer you might be thinking about – for example; how is the next year going to look and what you have achieved across…
Read MoreAllyship: a new course with the University of Surrey
From being existing clients to now collaborating with them on our latest module, Marshalls are so excited to be releasing our Allyship Module in partnership with the University of Surrey (School of Health Sciences). We worked alongside Emily Williams to form the Allyship module which covers some really important issues, especially with regards to how…
Read MoreIrish Universities come together to talk about racism
We are excited to announce that following the launch of our EDI in Higher Education training programme for Irish University staff in April 2021, that the IUA Vice Presidents for EDI, who have been mindful of the issue of race equality, have signed on for a new Irish edition of our popular ‘Let’s Talk About…
Read MoreA response to recent articles
Recent articles from various news outlets have strongly criticised a university’s decision to make one of its Diversity and Inclusion courses compulsory for its students to take. As creators of the course and its content, we are keen to respond to this criticism. The module is designed as an awareness-raising tool. Its focus is to…
Read MoreHow to celebrate Black History Month at work
Author, and historian Carter G. Woodson—now appropriately considered the “father of black history”—lobbied actively for the national recognition of black stories and perspectives. He believed that true equality was only really possible with the acknowledgment and understanding of a race’s history. Today, in the UK, we celebrate Black History Month every October, and many companies…
Read MoreEQ over IQ?
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” This quote from Maya Angelou sets the tone for the importance of empathy and emotional intelligence within the workplace, and especially within inclusive management. At Marshall, we believe that true inclusion in the…
Read MoreMarshalls brings together D&I practitioners from 10 Universities for networking event
University and corporate Diversity & Inclusion practitioners have come together for the first time in almost a year to discuss challenges and opportunities that they have faced over the course of the Pandemic. Joined by representatives from 10 Universities and 2 other organisations, Marshalls updated guests on their new Diversity Consultancy as well as some…
Read MoreIrish Universities tackle equality, diversity and inclusion with the help of Marshall E-Learning
Marshall E-Learning, the specialist consultancy for diversity and equality learning, has partnered with the Irish Universities Association Equality Network to launch the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in Higher Education eLearning Programme to all 7 Universities in Ireland. This bespoke training and awareness program is designed, customised, and delivered by Marshall E-Learning Consultancy. Consisting of…
Read MoreBarriers to Inclusion – Micro-inequities in the workplace
You may have noticed that it is not just the big things that exclude or devalue members of a team, often little things have an impact as well. Our unconscious biases play out in our behaviours. Micro-inequities are tiny behaviours (gestures, tone, actions) or use of language (words) that undermine positive intentions, perceived by others…
Read MoreMarshall’s host Diversity and Inclusion User group with nine universities
As specialists in Diversity, Inclusion, and Unconscious Bias, Marshalls was delighted last week to hold a Marshall Diversity and Inclusion User Group meeting with nine universities to discuss diversity in higher education. Representatives from Exeter, Liverpool John Moores, Staffordshire, St Andrews, Cranfield, Dundee, St Andrews, Stirling, and Canterbury Christ Church joined the User Group Zoom…
Read MoreInclusive management training is the next step after unconscious bias training
Diversity training is important, but it is rarely enough to change corporate culture without the support of broader interventions – inclusive management. According to research by Harvard Business Review, many organisations roll out diversity training, and are then disappointed to find that very little changes. In some cases, diversity training has produced negative results –…
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