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Diversity & Inclusion:
Are we having the wrong conversation?
James Johnson
Group CEO, Nicoll Curtin

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1. 30% female management target
2. 42% in 1 year
3. Recognition
4. Lots of mistakes learnings
5. Unexpected outcomes
JOURNEY

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1. Diversity is good
2. Lack of diversity is bad
3. Diversity isn’t a mix of Tottenham and Arsenal fans
4. Legal exposure
DIVERSITY 101

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7 CONVERSATIONS
1. You “should” do this
2. Got to hire / promote second best
3. Women* are better than men* (*replace any characteristic with another)
4. My people are happy, don’t need to do anything
5. Everyone is welcome
6. “Logical” link with characteristics
7. This is a moral issue (not business)
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“SHOULD”

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SECOND BEST

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POSITIVE DISCRIMINATION
Women* are better than men*
*replace with any characteristic of your choice

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HAPPY PEOPLE

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EVERYONE IS WELCOME

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“LOGICAL” LINK

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MORAL ISSUE

7 CONVERSATIONS
1. Do it because you want to
2. Remove the hurdles to your actual best
3. Look at underlying competency not characteristic
4. Think about the talent you’ve lost
5. Everyone is potentially welcome
6. Be aware of your unconscious bias
7. This is a business issue
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SAVE YOUR CANARIES
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