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How allyship is always a verb and allies do more with effective accountability with Teagan Robinson-Bell

Today we have a returning guest on the show because she's just brilliant and I could talk to her all day about DEI, gender equity and inclusive cultures because it's her speciality!

Teagan Robinson Bell has been Anchor's Diversity and Inclusion Manager since 2021 and has been with the housing association for nearly 6 years. She has led Anchor's inclusion agenda that supports colleagues with their career goals and personal development whilst being their authentic selves and supports residents to live lives that allow them to thrive in later life. Her ethos is that everyone's voice should be heard and that cognitive diversity allows organisations to provide great places to work and provides the best outcomes for customers.

On the show today we are focusing on the importance of male allyship - the actual behaviour and difference that men can make in the workplace and beyond.  We chat about the things that can stop them doing more such as power imbalances in the workplace or this lack of self awareness about the privileges they hold. But ultimately if we can't focus on it being a moral obligation to challenge bias and discrimination - which we all hope would be the standard set, we can still link this to money and impacting the bottom line from a commercial point of view.  Listen in as Teagan shares some great advice and tips on how to deal with banter and how we can make sure that there is accountability for all allies especially those in more leadership positions. Let us know what you think and what you will be doing about it!

Connect with Teagan

• https://thefixpodcast.org/episodes/laura-bates-everyday-sexism-project/ | Laura Bates on her Everyday Sexism Project
• Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men | book by Caroline Criado Perez
• Women Don't Owe You Pretty | book by Florence Given
• We Should All Be Feminists | book by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Book a chat with Gemma - This is the place to book a call to see how Gemma can help you or your company support female leaders to raise their profile, increase performance and visibility and build more allies.

Get the White Paper > 'Visibility at Work: The Importance of Self Promotion for Women's Career Progression

I want to hear from YOU so get in touch with me:

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/

LinkedIn: Business Page https://www.linkedin.com/company/no-more-hiding/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomorehidingco

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How to address 'banter' in the workplace for a truly inclusive culture

Today we have Tim Hartley on the show.  With 20 years experience in the rail sector, Tim led the growth of GB Railfreight since 2020, as Business Development Director. He has had full P&L Accountability for the Intermodal market which has doubled in size during his tenure. He was accountable for growing revenue across the business by over 50%. Tim led sales activity across all market sectors.

He ran the HR function, Marketing, Public Affairs and Communication as well as Chairing the technology review group. Prior to joining GB Railfreight Tim had a career in Management Consultancy and has advised senior leaders in Rail and Infrastructure sectors around the world.

 Today we are talking to Tim about his thoughts and experiences on the importance of male allies particularly in more male dominated industries ; do boys clubs still exist and how do we really challenge banter in the workplace to ensure a truly inclusive culture - listen in and let us know what you think about our discussion today

Connect with Tim 

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Book a chat with Gemma - This is the place to book a call to see how Gemma can help you or your company support female leaders to raise their profile, increase performance and visibility and build more allies.

Get the White Paper > 'Visibility at Work: The Importance of Self Promotion for Women's Career Progression

I want to hear from YOU so get in touch with me:

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/

LinkedIn: Business Page https://www.linkedin.com/company/no-more-hiding/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomorehidingco

Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/gemmastow.bsky.social

Why visible leadership should be a priority for women in housing!

Today I am letting you know about something exciting we have coming up - its a new mini series I have pulled together with some incredible guests.  Its been a while since I was in your ears and I am always so grateful to get messages of how people have only just found the podcast and are binge listening to my episodes - it blows me away because I have been doing this podcast for a long time now and although I am not as regular as I used to be on our weekly get togethers I do still enjoy being here with you so much!

We have recently finished the RiSE for Visible Leadership April cohort coaching programme which had ambitious women from different Housing Associations and they have been taking actions they never dreamed they would in terms of visibility and self promotion - it's a win win for both them and their organisation!

The following episodes are exploring the importance of visible leadership in housing for women's progression.  Tune in and let us know you what you think!

There are 4 women in this mini series you can get to know better;

Ep 149 with Sarah Roxby, Executive Director for Housing from WDH

Ep 148 with Teagan Robinson, Diveristy and Inclusion Manager from Anchor 

Ep 150 with Alex Greenwood, Senior People Business Partner from Places for People 

Ep 151 with Nina Evison,  Executive Director Culture & Perfromance from Yorkshire Housing 

What is RiSE for Women in Housing?

The housing association collaborative RiSE programme for visible leadership has a proven success rate previously internally in housing associations and it helps support women to own their expertise, identify barriers for self promotion and increase their visibility so that they can develop their career progression within the company.

The impact of the programme for housing associations include:

• Increased retention of top female talent

• Promotions of more women into senior roles

• Reduction in the gender pay gap

• Pro active employees ready to take on new opportunities

• Talented employees who feel confident to speak up and share opinions and ideas in meetings

• More female role models who showcase their own achievements and are not backing away from self promotion

• Committed and motivated staff who want to progress their careers at their company

• Increased business opportunities from women getting more involved in networking to promote their company and its values.

Some HAs have found the programme so successful that they have us facilitate internal cohorts every year. 

If you can think of women in your organisation who are struggling to own and showcase their experience, are not taking control over their career or are avoiding next level opportunities and you'd like to discuss putting them into RiSE to help them achieve their potential, reduce recruitment costs and attrition then get in touch - email me at gemma@nomorehiding.co or direct message me in LinkedIn.

Let's get more diversity around those decision making tables and more importantly let's create inclusive workplaces that recognise everyone for who they are and the value they bring.

#Resources for YOU and your team!

Click HERE to get the monthly 'Visibility Matters' Newsletter > that shares the latest around the gender pay gap, visibility, allyship, self promotion  and good practice that is happening all over the place that support more women to step up and companies to recognise the value they bring.  

Take the Test > How good is your visibility and personal branding quiz? 

Book a chat with Gemma - This is the place to book a call to see how Gemma can help you or your company support female leaders to raise their profile, increase performance and visibility.

Get the White Paper > 'Visibility at Work: The Importance of Self Promotion for Women's Career Progression

I want to hear from YOU so get in touch with me:

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/

LinkedIn: Business Page https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomorehidingco

Why employees feeling safe to be themselves at work benefits companies too

Today on the show as part of our inclusion at work mini series we have the fabulous Ali Bowen, who describes herself as a wife, cat mother, holiday lover, hedgehog fosterer and general wildlife enthusiast…. She recently embraced country living and her role as a Sector Commercial Manager for VINCI Facilities funds all the above! 

She has Over 20 years experience working in Construction and the Built Environment and her wife says she used to read contracts for a living and now manages a team that does! 

She was recently appointed as a Trustee for the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust and the trustee lead for D&I.

Ali would say "I'm a gay woman and made by dyslexia" and I love that.  We chat about the launch of the LGBTQ+ network, where her ideas came from and the importance about feeling included and being able to bring your whole self to work.  This isn't just about performance its about mental health. Listen in to hear about her experiences and golden nuggets she shares about how companies can be better allies.

How to celebrate Inclusion Week with interactive workshops / sessions

If you are a leader in your organisation or maybe part of an internal network or Employee Resource Group (ERG) we are taking bookings for Inclusion week at the end of September.  We are particularly focusing on the importance of networking and making sure ALL employees have access to building those all important stakeholder relationships for career progression!

So get in touch sooner rather than later if you fancy chatting about what would benefit your organisation and its people the best! 

Let's get more diversity around those decision making tables and more importantly let's create inclusive workplaces that recognise everyone for who they are and the value they bring.

#Resources for YOU and your team!

Click HERE to get the monthly 'Visibility Matters' Newsletter > that shares the latest around the gender pay gap, visibility, allyship, self promotion  and good practice that is happening all over the place that support more women to step up and companies to recognise the value they bring.  

5 Steps to being more visible at work - Your HOW to guide! 

Take the Test > How good is your visibility and personal branding quiz? 

Book a chat with Gemma - This is the place to book a call to see how Gemma can help you or your company support female leaders to raise their profile, increase performance and visibility.

Get the White Paper > 'Visibility at Work: The Importance of Self Promotion for Women's Career Progression

I want to hear from YOU so get in touch with me:

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomorehidingco

How to be better and work towards full inclusion in the workplace

Today's guest is the fabulous Mulima Muyunda - who is the Race & Diversity Lead at South Yorkshire Housing Association. She oversees the delivery of their Race Action Plan, working in an intersectional way to support SYHA to deliver on their overall commitment to equality and Diversity.

She specialises in driving change at a structural level by collaborating with leaders to understand how inequalities are upheld through everyday decision making. 

What a conversation this and In am so excited for you to join us where we discuss how there is always work to do when it comes to inclusion - even when incredible steps have been taken and needles have been moved it's important to keep working hard and driving for change.

How to celebrate Inclusion Week with interactive workshops / sessions

If you are a leader in your organisation or maybe part of an internal network or Employee Resource Group (ERG) we are taking bookings for Inclusion week at the end of September.  We are particularly focusing on the importance of networking and making sure ALL employees have access to building those all important stakeholder relationships for career progression!

So get in touch sooner rather than later if you fancy chatting about what would benefit your organisation and its people the best! 

Let's get more diversity around those decision making tables and more importantly let's create inclusive workplaces that recognise everyone for who they are and the value they bring.

#Resources for YOU and your team!

Click HERE to get the monthly 'Visibility Matters' Newsletter > that shares the latest around the gender pay gap, visibility, allyship, self promotion  and good practice that is happening all over the place that support more women to step up and companies to recognise the value they bring.  

5 Steps to being more visible at work - Your HOW to guide! 

Take the Test > How good is your visibility and personal branding quiz? 

Book a chat with Gemma - This is the place to book a call to see how Gemma can help you or your company support female leaders to raise their profile, increase performance and visibility.

Get the White Paper > 'Visibility at Work: The Importance of Self Promotion for Women's Career Progression

I want to hear from YOU so get in touch with me:

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomorehidingco

How companies need to recognise the importance of flexible working

On the show today we have an incredible inspiring woman and that is Isobel Gunn Brown. 

Isobel is ACCA qualified and has over 30 years' experience in financial services. She is a Partner at Triple Point Investment Management and heads up the Fund Finance team acting as CFO for their Listed Funds with £2bn Assets Under Management.

Listen in to hear more about her career journey that started off in a male dominated industry in the days when it was not only common practice but more acceptable for sexism and gender bias to happen in the workplace.

She shares with us her own experiences of imposter syndrome and we chat about the can we have it all - raising a family whilst building a career and how she believes a little bit of imposter syndrome can go a long way - she is basically living proof that this is true! Keep listening and then let us know about your own experiences and how you can relate.

How to celebrate Inclusion Week with interactive workshops / sessions

If you are a leader in your organisation or maybe part of an internal network or Employee Resource Group (ERG) we are taking bookings for Inclusion week at the end of September.  We are particularly focusing on the importance of networking and making sure ALL employees have access to building those all important stakeholder relationships for career progression!

So get in touch sooner rather than later if you fancy chatting about what would benefit your organisation and its people the best! 

Let's get more diversity around those decision making tables and more importantly let's create inclusive workplaces that recognise everyone for who they are and the value they bring.

#Resources for YOU and your team!

Click HERE to get the monthly 'Visibility Matters' Newsletter > that shares the latest around the gender pay gap, visibility, allyship, self promotion  and good practice that is happening all over the place that support more women to step up and companies to recognise the value they bring.  

5 Steps to being more visible at work - Your HOW to guide! 

Take the Test > How good is your visibility and personal branding quiz? 

Book a chat with Gemma - This is the place to book a call to see how Gemma can help you or your company support female leaders to raise their profile, increase performance and visibility.

Get the White Paper > 'Visibility at Work: The Importance of Self Promotion for Women's Career Progression

I want to hear from YOU so get in touch with me:

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomorehidingco

How Neurodiversity plays an important role at work and gives companies the edge

As part of our inclusion mini series I have an incredible woman on the show today - Laura or Loz Shallcross is on a mission  for more people to understand what it means to be Neurodiverse and to make workplaces more accessible. She is a Support Team Supervisor at WDH and has worked there since 2008.

Loz has both Tourette Syndrome and ADHD and I have invited her to talk and educate me and you on what life's like and how this can impact career progression and how women especially feel about themselves.

She has taught me so much in this single conversation that I know she will be going on to do so much more to raise the awareness of neurodiversity so that everyone can be treated with the understanding and respect. 

We talk tics, language, misdiagnosis, misunderstanding and how workplaces can do so much more to make sure that all their employees feel included and are using their strengths to their advantage!

Employers are missing a trick and missing out on having the best people in their teams! Thank you Laura for such an open and honest conversation - you rock! 

How to celebrate Inclusion Week with interactive workshops / sessions

If you are a leader in your organisation or maybe part of an internal network or Employee Resource Group (ERG) we are taking bookings for Inclusion week at the end of September.  We are particularly focusing on the importance of networking and making sure ALL employees have access to building those all important stakeholder relationships for career progression!

So get in touch sooner rather than later if you fancy chatting about what would benefit your organisation and its people the best! 

Let's get more diversity around those decision making tables and more importantly let's create inclusive workplaces that recognise everyone for who they are and the value they bring.

#Resources for YOU and your team!

Click HERE to get the monthly 'Visibility Matters' Newsletter > that shares the latest around the gender pay gap, visibility, allyship, self promotion  and good practice that is happening all over the place that support more women to step up and companies to recognise the value they bring.  

5 Steps to being more visible at work - Your HOW to guide! 

Take the Test > How good is your visibility and personal branding quiz? 

Book a chat with Gemma - This is the place to book a call to see how Gemma can help you or your company support female leaders to raise their profile, increase performance and visibility.

Get the White Paper > 'Visibility at Work: The Importance of Self Promotion for Women's Career Progression

I want to hear from YOU so get in touch with me:

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomorehidingco

How your company can and should make everyone feel recognised and included

I am back with an exciting mini series especially for Inclusion Week this year which runs from 25th Sept - 1st October.  The theme this year is all about Taking Action and Making Impact, a call to action for everyone in the organisations to do what they can to make a difference for and positive impact for their colleagues.

I talk alot about gender and more specifically the importance of visibility for women's career progression - and I wanted to create something that not only gave me the chance to learn more from incredible women but also to highlight the importance of intersectionality when it comes to inclusion.

How to celebrate Inclusion Week with interactive workshops / sessions

If you are a leader in your organisation or maybe part of an internal network or Employee Resource Group (ERG) we are taking bookings for Inclusion week at the end of September.  We are particularly focusing on the importance of networking and making sure ALL employees have access to building those all important stakeholder relationships for career progression!

So get in touch sooner rather than later if you fancy chatting about what would benefit your organisation and its people the best! 

Let's get more diversity around those decision making tables and more importantly let's create inclusive workplaces that recognise everyone for who they are and the value they bring.

#Resources for YOU and your team!

Click HERE to get the monthly 'Visibility Matters' Newsletter > that shares the latest around the gender pay gap, visibility, allyship, self promotion  and good practice that is happening all over the place that support more women to step up and companies to recognise the value they bring.  

5 Steps to being more visible at work - Your HOW to guide! 

Take the Test > How good is your visibility and personal branding quiz? 

Book a chat with Gemma - This is the place to book a call to see how Gemma can help you or your company support female leaders to raise their profile, increase performance and visibility.

Get the White Paper > 'Visibility at Work: The Importance of Self Promotion for Women's Career Progression

I want to hear from YOU so get in touch with me:

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomorehidingco

How to celebrate IWD in the workplace - there is no excuse not to!

#Takeaways

• The impact of supporting women in the workplace
• Results from my interactive workshops and group programmes
• Why companies should be celebrating IWD 2023
• Ideas for the IWD celebrations

It has been great few months with incredible guests on the podcast and I wanted to say thanks so much to each and everyone of you for tuning in - we have had a great number of people downloading the podcast and to be honest with you I am over the moon because I want to reach as many people as possible! 

If you are new to the show today then please do go back and listen to some of the awesome interviews over the last few weeks. And then come and connect with me - the links are below

IWD interactive workshops / sessions

if you are leader in your organisation or maybe part of a women's network then or maybe you just feel the need to get me in front of your people then  remember we are taking bookings for IWD in March with a two week window to deliver some incredible workshops and training for organisations who want to celebrate their employees and embrace equity. 

It is filling up and I am really excited to be spending some time in London delivering a talk on the 8th March but I do have spaces around that date.

So get in touch sooner rather than later if you fancy chatting about what kind of workshop would work for you -

> self promotion not being a dirty word to owning your expertise

> challenging gender bias to building inclusive cultures and allies to support women's career progression. 

Let's get more diversity around those decision making tables and more importantly let's get more people involved in creating equity in the workplace for everyone. 

How to celebrate IWD at work

And if your company hasn't got the budget or won't find it to support empowering women yet. Then there are many ways you can still celebrate IWD at work.

I wrote an article about this very thing with 12 ways companies can celebrate IWD check it out here:

https://www.gemmastow.com/insights/2021/2/24/how-can-my-company-celebrate-international-womens-day

#Resources for YOU and your team!

Click HERE to get the monthly 'Visibility Matters' Newsletter > that shares the latest around the gender pay gap, visibility, allyship, self promotion  and good practice that is happening all over the place that support more women to step up and companies to recognise the value they bring.  

5 Steps to being more visible at work - Your HOW to guide! 

Take the Test > How good is your visibility and personal branding quiz? 

Book a chat with Gemma - This is the place to book a call to see how Gemma can help you or your company support female leaders to raise their profile, increase performance and visibility.

Get the White Paper > 'Visibility at Work: The Importance of Self Promotion for Women's Career Progression

I want to hear from YOU so get in touch with me:

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomorehidingco

Why we still need to talk about ambitious women having it all?

I am very excited to have an incredible woman on the show who I met last year.  We got talking and well lets just say we didn't stop. 

So many shared passions around career progression, gender and the intersectionality's that come with being a woman in work. 

Roxann Dawson is a Business Assurance Director and influential senior leader who has a proven track record of developing and deploying business strategy and leadership for quality and business improvement within complex infrastructure organisations.

She has a wealth of experience in Rail, Construction, London Underground, Safety and Supply Chain industries.  As well as thriving in a male dominated industries, she is passionate about inclusion and advocates the importance of 'levelling the playing field' for all parties.

Roxann believes investment through volunteering is a key building block to making a difference and building a strong network. Roxann is a board trustee and chair of governance risk committee for the Chartered Quality Institute and as a parent is also a diversity and inclusion governor at her local secondary school, keen to use the power of her voice, time and expertise to support others."

Listen in because today we are talking about 'having it all' when ambitious women don't want to have choose between their career and family yet so often feel like they have to. 

Do you think times are changing? 

How does your organisation support this?

Maybe it doesn't or maybe it is making real strides forward in helping parents and especially women to keep the juggle going. 

Roxann shares her own personal experiences of being a  mother of 3 girls and having an incredible career and what she did and continues to do to make sure that it works for her and that she can have it all. Enjoy!

#Resources for YOU and your team!

Click HERE to get the monthly 'Visibility Matters' Newsletter > that shares the latest around the gender pay gap, visibility, allyship, self promotion  and good practice that is happening all over the place that support more women to step up and companies to recognise the value they bring.  

5 Steps to being more visible at work - Your HOW to guide! 

Take the Test > How good is your visibility and personal branding quiz? 

Book a chat with Gemma - This is the place to book a call to see how Gemma can help you or your company support female leaders to raise their profile, increase performance and visibility.

Get the White Paper > 'Visibility at Work: The Importance of Self Promotion for Women's Career Progression

I want to hear from YOU so get in touch with me:

Connect with your host Gemma Stow:

Website: https://www.gemmastow.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gemmastow/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gemmastow

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomorehidingco

Connect with our Guest Roxann Dawson

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roxann-dawson-msc-dipq-cqp-fcqi-88512b43/