174 Leadership strategies to improve diversity and inclusion with Stephen Frost

Subscribe to the podcast here. Listen on iTunes here. Listen on Spotify here. We are wired to be wary of the unfamiliar: it helps us to stay safe. When this wariness goes unchallenged, it can turn into unhelpful bias. Sometimes this bias can be deadly, as shown by the rates of incarceration and death in custody of aboriginal people. To unwind bias, we need to address the systems that perpetuate it. Expert Stephen Frost has some simple and powerful ways to do just that. 👉🏼 Want to share your experience? Ask a question? Share a resource? Jump on our podcast Facebook page here. Why you should listen: Learn how confirmation, affinity, and other biases get wired into systems, and what to do about it How to become more self aware and reduce blind bias How to expand and diversify your perspective with simple tweaks to your social media We explore: The infinite nature of diversity and how to avoid paralysis as a result Different diversity paradigms: compliance, marketing, and systemic change Psychological safety for encouraging diverse and inclusive experiences *** SHOWNOTES: www.zoerouth.com/podcast/stephenfrost Mentioned in the show: Four stages of competence in learning by Noel Burch About Stephen Frost: Stephen Frost is the CEO and founder of Frost Included, a consultancy dedicated to helping people understand diversity and inclusion, lead inclusively, and create a better world. Stephen specialises in working with organisations to embed inclusive leadership into their decision-making. His roles have included working as Head of Diversity and Inclusion for KPMG and the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, as well as serving as an advisor to the British Government and The White House. Between 2004 and 2007, Stephen established and led the workplace team at Stonewall; growing the Diversity Champions programme to the largest of its kind in the world and launching the UK's first LGBT recruitment guide. The Workplace Equality Index from this project has now become a standard across most leading employers. Today, as well as leading Frost Included, Stephen teaches inclusive leadership at Harvard Business School, Singapore Management University and Sciences Po in France. *** Related Episodes: E114 - We're all the same and a little bit different - Yenn Purkis, speaker author, Autism advocate, non binary gender person E113 - Diversity and inclusion - How we do it at GHD, interview with Rory Waddell E128 - Stop talking about diversity, start talking about SYMPHONY - Oshoke Pamela Abalu *** About your podcast host, Zoë Routh: Zoë Routh is one of Australia's leading experts on people stuff - the stuff that gets in our way of producing results, and the stuff that lights us up. She works with the growers, makers, builders to make people stuff fun and practical. Zoë is the author of four books: Composure - How centered leaders make the biggest impact,  Moments - Leadership when it matters most, Loyalty - Stop unwanted stuff turnover, boost engagement, and build lifelong advocates, and People Stuff - Beyond Personalities: An advanced handbook for leadership. People Stuff was awarded Book of the Year 2020 by the Smart WFM Australian Business Book Awards. Zoë is also the producer of The Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast. www.zoerouth.com