by Snéha Khilay Media, political campaigns and organisations have been outraged by the concept of ‘playing the race card’, while the general public has reacted to it with exasperation, disbelief, or sheer indifference. What does it mean, ‘playing the race card’? Figuratively, the reference is made to the power of play in card games in…
by Snéha Khilay An increasing emphasis on the value of inclusive language in the workplace has brought about an inherent realisation that the words we use are open to scrutiny. We are more mindful of how we express ourselves, aware that we are monitored by others. However, those examining the appropriateness of our words often…
by Snéha Khilay The graphic video of George Floyd’s death opened up numerous wounds; anger, disbelief, angst and despair. The Parliament Square demonstration banners gave a succinct message, ‘Racism has always been a pandemic’. Large corporate international organisations are speaking out against the atrocity of George Floyds’s death with Youtube and twitter messages; ‘We stand…
by Snéha Khilay Is there value to professional development training for aspiring black and minority ethnic managers? A number of organisations seem to give the impression that they have made significant efforts to recruit and retain staff from a black and minority background, through their war for talent processes. The ideology being that this initiative…
by Snéha Khilay “I am not an Athenian or a Greek but a citizen of the world” – Socrates. I have been given two hyphenated identities. The first one was given over 40 years ago when my family and I left Uganda and came to UK. We were referred to as ‘Ugandan Asians’. This was…
by Snéha Khilay There is a degree of cynicism as to whether training programmes on diversity and unconscious bias, together with ad hoc mentoring programmes help resolve concerns linked to inclusivity in the workplace. As a diversity consultant, I interact with senior leaders who claim inclusive leadership as one of their organisational values. Yet, when…
