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Inclusion
November 11, 2025

Fight the Urge for Flags, Food and Fun

I want to acknowledge the elephant in the room.You are under considerable pressure to engage in flags, food and fun.

In This Episode We Cover

  • Why you need to fight the urge for Flags, Food and Fun
  • Why Leaders Keep Falling Into This Trap
  • What to do instead using Evidence Based Inclusion
  • Flags, Food and Fun is not the work. \"This is Tokenism pretending to be Diversity.\"
  • \"This is Tokenism pretending to be Diversity.\"
  • You need measurable results \"People who think like this are focused on outputs… instead of outcomes.\"
  • \"People who think like this are focused on outputs… instead of outcomes.\"
  • You need a method. \"Evidence Based Inclusion... makes you immune to Flags, Food and Fun.\"
  • \"Evidence Based Inclusion... makes you immune to Flags, Food and Fun.\"
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Leaders must collaborate innovatively to leverage cultural expertise and drive business performance.

  • Why inclusive outcomes are driven by innovation
  • How developing a business case for diversity and inclusion specific to your organisation is a competitive advantage
  • Why novelty is at the heart of your inclusion journey

The Elements of Inclusion #3

Leaders must establish systems to ensure that everyone shares the same advantages and benefits. These processes will create incentives for inclusive behaviours.

  • How to augment your team with the tools and insights they need to prevent structural disadvantage
  • Why reinforcing generative norms ensures everyone belongs in the organisation
  • How inclusive representations can be embedded to promote an inclusive culture

The Elements of Inclusion #2

Leaders must redefine career development relationships to support inclusive performance.
  • Why traditional mentor relationships must be revised for an inclusive workplace
  • How leaders must embrace networks of developmental relationships for individual growth
  • Why established workplace norms must evolve for inclusion in the modern workplace

The Elements of Inclusion #1

Leaders must properly socialise people and socialise inclusive ideas by providing an environment for the cultural learning needed for an active role in an inclusive organisation

  • How your socialisation processes must evolve to encourage the sustainable cultivation of inclusive competencies
  • Why Leaders must consistently negotiate the line between organisational commitment and personal authenticity to promote performance
  • How developing intersectional self awareness can help leaders to leverage individual employee experiences