Cultural Intelligence Hub

06/12/2021

Our next woman in the spotlight Citi Global Head, Ida Liu.

Named as one of Barron's Top 10 Influential Women in Wealth Management and American Banker Most Powerful Women in Finance, she’s achieved a great deal of success throughout her 20-year career in the financial services industry.

But her talents don’t end there. As an woman, Liu says it’s been heartbreaking to see rising racism and violence towards Asian-Americans. She founded Citi Private Bank North America’s Asian Clients Group and is a member of the Citi Women Steering Committee. Under her tenure, Citi Bank has developed an award-winning strategy that truly nurtures and embraces diverse teams.

As an advocate for helping women and succeed inside and outside of work, Ida Liu inspires us all to make diversity and inclusion a priority.

05/12/2021

“Gaslighting” is a term widely used to define manipulating someone into thinking they are wrong even when they are right (usually in relationships).

But have you heard of racial gaslighting? 🙅🏽

It works the same way, but victims are made to question their own judgement on the issues of racism. For example: when a person of colour tells you that systemic racism exists, and someone else denies it, that is racial gaslighting.

Navigating the constant questioning and undermining of what you believe is true can become exhausting, becoming a form of psychological abuse that has an impact on mental health.

Have you been a victim of racial gaslighting? 🙋🏾‍♀️

SOURCE: Metro

03/12/2021

A quote that Oprah Winfrey aspired to as a teen, sticking by her during her college years, thanks to a powerful speech by Reverend Jesse Jackson 🙌🏿

This is a mantra we can all call upon to keep us striving to be the best versions of ourselves 🧡

30/11/2021

Employers should be valuing everyone for their differences, hence the importance of supporting and promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Having an effective D&I strategy in place is proven to add value to an organisation and contribute to employee wellbeing and engagement.

But do you understand difference between diversity and inclusion?

🧡 DIVERSITY is about recognising the benefits that different perspectives can bring to decision making, with the workforce reflecting the organisation’s customers.

🧡 INCLUSION refers to valuing differences and providing a comfortable environment with a sense of belonging where all contributions are respected, no matter the background of the person.

SOURCE: CIPD

Level up your people management and bring value to your teams with help from us at cihub.uk

29/11/2021

BAME (Black, Asian and minority ethnicities) has long been a contested phrase with diverse groups believing it doesn’t signify their varied identities and experiences.

According to a Blueprint for All survey, 55% of young people said they felt uncomfortable with the term BAME, 52% with BME and 59% with “dual heritage”. This opens the debate to find and identify a new unifying signifier as a replacement, with BAME no longer appropriate to use.

What are your thoughts on the term BAME? Do you find it offensive or outdated? 🤔

Source: HuffPost

27/11/2021

Universities are facing racial bias in academic research, resulting in a loss of talent due to the under-representation of minority students 🎓

It’s an area that needs immediate attention and UK Research and Innovation are working hard to do just that. With funded projects to encourage black, Asian and other ethnic minority students to continue studying after university, the initiative focuses on supporting academics by providing more training and mentoring.

We’ll all see benefit from ethnic diversity in research, so why is it still posing a problem?

Read about the issues standing in the way of change here: https://bbc.in/3p2bXXE

26/11/2021

Research shows that minority staff want to spend more time working from home. Following discussions about returning to the office post-pandemic, black workers requested 2.54 remote days, compared to 2.2 days for white employees.

But what’s changed for this to be the case?

From covid-related worries to discrimination in the workplace, there are a number of contributing factors to these choices.

Read the full article to dig deeper into these insights: https://bit.ly/32CR8KL

24/11/2021

How do you know if your business is guilty of ? 🤔

Ask yourself this question 👇

❓ Is there a purpose beyond the intention to make my audience believe that my brand is ‘moral’? What is it? ❓

If the answer is “No”, you’re virtue signalling!

So, how can you avoid it? 🙅🏽‍♂️

Easy, try to ensure your communications have another purpose. For example, if you are raising money for a charitable cause, make sure the call to action of your communication is to donate. That way, your communication has the purpose of raising more money, not just letting people know what you’re doing something good.

23/11/2021

Our next woman in the spotlight, courtesy of Asian Media Group, is Mondelēz International’s UK Managing Director, Louise Stigant.

Back in 2019, she co-hosted the ‘Diversity & Inclusion in Grocery’ conference at Wembley stadium. Commenting on the importance of this conference she said: “We have a collective responsibility and the power to initiate change. Small changes can add up to make a big difference.”

Since then, she has been a panelist on AMG’s ‘Women Of Colour’ conference and has continued to be an advocate of at Mondelēz and throughout the grocery industry.

Stigant is a fantastic role model for MD’s across the globe in her understanding of the role diversity and inclusion can play in building and nurturing the best possible team.

20/11/2021

Diversity and inclusion go hand in hand, whereby one should not exist without the other. Recruitment and HR teams must evolve with this in mind in order to source the best talent.

Create a more culturally diverse, inclusive workforce with help from our talented team at CiHub. Get in touch to get started!

19/11/2021

We work with organisations across a variety of industries, including the construction sector, which has struggled to implement inclusive and diverse workforces.

With Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) reporting just 15% women and 6% BAME and disabled workers in the industry, change is long overdue.

Read more to find out the key action points that construction teams can do internally to help tackle the issue: https://bit.ly/3cspBNB

18/11/2021

The Guardian recently reported that the UK music industry is rife with discrimination, pay disparities and microaggression.

The music industry, specifically regulatory bodies and industry leaders, must be held responsible for making the industry a safe place for everyone, regardless of race.

We’re looking at you:
The Ivors Academy Music Publishers Association (UK) PRS for Music PPL Music the bpi Ofcom Parlophone Records Island Records UK Polydor Virgin Records Relentless Records Ministry of Sound

Survey of 1,718 performers, creatives and staff reveals microgression, pay disparities and discrimination are rife