EP50 Upasna Bhadhal on Privilege, Diversity and Inclusive Workplace Culture

Today’s guest is investment headhunter and diversity and inclusion strategist, Upasna Bhadhal.  Upasna has worked with the biggest names in financial services including Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Blackrock, Aviva and Coutts. In this episode, Upi tells us that, reassuringly, she has seen an uptick in demand for Diversity and Inclusion Training since the international Black Lives Matter protests in May of this year. She tells us what diverse recruitment really looks like and how to nurture a culture where all people feel valued, represented and respected. We discuss why people feel confronted by the term ‘privilege’, if diversity quotas really work and the importance of psychological safety at work, especially in a recession. We also examine conformity bias, where employees conform to leaders’ ideology which in turn creates groupthink, the question being: “how do you challenge the person or people who control your promotions and salary?”This conversation was recorded on 18th August 2020. I hope you enjoy listening!---Thank you to Tide business current account for sponsoring this episode of Women On Top.If you’re ready to start your own business journey, visit tide.co/start to register your limited company and get set up with your Tide business current account in one simple process, for free. And who knows, perhaps one day you’ll be sharing your business story with me on this very podcast.---Tweet us! https://twitter.com/TheWotPodDM us! https://www.instagram.com/thewotpod/Or hop over to Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thewotpodConnect with Upasna Bhadhal:Twitter - https://twitter.com/upasnabhadhalInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/xupasnax/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/upasnabhadhal/Connect with your host Frankie Cotton:https://frankiecotton.comhttps://twitter.com/FrankieCotton_https://www.instagram.com/frankiecotton_/This episode was sound edited by Beth Davison https://www.bethdavison.com/. Women On Top is a Let’s Be Frank production. https://letsbefrank.co