Keynote and other speeches
Speaking engagements are often a great way to spark off new conversations, get a feel for what your audience will respond to, and also give them something to think about! Here are some topics on which I have spoken to various audiences - from school students, to Boards of Directors, from Rotary club members to factory managers. What are you intrigued by?
Gender and Work
A broad overview of why and how gender matters at work, what gender gaps are prevalent (not just in ratios but also in pay, opportunities and access) and myth-busting around why some of these gender gaps exist.
Gender Inclusion – Beyond the Business Case
The ‘reasons’ why we should all care for gender balanced workforces – business case, socio-economic case and personal (moral/ethical) case.
Our Gendered World of Work
The ways in which stereotypes and biases have become part of our world of work – and how they play a part in creating and perpetuating biases.
Gender and Leadership
How we define leadership and success itself has a bearing on gender gaps at work – stereotypes, biases and outdated assumptions often drive these gaps. But leadership can also be the solution to closing these gaps!
Leading Inclusively
Focus on developmental relationships and the role of all (especially men!) in creating gender balanced workforces.
Pipelines, Ceilings and Mazes: “Architecting” a More Gender Diverse Workforce
A sweeping overview of the major issues around lack of (gender) diversity at workplaces, with a focus either on the barriers or the idea of solutions at various levels (individual + organizational, etc.), depending on the audience.
Defining and Measuring Inclusion
For sophisticated audiences who understand the need for DEI efforts at work, this talk provides some frameworks and approaches to consider to measure key aspects of the employee experience like inclusion.
Inclusive Communication at Work – “Terms and Conditions”
Discussing the meaning and implication of certain keywords, phrases, terms and jargon – from ‘allies’ to ‘cisgender’, from ‘mansplaining’ to ‘cancel culture’.
Inclusive Communication at Work – Optics Matter
How your organization presents itself to the outside world (and internally to employees) matters, if it wants to show up as an inclusive place to work/
Inclusive Communication at Work – How Leaders Communicate
From townhalls to performance feedback, from social media presence to announcing layoffs – how leaders communicate can make or break the organization’s reputation and culture of inclusion