race and wellbeing

In 2018, Pearn Kandola published groundbreaking research examining the experience of minorities in the workplace. This research revealed a shocking 60% of minorities had experienced racism in the workplace.

Whilst many had witnessed discriminatory acts, a significant proportion had taken no action. The main reason for this was that they feared the consequences of speaking up.

Since the original research, there has been a huge amount of attention being paid to racism in the workplace and the experience of minorities. But has this changed anything?

Join us for this podcast, where Professor Binna Kandola OBE:

• Presents the findings of our latest research into racism at work
• Reveals what has changed and what has not
• Provides practical recommendations for your organisation to take.

Find out more and download the Racism At Work Report (2021) on our website.

We know that discrimination affects wellbeing and we know poor wellbeing can affect performance, but we often miss the link between these two. This coincides with a worrying increase in recent research that has found some real performance difference between various demographic groups at work. Are the two really disconnected? In this episode, Elizabeth Yardley explores the differential social experience of individuals from under-represented groups at work and how this social experience and its impact on wellbeing might be affecting performance without us realising.

Find our more about how we work with organisations to foster inclusive cultures, recruitment and development here.

To what extent do you feel a sense of ‘belonging’ at work? And where do these feelings come from? Our social experience at work has the potential to provide a psychological boost – energising our efforts, our self-belief and ability to perform at our best. But for many underrepresented colleagues, it can also feel isolating, eroding self-esteem and constraining potential. In this session, Jonathan Taylor explores the importance of social connection, belonging and shared identity at work, looking at how we can create a social environment that supports the health and performance of everyone, not just the few.

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In this insightful first episode of the series, taken from a webinar we presented in August 2020, Professor Binna Kandola OBE addresses the impact on minorities’ wellbeing both of being on the receiving end of racist behaviour but also of having no voice to share and express their experiences. He looks at the impact this has on minorities’ self-confidence and self-esteem as well as considering issues such as imposter syndrome. He also offers practical actions that we can all take to counter these. ** there are some sensitive subjects discussed in this episode so please be cautious as they may be upsetting for some listeners.

Find our more about how we work with organisations to foster inclusive cultures, recruitment and development here.