Series 3 - Black History Month 2023 - Episodes 13-16
Episode 13 - Rob Neil OBE - 'Involve to Evolve'
Rob Neil is a force of nature!
After 38 years in the UK Civil Service, where (among many things) he was a founding member of the MoJ’s BAME staff network and was asked to lead the MoJ’s Project Race.
In 2021 Rob left to start his own consultancy Krystal Alliance which aims to support organisations to be more inclusive.
In 2021 Rob was included in HR Magazine’s list of fifty ‘Most Influential Thinkers’ and in 2022 he made the d&I leaders international ‘inspirational leaders’ list.
Not content with that, he co-wrote his first book ‘The Key to Inclusion’ in 2022 and co-presents a fortnightly podcast called ‘Unfinished Business with Paul and Rob’
Oh and did I mention he has an OBE for services to race equality in the workplace and the community?
You can find him here:
Twitter: @Robye46
Krystal Alliance: Welcome to Krystal Alliance™ | Involve to Evolve
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-neil-obe-5a33812/
The Key to Inclusion Book: https://amzn.to/3rJsQM4
Unfinished Business Podcast: Unfinished Business with Paul & Rob | Podcast on Spotify
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Episode 14 - Carice Anderson - 'Unlocking Your Greatness'
Carice Anderson is a global learning and organizational development leader who has many years of experience in developing human capital strategies and programs across a broad range of industry sectors.
She has an MBA from Harvard Business School and has worked and lived in both the USA and South Africa.
She is the author of the fantastic book ‘Intelligence Isn’t Enough – A Black Professional’s Guide to Thriving in the Workplace’.
You can find Carice on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carice-anderson-a204602/
Carice’s book ‘Intelligence Isn’t Enough’ is available here https://amzn.to/3tBo4kd
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Episode 15 - Afolabi Sonaike - '10,000 Hours+'
Afolabi Sonaike credits his 10,000+ hours of consulting experience as leading him to his current role as Head of Leadership and Teams at Lloyds Banking Group.
Our discussion is wide ranging, from arriving in England from Nigeria at the age of 8, to preparing his twin boys to deal with the inevitable racism they will face, Afolabi helps us understand how living life by design not by default has been the key to his success.
You can find Afolabi here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/afolabisonaike/
Afolabi’s book recommendation – The Power of Choice by Michael Hyter: https://amzn.to/3Mb2KID
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Episode 16 - Tola Ayoola - 'Multiticity'
I first met Tola when we were both involved with the Civil Service talent schemes, where she was the Head of the ethnic minority talent scheme (known as META).
Her sense of humour, passion and our shared love of candid conversations meant that she rapidly became one of my favourite clients!
She is now doing great work as the Head of Leadership and Capability at the Greater London Authority (GLA).
It was so great to re-connect and find out more about her upbringing on a London council estate, her sporting career, and how her passion for social justice and giving back has influenced her career.
You can find Tola on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tola-ayoola-71229252/
Tola’s book recommendations:
Co-Active Leadership – Henry Kimsey-House & Karen Kimsey-House https://amzn.to/49FJ6Pm
The Power of Privilege – June Sarpong https://amzn.to/3uhUm4d
Gamestorming – Dave Gray, Sunni Brown et al https://amzn.to/3syr6pn
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