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The Elephant in the Room

The Elephant in the Room Podcast is a curated safe space to have uncomfortable conversations about the pervasive inequalities in society and our workplaces. The idea of the podcast was born from my sense of conflict about identity, self and the concept of privilege and fuelled by my own need to understand how my overlapping identities and experiences had impacted and would continue to impact my life chances. Two years ago I decided to ‘opt out’ to find my own purpose and focus on passion projects

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101: How HR leaders are leading on purpose and...

The Elephant in the Room ·

2023/07/18

I can never say this enough - hosting my own podcast means I have had the privilege to meet so many wonderful people, some of whom have gone on to become friends and trusted advisors. My first meeting with Seetha Rani KP was last year when running a workshop for NASSCOM senior industry leaders in Bengaluru, we connected over our lived experiences (and we were both wearing green).She shared a story about her name - her name Seetha has a religious and cultural resonance. So, people have expectations

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99: Rosie Wainwright social justice ambassador: On...

The Elephant in the Room ·

2023/06/19

Shownotes:According to the Social Mobility Commission Report from last year only 35% of adults in the UK believe that everyone has a fair chance to go as far as their hard work will take them and 46% said that where you end up in society is mainly determined by your background and who your parents were. It is hard to disagree with what the commission has to say. But, every once in a while you hear stories of people who make it despite the challenges, the hurdles that they may have faced in life.This

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100: Climate disclosure imperatives for India:...

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2023/06/19

ShownotesMost of the narrative around climate change, net zero, SDGs is framed from a global north perspective. Most of the studies (90% or more) on climate change are by academics and institutions based in the global north - primarily North America, Europe and Australia. Ironically the countries that have contributed most to global warming. Not only is there a lack of diversity in the current discourse but crucially there is a missing perspective from some of the poorest regions of the world, that

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41:09

98: Benevolent leadership, purpose and fitting in...

The Elephant in the Room ·

2023/06/03

Shownotes:The angst associated with the imposter syndrome is something that a lot of us have felt or continue to feel at various points of our life.This angst is different to the fear that comes with not being a ‘culture fit’. For decades organisations have weaponised ‘culture fit’ to exclude those who do not conform to the dominant cultural norms in a workplace. The global majority, the neurodiverse, people with disabilities or those on the margins tend to be punished for being different.So much of

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97: DATTALION: How Ukrainian women are collaborating...

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2023/05/19

Shownotes:TRIGGER WARNING:I have mental fatigue because I live between two countries, I feel unsettled, cannot plan too far into the future and there is a constant sense of restlessness, a journey not completed……..But, all of this I do out of choice (difficult though it may be).This is not about me but about perspective.Most of us cannot even being to fathom the personal cost, the emotional and mental stress, the economic, social, physical cost of a never ending war forced upon peaceful people. What

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96Discussing social mobility with two role models:...

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2023/05/04

According to a Deloitte Report from last year, “The UK hasone of the poorest rates of social mobility in the developed world. This means that people born into low-income families, regardless of their talent, or their hard work, do not have the same access to opportunities as those born into more privileged circumstances”.Charities like The National Tutoring Programme, the National Access programme, the Sutton Trust, The Social Mobility Foundation, Career Ready, UpReach are working hard to support

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95: A conversation with Farzana Baduel, Co-Founder,...

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2023/04/13

ShownotesNot all Asians have the same stories and experiences. My guest on The Elephant in the Room podcast this week Farzana Baduel, a successful entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Curzon PR was inspired by her mother and her aunts who ran their own successful businesses in Pakistan. She also considers her identity as a British Asian to be her strength, something that has helped her straddle two worlds.In the episode we spoke about her entrepreneurial journey, setting up multiple businesses,👉🏾 The

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94: Advancing the equity & inclusion agenda in 2023:...

The Elephant in the Room ·

2023/03/29

Shownotes:One of the best things about hosting my podcast is that I get to spotlight some incredible people from across the world, especially people from previously underrepresented groups and communities. A couple of weeks back I spoke with @Leela Stake, Global Lead FH4Inclusion, Co-Lead True MOSAIC DE&I Practice. Out side of work she is Vice Chair of the Board of Stanford’s Haas Centre for Public Service.In the course of our conversation we spoke about her influences, childhood, her identity

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33:51

93: Mapping India's journey to Net Zero: A...

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2023/03/13

In November 2021 Indian announced its updated NDC - to achieve net zero carbon emission by 2070. And to meet 50% of its electricity requirements from renewable energy sources by 2030. This was a bold and significant moment not just for India, but for the fight against climate change. India is the third largest emitter of CO2 in the world, though CO2 emissions per person put it near the bottom of the world’s emitters. The numbers are lower still if historical emissions (per person) are taken into

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35:31

92: Building an inclusive fintech organisation:...

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2023/03/07

Shownotes:Everybody wants to talk about fintech - apparently it is the new normal. I recently learnt that a staggering 95% of the founders of the FinTech 50 list are male. Not difficult to do the math here - it means women founders make an abysmal 5%.An International Monetary Fund Report from Dec 2022 - Digital Gender Gap, says that women represent less than 13 percent of leadership - both as founders and members of executive boards of fintech firms. Women’s representation in fintech is worse than

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33:42

91: A conversation on enabling culture change with...

The Elephant in the Room ·

2023/02/23

It has not been long since the PR/Comms Industry started to be conscious about the impact of inherent racism, prejudice and discrimination on employees from black, and ethnic minority groups. Moving from talk to taking action for change has been painfully slow. It is important to acknowledge that organisations in the industry are at different stages of the journey. Some have been quicker to authentically address issues to reflect their values and also recognise it as a business resilience and

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23:17

90: Aspiring women in tech: A conversation with...

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2023/02/09

Shownotes36 %: No of women employees In the Indian tech sector (the biggest employer by far)51%: Women entry level recruits 🤩🤩🤩25%: Women in managerial positions 😕☹️ (how bad or unsupportive does the culture need to be to get educated women to leave)1%: Women in the C-Suite 🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️ (This cannot happen without entrenched and systemic biases)The statistics are so predictable it is almost boring. We have seen similar statistics in other markets, markets that are supposed to have been

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89: Driving stakeholder well being through...

The Elephant in the Room ·

2023/01/30

Shownotes:India was ranked 121 out of 163 countries in the 2022 Global Index of SDGs. It has also been identified as a global hotspot by the IPCC in terms of geographical and socio-economic vulnerabilities. In 2023 India is expected to become the most populous country in the world. As a rapidly growing economy with decades of infrastructure growth ahead of it, India’s energy demand and emissions are projected to double if not triple by 2050. Then there is the all important commitment the country has

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29:31

88: Doing Social Mobility Better: Tokunbo Ajasa...

The Elephant in the Room ·

2023/01/17

Shownotes:According to a report from last year by a leading consulting firm - compared with the other developed countries, the most disadvantaged in the UK are less likely to climb the income ladder and economically advantaged tend to stay at the top. No surprise there…It is no secret that, the on going impact of the pandemic, cost of living crisis, economic recession and global uncertainty has pushed more households and therefore young people into poverty. For young people from underprivileged

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87: Kwame Senou: Reclaiming and redefining the Africa...

The Elephant in the Room ·

2022/12/18

Shownotes:👉🏾 How many of you know that Africa is home to approximately one third of the world’s languages?👉🏾 That there are at least 75 languages in Africa which have more than one million speakers👉🏾 That it has a combined landmass of China, US, India, Japan and much of Europe (11.7 million sq mi)?👉🏾 Considering its size, demographic dividend, economic potential, achievements , we know that it does not have the voice or representation that it deserves on all matters, including climate

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86: Spotlight: Mental Health, the hidden crisis...

The Elephant in the Room ·

2022/12/12

WARNING: THE INFORMATION BELOW MAY BE TRIGGERING1.64 lakhs, a daily average of 450 or 18 per hour…..That is the number of deaths due to suicides in India in 2021The statistics for death by suicide amongst young people is worse. Not surprising then that this is the third leading cause of death amongst young adults and a significant problem amongst college students in India.Mental health can bye impacted due to a myriad of factor amongst young people. The two big issues that stand out are a) Stigma

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85: Tehseen Zaidi: Advocating for gender diversity in...

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2022/11/22

Shownotes:What is it like to be brought up in a conservative, small town where girls are groomed from their childhood to just be good daughters, wives and mothers?For the 85th episode of The Elephant in the Room podcast I spoke with Tehseen Zaidi, Head Communications, Syngenta India. Growing up in a small town in UP, Tehseen was unlike her peers, she was opinionated and spoke her mind. She was influenced and supported in large measure by her father (her role model) who believed in empowering his

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84: Building sustainable livelihoods in rural India:...

The Elephant in the Room ·

2022/11/14

Shownotes:In the 84th Episode of The Elephant in the Room Podcast, I spoke with Dhruvi Shah,Executive Trustee and CEO of Axis Bank Foundation about her journey as a banker and transitioning to working for the foundation.In the episode we talked about the work being done by Axis Bank Foundation in the ‘sustainable livelihoods’ in rural India, priorities for the Foundation, the state of the social sector in India. We also chatted about 👇🏾👇🏾👉🏾 The importance of taking into account the cultural

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83: The building blocks of an inclusive organisation...

The Elephant in the Room ·

2022/10/31

Shownotes:Racism/casteism comes in various forms across the world, sometimes it is overt and sometimes it is coded. In either form it negatively impacts the life and life chances of millions of people who move to a different country to seek a better or more stable future. Sometimes it can break people and other times it makes them more resilient and more determined. Did you know that Sweden is a country where every fourth resident(24.9) has a foreign background and every third (32.3) has at least

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82: Are DEI efforts stalling globally? Nadach...

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2022/10/21

At the first PRCA EIAC Conference in September this year, Kantar launched its 2022 Inclusion Index. The Inclusion Index covers 24 industries across 14 countries and 18000 respondents. For Kantar a key purpose of the report, is to enable organisations to understand, measure and track and their own progress in developing an inclusive workplaces. Interestingly, there is data from key markets and geographies - so it is easier to figure out progress or lack of in markets.A shocking but not surprising

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