There’s no equity without leadership humility.
Olanike Ayomide-Mensah is the founder of Mosaic Consulting which works with organisations to achieve greater workplace equity through diversity and inclusion strategies that nurture a true mosaic of talent. Having grown up between Nigeria and America, and now living in Ghana, West Africa, Olanike has lived and worked at the intersection of difference herself and experienced first hand how power drives the human impulse to fear what is different or unknown. Her heightened awareness of unfairness means she was often the first person to start the conversation around equity and formulated an approach to DEI that starts by looking at how workplace systems are contributing to inequity. In this episode she shares what organisations and leaders can do to create more equity - from recruitment to belonging and career development.
Why you should listen: leadership principles for lasting change
An equitable corporate culture must combine proactive systems with employee experiences: find out exactly where diversity and inclusion is alienated in your organisation’s processes.
We explore leadership patterns that support inequity
A leadership framework for leveraging difference
Developing a leadership language for recruitment
Understanding our leadership biases.
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About Olanike Ayomide-Mensah:
Founder of Mosaic Consulting Olanike A. Mensah discuss leadership patterns that support inequity.
Olanike is a workplace equity strategist experienced in applying a Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) lens to all aspects of workplace management. She has applied her organizational development and leadership skills in both the non-profit and business/ corporate sectors, spending 20 years leading local, national, and international organizations. Her experiences working in various industries (education/ tech/ financial services/ hospitality and more) and living on two continents give her a unique, global lens that enriches her perspective.
Olanike founded Mosaic Consulting to offer advising, training, and consulting to individuals and institutions seeking transformation. She partners with clients to achieve greater equity via diversity and inclusion strategies that attract, nurture, retain, and promote a vibrant mosaic of talented people.
Find out more at www.mosaic4equity.com
Watch Olanike’s Ted Talk The Big Lie
Books mentioned by Zoe: The End of Power and The Revenge of Power by Moisés Naím
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About your host, Canberra leadership expert Zoë Routh:
Zoë Routh is one of Australia’s leading experts on people stuff - the stuff that gets in our way of producing results, and the stuff that lights us up. She works with the growers, makers, builders to make people stuff fun and practical.
Zoë is the author of four books: Composure - How centered leaders make the biggest impact, Moments - Leadership when it matters most, Loyalty - Stop unwanted staff turnover, boost engagement, and build lifelong advocates, and People Stuff - Beyond Personalities: An advanced handbook for leadership. People Stuff was awarded Book of the Year 2020 by the Smart WFM Australian Business Book Awards.
Zoë is also the producer of The Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast.