#223 Diversity and Inclusion Architecture with Toby Mildon

05-12-2023 • 21 mins

Welcome to the 222nd episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. November is all about parenting with equity and well-being in mind. Today we are focussing on cross-cultural parenting and to join me is Carolina Albuerne Rodriguez.

About my guest

Toby Mildon is a Diversity and inclusion Architect who is passionate about creating diverse workplaces and cultures that are inclusive. He has helped some of the UK's largest companies, including the BBC, Deloitte, Sony, and HarperCollins Publishing, improve staff retention, brand innovation, productivity, and performance.

Toby's lifelong passion for Diversity and Inclusion stems from his personal and professional experiences with inequality, and his belief that building a culture of inclusive growth is essential for organisational success.

Toby's Inclusive Growth Culture Programme helps businesses implement real change and avoid shallow and superficial diversity initiatives. If a company has more than 250 employees or intends to grow to this size, Toby is the right person to help drive the business forward and achieve new heights.

He speaks passionately about how moving beyond superficial diversity initiatives and building a culture of inclusive growth is essential. It addresses the underlying issues of inequality and creates a sustainable framework for continued growth and success.

Toby's book, Inclusive Growth: Future-proof your Business by creating a Diverse Workplace, provides a practical framework that enables you to deliver a sustainable, diverse and inclusive workplace that allows your organisation to grow.

The book helps you understand how to strategically align diversity and inclusion to organisational growth, change the culture and motivate senior leaders to ‘walk the talk’ for inclusivity, design and implement a sustainable inclusivity infrastructure, work as a whole organisation rather than in HR isolation, and celebrate your inclusivity to become an employer of choice in your industry.

In today’s show

About Toby and what he’s working on at the moment. [02:23]
How he became a diversity and inclusion architect. [03:40]
What the term "disability inclusion" means to him. [06:09]
The biggest challenge for people with disabilities when it comes to accessing support. [10:06]
His top 3 mental health tips. [18:25]

Quotes

Disability inclusion is about including disabled people.
It’s surprising how many organisations neglect to include disability when they talk about diversity.
There’s been an increase in awareness and conversation about invisible disability.
The current government don’t have a good track record when it comes to supporting disabled people.
I believe that corporations can learn from entrepreneurs.