CIPD

Dear Steve,

I have been thinking about your response for sometime and hoping the senior Leadership would respond to review your comment. Despite your short comment it is packed with several elements that require unpicking as they have serious implications…

Thank you Keith, you are rare in making this admission. There are gatekeepers working within HR to prevent access and progression for BAME HR professionals. They are aided in this by HR recruitment consultancies who are also homogeneously white so this…

You are correct Prince there are mental health implications for BAME people suffering in silence whilst putting on a smile. The mental health effects of racism are totally under-estimated because BAME face a cultures of disbelief from people who do have…

This is an observation for the CIPD Leadership: I would have liked the discussion to have been framed better from the outset on a number of levels to facilitate engagement from a largely white membership in order to make it safer for BAME members to contribute…

Hi Caroline,
It's good you notice the level of comments to engage with the topic relative to the number of views (which now over 6,000+ - as at 21/6/20) I would be interested to see you expand and perhaps it may mean more of the 6,000 who are likely…

You might like to audit your own personal and professional network and encourage your leadership team/workforce to map out the diversity of your contacts. Look for patterns in who you are gravitating towards and reflect on what is attracting you and to…

There are multiple problematic points in your post that show you, your CEO and your organisation are still on your journey to understand the nuances within racism and this is where the CIPD's tools and input could be better to help you address the response…

It's an option to use the term LEEP (not widely used) - so who is 'we' that use it so can understand your context. How does it reflect the racism underpinned by white supremacy ideology (and colourism as a subset of proximity to power) that has justified…

It may not be an ideal term, but what's your alternative suggestion and how would it be better?

Finally, a very rare and honest response - Thank you Keith!. I am pleased Prof Robin DiAngelo's book has had an effect on you and you can start your journey to be an effective ally as there are many layers you will have to go through to dismantle your…