The Privilege Eruption

In this episode of the Privilege Eruption podcast, hosts Ishreen Bradley and Gracie Williams delve into the topic of citizenship privilege and its impact on individuals and organisations. They explore why people go to extreme lengths to obtain multiple citizenships, the barriers and enablers of citizenship, and the fear and misconceptions surrounding immigration. Ishreen and Gracie discuss the imp...

Get ready for another exciting episode with Ishreen, Roger, and our special guest, Reena Anand! In part 3 of our series, Reena opens up about her journey as a parent of a neurodivergent child and shares some fantastic insights on making the world a more inclusive place for neurodivergent folks. We'll dive deep into topics like education, flexibility, and the power of being an ally in knocking down...

Ishreen and Roger return with their guest Reena Anand. They'll explore the unique challenges that neurodivergent individuals face and why it's so crucial to foster an inclusive workplace culture. Tune in as they chat about the importance of customizing support for neurodivergent employees and why an ongoing, personalized approach is key. Plus, they'll shed light on the systemic hurdles and societa...

Ishreen and Roger dive into the real-life challenges of power and privilege when it comes to ableism. They're joined by the amazing Reena Anand, who's not just a solicitor and former ombudsman but also a parent with personal experience in the world of neurodiversity. Together, they unpack the hurdles and disparities faced by neurodivergent individuals in schools and jobs. KEY TAKEAWAYS  Privilege...

Roger, Kami and Ishreen continue to discuss their recent research and the outcomes They reflect on how the ticking time bomb of privilege eruption is an unexpected ongoing aspect of organisations and explore how it can be dealt with and mitigated through change KEY TAKEAWAYS It takes one person with conscience and courage to call it out Having the courage to speak up relies on knowing if you are g...

Roger, Kami and Ishreen reflect on the outcomes of their recent research and discuss how for many organisations the unexpected or inappropriate use of privilege is something that can erupt at any time causing problems and issues for both the organisation and the individuals involved   KEY TAKEAWAYS We have to live with the fact that privilege is something that is a co-existent factor in every orga...

Sheetal Kumar is head of global engagement and advocacy at Global Partners Digital, a human rights organisation that focuses on digital technologies and the ways they impact on our lives   Sheetal works to balance the scales through influencing and advocating across policy issues with the aim of shaping digital policy-making processes so they are more open inclusive and transparent KEY TAKEAWAYS W...

Anil Soni is the CEO of the World Health Organisation Foundation and in this episode he shares his own journey, from privilege to understanding and curating his relative privilege in order to balance the scales for social justice in the arena of healthcare He discusses why the only way to achieve equity, fairness dignity and decency is to acknowledge the source of the inequality and to ensure we a...

In this episode hear Tammy Banks, director and founder of Training for Influence talk about her personal story, the difficulties she faced and why whatever your privilege it’s something to embrace and share to help others KEY TAKEAWAYS We all have relative privilege and I embrace my privilege to use it to help others You can be the difference and give someone hope Look at your processes and how yo...

Roger shares results from the privilege conundrum research about relative privilege and explains the vital importance of consciously understanding what it is and taking action    Once you tune in to the term privilege you hear it everywhere and used in a positive way it’s incredibly powerful but privilege  must be consciously mitigated and managed in any organisation to balance the scales KEY TAKE...

Ishreen and Roger share the research and findings of the privilege conundrum survey around relative privilege and discuss how it's dependent on those we surround ourselves with and can be invisible to those who have it, and ever visible to those who don’t It is possible to create a culture and systems for people to arrive at the starting point of the privilege walk if organisations curate privileg...

In this episode, Kami and Ishreen continue the conversation about authentic leadership with Neil Cross co-founder of Holos Change and world-renowned expert in the field of authenticity They look at the difference in motivation between authentic leaders and boss leaders and how skilful authentic leadership creating change requires vulnerability and interdependence KEY TAKEAWAYS Authentic leaders ar...

Kami and Ishreen are with Neil Crofts co-founder of Holos Change, best-selling author and world-renowned expert in the field of authenticity discussing what authentic leadership is  and the key ingredients needed in authentic leadership Leadership is fundamentally the skill of creating change and achieving sustained success authentic leadership enables everyone in an organisation to show up as the...

In part two Marie, Kami and Ishreen continue to discuss structural violence in the workplace with Marie sharing insights into the work she is doing with her dialogue roadmap They explore creating an environment that enables equity and look at what is needed to move from a domination culture to a fair and just culture   KEY TAKEAWAYS The dialogue roadmap has a foundation in non-violent communicatio...

Marie joins Kami and Ishreen to talk about structural violence, how things are now and what needs to change In a discussion that looks at the construct of domination culture and why it can’t and doesn’t serve us humans this is a thought-provoking episode not to be missed   KEY TAKEAWAYS Structural violence is mostly hidden and un-recognised It’s a constructed system designed to keep some people in...

ESG is a hot topic at the moment but what exactly is the social aspect of social justice? In this season, The Privilege Eruption podcast is shining a light on social justice, why it’s an essential element in the workplace and how conscious and unconscious privilege keep social injustice in place Hear about the foundations for the conversations to come in the series and the aspects of social justic...

In this episode, the first in Season Four, the team is together talking about the upcoming season - exploring social justice The team discuss the fundamental definitions and elements of social justice and share insights into the upcoming episodes, that whilst challenging explore how balance and social justice positively impact the workplace KEY TAKEAWAYS It’s the belief that everyone has the right...

Ishreen and Roger continue their discussion about  The Privilege Survey research and explore how completing the survey can also increase awareness and raise consciousnessThey also talk about how when something gets attention, such as women’s sports, barriers are removed and opportunities emerge KEY TAKEAWAYS Women’s sports have really been enabled and the attention grows the barriers fall down Spo...

In this episode, Roger Williams, founder of Intelligent Thinking returns to discuss privilege through a political lens with Ishreen and shares how his own journey has changed with his growing awareness Roger and Ishreen take a look at how structural privilege impacts politics in both this country and others and discuss the language of privilege and its impact across groups and the political landsc...

Esmond Baring, co-founder of Transforming Humanity from the Top Down and the Privileged Man Movement joins Kami and Ishreen again to talk more about his own journey and his passion for helping others to be more authentic. This conversation offers a different perspective on privilege and as the conversation examines how to be authentic outwardly we have to be authentic inwardly there is the opportu...

Esmond Baring, co-founder of Transforming Humanity from the Top Down and the Privileged Man Movement joins Kami and Ishreen to discuss his journey and how developing a growth mindset meant he was able to break free from the life he had been raised and conditioned to, finding his true self He is passionate about supporting men to a true state of emotional and mental health and through the Privilege...

Continuing the conversation with Jag Bassi, Kami and Ishreen discuss using agile methodology, celebrating effort and developing leaders to encourage a growth mindset and how these aspects are woven together through effective feedbackJag has evolved a growth mindset for himself and his teams in a range of different organisations and discusses the ways you can learn from others, see opportunities, n...

In this conversation with Jag Bassi, Kami and Ishreen discuss the importance of a growth mindset and how it complements psychological  safetyA growth mindset is an ability, a capability, a skill and a willingness to take the risk and undertake activities knowing that they may not be successful but that they are always an opportunity to learn, listen in and find out moreKEY TAKEAWAYS It's looking a...

Kami and Ishreen continue their conversation with Ian Webster, a Change Consultant who specialises in supporting organisations to bring together data-led elements with deep listening and empathetic facilitation There is considerable research around psychological safety and  this episode will help to demystify what it really is and explores the links between performance, psychological safety and cu...

In this episode Kami, Ishreen and Ian Webster explore the idea of psychological safety and demystify what it is and how it impacts an organisation Ian is a change consultant with a passion for exploring  how the human dimensions of business can drive performance and in this lively discussion they unpick what psychological safety really is and how it is linked to the fundamental need we all have to...