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Welcome to the 200th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast.

Yes, can you believe it? 200 episodes and nearly 4 years into the podcast. So this week’s episode is a celebration.

To join me today in celebrating is the person who encouraged me to start a podcast and has shown me unwavering support, Dr Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey.

About my guest

Dr Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey is the world authority on Evidence-Based Inclusion in the workplace. His consultancy provides research, training and consulting to make organisations inclusive.
He has a PhD from the London School of Economics and this allows him to combine professional expertise with the academic rigour that his clients expect, these include Aviva Insurance, Sony Pictures, Conde Nast, John Lewis, Natwest Bank and Meta. 

He is the host of The Element of Inclusion; a weekly podcast that informs and educates using applied research and thought leadership. Dr Jonathan has been featured in the Financial Times, Bloomberg and BBC News. 

A prolific writer, Dr Jonathan is on a mission to help a million people to make their workplace inclusive through his writing, courses and other resources

In today’s show

• About Christine and Jo, and what they're working on at the moment [02:04]
• What makes him so passionate about Evidence-Based Inclusion. [02.59]
• Why data is not collected and interpreted in the correct way. [08:51]
• How to readdress the disproportionate allocation of resources to the C suite, and senior leaders. [13:16]
• His top 3 tips for looking after his mental health. [32:30]

Quotes

• In everything you do at work, you use data to make decisions.
• When they are talking about diversity training, inclusion training and so on, it's always focused on the people at the top and ignores the middle manager.
• Workplaces should consider starting a podcast and a book club.
• Whenever I read a book, I take five memorable quotes, four stories, three practical activities, two frameworks, and one critical perspective. This allows me to get so much value from a book and make it practical, relevant, and something that I can communicate to other people.
• I like to watch movies that have a really simple narrative.

Resources

• Connect with Dr Jonathan on LinkedIn, email and Twitter
• Listen to his podcast.
• Join my Mailing List and receive my free e-Book here
• Check out my TEDx talk: The Connection between Culture, Race and Mental Health

Work with me

Have a look at my online work-life balance course on Thinkific. You can access it here: http://bit.ly/DMMHPONC

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You can learn more about the coaching I do to support your wellbeing here. 

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Remember to tune in next week, where I’ll bring you more insights on mental health and inclusion.