Last summer I had the pleasure of speaking to Roxanne Hobbs, the founder of The Hobbs Consultancy who are on a mission to tranform the workplace via inclusion. I was introduced to Roxanne by Antoinette Dale Henderson (Episode 9 ❤️) who was inspired by her work.
Roxanne is a coach, speaker and author of 'Diverted' a book about resilience, inclusion and autism. Amongst other things, we discussed courage, the work of Brené Brown, the power of neurodiversity and the need to proactively build support systems.
Rox is superbly honest and open about understanding her own biases, her son's autism diagnosis and the power of vulnerability and authenticity in leadership.
I had a lot of fun and learnt so much in this episode, and loved the book recommendations. I hope you enjoy it too!
References:
Find out about the Hobbs Consultancy: https://thehobbsconsultancy.com
Roxanne's Book - Diverted: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Diverted-journey-resilience-frontier-inclusion-ebook/dp/B079TXZW7H
Roxanne Hobbs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/roxanne_hobbs?lang=en
Rox's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roxannehobbs/
Recommendations:
Brené Brown on Vulnerability: https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability
Books:
Brené Brown - Rising Strong
Three Women - Lisa Taddeo
On Chapel Sands - Laura Cumming
Neoutribes - Steve Silverman - History of Austism
City of Girls - Elizabeth Gilbert
Women and Power - Mary Beard
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