Just One Thing

We know that striving for equity, diversity and inclusion is a key part of our role as team leaders - yet is there a little voice in your head that pops up now and again and asks

What does inclusion even mean?

Am I being inclusive in my actions as a leader?

If I was, how would I even know?

What am I missing?

What is my team not telling me?

Yes! Us too, these are questions that Lucy and Jen are navigating all the time as they help their with clients.

Creating teams where everyone feels included is vital not only to individual health and wellbeing but also to effectiveness and delivering the best work. Even more so given the unsettling times we live in.

But often we worry we might be getting it wrong. What does good even look like? And how do we know?

Inclusion is often presented as policy or something that’s considered as a bolt on. But when we centre inclusion we can transform team dynamics and performance, and importantly how we feel about our work.

So we’ve called in the amazing author, social historian and leadership consultant Nick Basannavar, to share some of his most effective practical tips for building an inclusive team. Nick co-authored the book ‘The Key to Inclusion’, published in July 2022, and is bringing his expert insight and real stories to share with us at this event.

Book your ticket and you’ll leave with more than just one thing. You’ll leave with:

• An understanding of what an inclusive team looks and feels like - and overcoming the barriers to achieving it

• Insight into yourself - what you’re already doing well and where you can level up

• Practical tips and activities you can introduce into your workplace straight away

You’ll also have had some great conversations with interesting people, over a bite to eat and a drink in a central London venue.

Where? St Luke’s Community Centre, Barbican, EC

When? 6-8pm on Thursday 28 November

With thanks to our brilliant partners Charisma Charity Recruitment and Donorfy.

Nick is a leadership adviser on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), ethics, leadership development, and culture change.

He has worked in diverse contexts including music schools in the Japanese mountains, humanitarian charities, public bodies, manufacturing plants in France and Japan, Fortune500 and FTSE boardrooms, UK universities, and many more.

Known for his non-judgemental, open, and thoughtful style, Nick creates a positive space for engagement, enabling self-reflection and ultimately behavioural shifts. His approach balances broader systemic change with individual coaching to achieve impact.

Nick is an active social and cultural historian and published author and co-author. He has written numerous articles for trade magazines, academic journals, and other platforms. He holds a PhD from the University of London, Birkbeck, where he taught History and served as an Honorary Fellow.

He has held senior management roles at Deloitte and Included, a global impact-led DEI consultancy, and also serves on several educational and advocacy boards.

Jennifer McCanna is the director and founder at McCanna Coaching. She is an experienced leadership and team coach and has been working with clients across sectors, and across the globe, since 2011. She works with clients to help them, navigate challenge, build productive work relationships and ultimately perform better. Accredited with the International Coaching federation (ICF), Jennifer also designs and facilitates management development programmes and team coaching within the corporate and charity sectors and runs workshops to help employees stretch themselves and get more out of their working lives. Recent clients include Action Aid, HSBC, Department for Education, Pancreatic Cancer UK, Oxfam and Christian Aid.

Read more about Jen here.

Lucy Gower is director and founder at Lucidity and founder of The Lucidity Network. She is a coach, trainer and facilitator specialising in giving people the confidence and tools to think creatively, develop ideas and take action to be more effective at work.

She is bestselling author of The Innovation Workout and a global speaker on innovation. Lucy is passionate about helping people unlock their creativity and get the important work done. She enjoys working on projects with the potential to make a positive impact on the world.

When she isn’t busy working, Lucy can be found roaming the beaches and countryside of Devon and Cornwall with her dog Gary.

You can find Lucy here and The Lucidity Network here.

Connect with Lucy on Linkedin or drop her a line at [email protected]

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

St Luke's Community Centre, Islington, 90 Central Street, London, United Kingdom