The Elephant in the Room

A podcast by Sudha Singh

Categories:

Business Education Society & Culture

125 Episodes

  1. 124: : ESG/EHG: The future of sustainable investing and ESG in India: Arvind Chari and Chirag Mehta, Quantum Advisors

    Published: 11/12/2024

  2. 123: Are stigma and social ostricization the biggest barriers to eradicating Hansen's disease: In conversation with Daisy Mansfield, Leprosy Mission

    Published: 10/4/2024

  3. 122: Spotlighting the 'S' in ESG: A conversation with Sakshi Bansal, Unesco Kindness Leader, Diana Award Recipient

    Published: 9/21/2024

  4. 121: Why the social model of disability is key to equitable and inclusive change: Caroline Collier, CEO Inclusion Barnet

    Published: 9/12/2024

  5. 120: In conversation with Sabiana Anandaraj: Lessons for a successful second innings

    Published: 8/12/2024

  6. 119: Misinformation, Disposable Diversity, Ethics in PR with Prof. Lee Edwards, Department of Media and Communications London School of Economics and Political Science

    Published: 7/31/2024

  7. 118: SDG 2 and the role of the private sector in sustainable development: Chris Argent, Head of Sustainability & Corporate Affairs, AMEA, Syngenta

    Published: 7/10/2024

  8. 117: Harnessing the power of GEDI to build a more inclusive organisation: Kavneet Sahni, Dasra

    Published: 6/13/2024

  9. 116: Diversity and Inclusion in English Rugby: Conversation with Jatin Patel, Inclusion and Diversity Director RFU England

    Published: 4/30/2024

  10. 115: A conversation with Taisha Nurse, Global Senior Director, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, McDermott

    Published: 3/18/2024

  11. 114: Steps to building an inclusive recruitment process, with Rohan Shah, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Ruben Sinclair

    Published: 3/6/2024

  12. 113: The transformational power of 'Cultural Intelligence' in driving behaviour change and actions: Ritika Wadhwa, Founder Prabhaav Global

    Published: 2/11/2024

  13. 112: The trailblazers fostering an inclusive culture: In conversation with Nicky Regazzoni and George Blizzard, Co-Founders, The PR Network

    Published: 12/12/2023

  14. 111: The role of HR in curating organisational purpose and culture: Marcia La-Rose, Group People & Diversity Director, Four Communications

    Published: 11/13/2023

  15. 109: The relevance of context, leadership and doing DEIB right: Akin Thomas CEO and Founder AKD Solutions Ltd

    Published: 10/12/2023

  16. 110: Building a purpose led, B-Corp business: A conversation with Kirsty Leighton, CEO and Founder Milk & Honey PR

    Published: 10/12/2023

  17. 108: Power and influence of top 2000 companies in achieving the SDGs: Samantha Ndiwalana, World Benchmarking Alliance

    Published: 9/28/2023

  18. 107: Championing accessible tourism: Neha Arora, Founder, Planet Abled

    Published: 9/14/2023

  19. 106: State of Black and Ethnic Minority leaders in Board rooms and the C-Suite: Barbara Philips, Chair REEB, PRCA a

    Published: 9/5/2023

  20. 105: Sustainability in practice: In conversation with Serbjeet Kohli, Sustainability Practice Lead, Steer

    Published: 8/29/2023

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The Elephant in the Room Podcast is a curated safe space to have uncomfortable conversations about the pervasive inequalities in society and our workplaces. The idea of the podcast was born from my sense of conflict about identity, self and the concept of privilege and fuelled by my own need to understand how my overlapping identities and experiences had impacted and would continue to impact my life chances. Two years ago I decided to ‘opt out’ to find my own purpose and focus on passion projects including learning about the systemic biases that are endemic in business and society. The Podcast is my very own listening project, a step towards being more intentional in my learning. The Elephant in the Room Podcast is for people who want to be a part of the change, for those who want to step up & speak out, for those who want to learn more about biases, barriers and best practice, for business leaders and for individuals, anyone who is interested in a fairer, more inclusive and compassionate society and workplace. Each week I will interview inspiring speakers from across the world on issues that are taboo and deserve to be mainstream including(but not limited to) systemic and institutionalised racism, discrimination based on further eight protected characteristics, poverty, mental health, climate change. The podcast will also talk about cognitive inclusion, culture, purpose, ethics and the importance of empathy, cultural intelligence and how conversations on identity and disadvantage would be incomplete without considering intersectionality. With the podcast I hope to share stories of people with lived experiences, stories that may have never been told, stories that galvanise us to take action for change and keep the conversations alive by raising the decibel on issues of inequity, inequality in our search for a fairer and more inclusive world.