Month: May 2021

Equality is a term we’re all familiar with and it’s certainly synonymous with workplace engagement strategies for many reasons. Rightly so. For it is integral to how we work collaboratively and indeed, it is integral to how we live our lives.

In this article I want to talk about equality in a different context to that in which it is usually referred. So, not in the sense of striving for equal opportunities around race, gender, age, or religion – all of which are of course imperative-but more in terms of treating and respecting everyone as equal human beings and addressing work cultural behaviours that may be exacerbating perceived inequality around roles, status and hierarchy.

I once heard someone say, “try to notice how many times you give advice, or your opinion without actually being asked for it.” 

This really got me thinking and I realised I was doing exactly this – and in fact – doing it a lot. 

Usually, I just wanted to help. Don’t most of us? However, simply telling someone what you think, may not actually be helpful to them. 

It’s often easy to tell people what to do, or where they went wrong. Some people tell, some people listen, but the best approach is to ask.