The AC Podcast

147: Mastering Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Career Coaching

In this Episode

Salma Shah, author of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging in Coaching joins our host, Mark Crossfield, in this educational and enlightening conversation. Salma emphasizes the need for coaches to give time and space to the lived experiences of marginalized groups and to contract for courageous, real conversations: levelling the playing field and giving everyone an equal opportunity to succeed. Salma shares the challenges she has faced, prejudice and bias in coaching, exploring identity, and the need for training and continuous development. Every coach needs to listen to this conversation!

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You Will Learn

• Why coaching is crucial for clients from marginalized groups, who may face additional challenges in the workplace
• About the lack of diversity in internal coaching pools and how it impacts the development of talent pipelines and the success of marginalized groups
• Advice for coaches and the need for training and continuous development

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Guest Bio

Salma Shah is an inclusion and belonging champion, passionate about raising the bar in equity and cultural transformation. She is the founder of Mastering Your Power coach training; her approach is based on the philosophy that equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is genuinely part of the beating heart of coaching mastery. She is the author of the ground-breaking book, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging in Coaching, an inspirational game changer of how to confidently and courageously meet the complex needs of all employees. The book has been described as “timely, challenging and compassionate.”

 

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