Supporting and Embedding DEI and Well-Being with Wali Rahman

10/29/24 • 39 min

In this fantastic episode, Adam chats with Wali Rahman of the Forestry Commission.

Wali is the Diversity and Wellbeing Manager at the Forestry Commission, with over 18 years of experience in higher education, Local Government, and the Civil Service.

Wali has pioneered diversity initiatives, including Wiltshire’s first Prevent Officer role and diversity training for over 700 individuals across multiple sectors. He co-founded a community group that successfully campaigned against extremism, recently graduated from the Stepping Up Diversity Leadership programme, and, in 2023, was recognised as one of the Top 50 most influential Muslims in Europe.

In this episode, Wali and Adam discuss:

Data-driven diversity and inclusion
Maintaining a growth mindset in DEI
How to embed DEI and well-being practices across your organisation
Reciprocal mentoring

Wali provides excellent insights into the landscape of DEI today and provides practical tips into managing well-being and being an advocate for diversity in your organisation. If you’re looking to bolster inclusion in your own community, this is the episode for you.

Connect with Wali on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/walirahman/

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In this fantastic episode, Adam chats with Wali Rahman of the Forestry Commission.

Wali is the Diversity and Wellbeing Manager at the Forestry Commission, with over 18 years of experience in higher education, Local Government, and the Civil Service.

In this episode, Wali and Adam discuss:

Data-driven diversity and inclusion
Maintaining a growth mindset in DEI
How to embed DEI and well-being practices across your organisation
Reciprocal mentoring

Connect with Wali on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/walirahman/

Looking for a content library to help your team develop their productivity, communication, leadership skills and more? Check out assembleyou.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

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Measuring Impact in L&D with Neil Cunningham

In this great episode, Adam chats with Neil Cunningham.

Neil began his career in acting before transitioning into sales. He then moved from sales to training, where he built an L&D program for new hires.

This led him to a career in Learning and Development, where he finds passion in measuring the impact that L&D has on an organisation. Founding Align Learn Do, Neil works to help others build world-class L&D solutions and is on the Board of Directors for The Learning Network.

Adam and Neil Discuss:

Telling a story with data
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AI to support and not replace humans
Challenges in measuring soft skills

Connect with Neil on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neiljohncunningham/

and check out his website Alignlearndo.com

You can purchase Neil's book Narrative and Numbers: Proving L&D’s value in 7 steps on his website Alignlearndo.com. Listeners get 10% off with code challenge10

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John is a digital learning expert recognised as a Top 30 thought leader in the eLearning Industry in 2022 and 2023 and was the youngest recipient of the LPI Colin Corder award for outstanding contribution to learning. John is the Digital Learning Experience Manager at the banking group Emirates NBD.

John founded the Global Learning and Development Community, which now boasts over 2,000 members and has recently launched LD MENA, an L&D focused network supporting the MENA region.

In this episode, John talks Adam through how to grow and manage an L&D Community. John covers the highs and lows of organisation a community of likeminded individuals, including:

Practical tips to grow your own community
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Finding your structure to facilitate real connections
Trusting the process when growing a network from scratch

John gives practical advice on how to build and manage learning communities and highlights the common challenges of growing and maintaining these networks. If you are looking to build your own network, this is a must-listen-to episode.

Connect with John on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-hinchliffe-yourskillshub/

And check out LD MENA: ldmena.com.

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