Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Emerge
In today’s workplace, a culture that exhibits diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone for organisational success, collaboration, innovation, and employee wellbeing. Emerge supports organisations in fostering a culture where their employees feel safe to bring their authentic selves to work. We provide businesses with the expertise and tools that they need to ensure that they are always at the forefront of positive change. At Emerge, we believe that equity, diversity and inclusion is not just a buzzword or a set of tick boxes, but a continual commitment to learning, development and action!
CREATING INCLUSIVE CULTURES
Creating a respectful culture which enables authenticity, values differences and celebrates individualism
"Our Ability to Reach Unity in Diversity will be the Beauty and the Test of our Civilisation"
Mahatma Gandhi
Our Offerings
Our services sit under four key environmental elements that we believe contribute to creating an inclusive culture. Explore each element to see the services we offer.
Psychological Safety
People need to fundamentally feel safe and know that their wellbeing is cared for.
ANTI-BULLYING & HARASSMENT
Sharing the limits to acceptable behaviour in the workplace to prevent harassment; to create a comfortable environment and eradicate uncomfortable situations.
ANTI RACISM AND ALLYSHIP
Tackling all forms of racial bias to build a culture where everyone feels supported to constructively challenge and confidently raise concerns.
MALE ALLIES FOR WOMEN’S SAFETY
Hosting an environment for men to explore women's safety issues whilst considering how they can support women further.
DIFFICULT TRANSITIONS
Raising awareness and confidence to handle sensitive personal situations that can affect us at work such as Bereavement, Divorce, Fertility, Caring Commitments and more.
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
It is critical that managers understand how to have regular conversations with their team about their mental health and address any issues as early as possible. This workshop provides managers with the confidence and tools to do this.
Inclusivity
People need to feel they belong and are able to bring their authentic whole selves to work.
CONSCIOUS INCLUSION
Workshops and Webinars to help colleagues and managers understand how to dismantle systemic bias, avoid micro-inequities and take action to build a more inclusive workplace.
INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP
How to manage inclusively and lead teams in a way that allows everyone to bring their authentic self to work and feel they are treated equitably and deal with inappropriate behaviour effectively.
CHRONIC ILLNESS AT WORK
A workshop aimed at highlighting the battle many people face with chronic illnesses on a daily basis, aimed at Managers, HR Professionals, Employees and anyone interested in Workplace Wellbeing to help support those who need it.
INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT
A workshop to help managers to understand the principles of hiring inclusively, avoiding bias, using fair practice and welcoming all applications to recruit diverse teams.
MENOPAUSE MATTERS
Workshops, webinars, videos and fact sheets to help managers, colleagues and women who are in transition to understand, support and cope with symptoms.
NEURO-INCLUSION
Workshops to highlight the range of Neurodiversity in people and how to recognise, understand and support individuals, ensuring that opportunities (such as Development Centres) are equitable.
PARENTAL SUPPORT
Great Transitions programme for coaching parents ‘to be’ and returning parents, plus information for managers on supporting all parental matters including maternity leave, adoption and surrogacy.
GENERATIONAL DIVERSITY
Webinars to highlight generational differences in the workplace and the benefits and conflict that require the same approach as improving any other type of diversity.
Coaching Culture
People need to feel there are opportunities and appetite for them to learn and grow
CREATING A COACHING CULTURE STRATEGY
Understanding how to create a coaching culture that is essential to ensuring the future growth of an organisation and applying methodology for more effective learning, just in time knowledge management, enhanced performance, greater team motivation and more time for leaders to be strategic.
COACHING CONVERSATIONS
Developing a coaching culture requires a mind-set shift of encouraging people to seek and receive feedback naturally and develop self-reliance – we help managers to have relaxed and intuitive coaching conversations in a way that enhances people's experiences in the workplace and increases their confidence.
MENTORING PROGRAMMES
Tailored mentoring programmes that tap into potential, accelerate growth in individuals and provide support for diverse groups - we can tailor and implement your programmes
Engagement
People need to feel purposeful, connected and engaged in their work
EPIC ENGAGEMENT LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOURS
An innovative solution for driving employee engagement. It is a crucial diagnostic and development tool for one of the most important contributors to your organisation’s performance and productivity - your managers.
BROCHURE COMING SOON
360⁰ FEEDBACK EXERCISES
We provide a simple but effective 360⁰ degree feedback tool that measures both frequency and effectiveness and can be tailored to your needs.
BROCHURE COMING SOON
PSYCHOMETRIC TOOLS
Having diverse characters in a team is vital for innovation, agility and resilience. We provide individual and team profiling to help teams understand and value differences.
BROCHURE COMING SOON
EDI DIAGNOSTIC
A tool to help your EDI steering group or HR team to explore where they currently are with policies, processes and engagement, in order to devise or improve an EDI strategy.
BROCHURE COMING SOON
ONBOARDING AND INDUCTION
Creating the most effective onboarding process to ensure that all staff are fast tracked to success and feel welcomed and included from day one.
BROCHURE COMING SOON
What Our Clients Say
It was a real pleasure to finally meet up with you on Wednesday.
I just wanted to pass on my thanks for your help in defining the programme and, more importantly, in facilitating a really stimulating and engaging day. As promised, you did get us all moving and thinking.
For me it was a really positive and successful event, not least because of the passion and participation of the entire team, which was largely down to your own involvement. It wouldn’t have been half as successful without you.
Many thanks again,
Head Of Logistic Support UK
Passion And ParticipationThanks for this. We Thoroughly enjoyed the day and the exercise were well received and fitting to the theme. I've heard lots of comments about how they didn't just have fun but learnt lots from the whole event too.
Head Of International Team
Trust Team Building EventThank you for a fantastic session yesterday. Feedback from the team has been very positive, with lots of food for thought! Looking at our energy levels this morning, I can only imagine how exhausted you must been by the end of the day – although you would never have known it. The enthusiasm and energy with which you led the day was fantastic. I think we got a good balance of activity and presentation, and the examples and humour resonated really well to bring each section to life in a very real way.
Senior Manager
Fantastic Team Session
I wanted to say a big THANK YOU for yesterday.
The feedback has been universally positive, and the team have taken a lot from the session. Much of what we covered has really resonated, and the tone and energy of the workshop was perfect.
Thanks so much for all your input
Vice President Technical Services
A Big Thank YouI wanted to take the time to drop you an email to thank you more formally for the last 2 days. I was, as you may have noticed, slightly concerned on Tuesday morning about how the delegates would respond to the agenda and programme we had designed. I was blown away by how well they did. I had comments at the end of Wednesday from a number of people that this was the best management meeting they had ever attended. That’s testimony to the superb work you did as facilitator, engager, challenger, developer and energiser. I am very grateful to you for all your efforts both on the 2 days but also over the past weeks in designing and developing.
Eileen Girling - Regional HR Director - Crown Worldwide
Best Management Meeting Ever!
Thank you for an engaging development programme on advanced presenting skills - 'Dynamic Design & Delivery'.
Although I've attended this sort of training before, this course gave me new ways of thinking about what I do, innovative facilitation techniques and ideas from the latest research in psychology. I would call this a real game changer in terms of equipping me with a whole load of skills that are already giving me different positive results when I present. Highly recommended.
Lead Technical Manager - Automotive
A Real Game Changer
I just wanted to say thank you for everything for our Space2B event last week. We have been inundated with emails saying how much everyone enjoyed it and how they connected with the topic. It was great to see the ripple of nods going around the room as you spoke. It was one of the first events where we’ve had a senior women stand up and say I’m not perfect and there are areas where I have had to work hard on and I think that was really impactful and empowering.
It was great working with you and watching the event develop into such a success. What I thought was particularly special was to see the transformation throughout the group after learning new tools and techniques and creating an environment where they felt open to discuss aspirations and barriers.
B&P Manager - Defence Industry
Space2B - Women In The WorkplaceThe coaching programme was perfect, with so much relevant material that we can use in all aspects of our management roles to help transform the bank. I am happy that we had time to practice what we had learned and receive feedback from Mr. Justin - I wish every bank branch had him on site every day!
Senior Retail Customer Service Manager - Banking, United Arab Emirates
A Perfect Coaching ProgrammeThe feedback from the team was extremely positive following the session with Emerge. On our journey over the last few years we have encountered a number of inspirational people who have really helped us (in different ways) to grow and get better and stronger. The session yesterday and how Gillian brought her experience and professionalism to it was definitely one of those occasions. It was very timely and useful, and we have a clear plan of action and I look forward to us all being in a much more positive place by the next time we meet.
Head Of Business Operations - Financial Services
An Inspirational EventI want to say a massive thank you for the session last week. I really enjoyed it and found all of the Emerge material so useful. Julie is a great trainer – I love her relaxed style and her knowledge and insight shines through.
Company Director
ILM Level 5 Coaching & MentoringAlong with a member of my team, I recently attended an Emerge leadership programme. At the start I had some doubts (which I shared with the facilitator who was very professional and open) as I have been leading people for many years. However, I have completed the 4 days face-to-face training and the practical work in between, and found myself utterly enjoying the learning and the real life things I have started to change. I am already getting some positive feedback from my team, my manager and some of my customers. The course, the facilitator and the support from Emerge were first class - thank you.
Plant Manager
Exceeded Expectations"We have been working with Emerge now for a few years and during that time they have continually demonstrated their commitment to understanding our business needs and have provided solutions tailored to those needs in both training and consultancy. They completely work with us in partnership from design to delivery. I would have no hesitation in recommending these a highly experienced team, innovative, flexible, great quality training and fun team to any organisation."
HR Director - Media Sector
Commitment To Understanding
“As a Professor, I don’t really see my job as a people manager – I am a specialist and an academic
and I don’t really enjoy managing day to day people issues. After attending a leadership and
coaching programme run by Emerge, I have changed my opinion and see coaching and inspiring people to raise their game pro-actively as a good way of helping me spend more time on the things I enjoy, rather than having to ‘manage’ them! A real eye-opener and engaging course – thanks.”
Professor, UK University
A Real Eye-Opener“Useful time away from the office to focus on management skills which are normally just assumed”
Xchanging
Leadership And Management“The team of coaches from Emerge have built a very strong reputation and brand within NBAD – and are viewed as partners by both Human resources and business leaders alike. Their professionalism and tenacity to support their client- both NBAD and individual executives has been outstanding. This partnership has been instrumental in building our culture of learning and growth – and enabling our business to achieve our strategic objectives.”
National Bank Of Abu Dhabi
CoachingWe have been delighted with the quality of coaching and the outcomes achieved, Emerge have high calibre coaches that are able to truly change behaviour and help people to think more strategically. They also have excellent processes that they use to ensure that coaching is regularly reviewed and that outcomes have a real impact on the business. We feel that the coaching Emerge has delivered has made a real difference to our organisation.”
Harper Collins
Outcomes AchievedWe've been using Emerge for several years and I am always impressed with their professionalism and pleased with their delivery. So many consultancies listen to what you think you need and then shape this into something that they already have - Emerge are different they take time to really understand what you're seeking as a client and then check that they are really meeting your objectives. This coupled with some great trainers and facilitators, great admin back up and an open approach to doing business, is why we've kept using them and intend to in future!"
HR Director - Pharmaceutical Company
Business SkillsI really enjoyed that training session! Very informative and you were brilliant
That was by far the most informative and useful training session I’ve attended since I started at VM
Thank you Rob. It was a great day - and your reminder on involving the team and using their 'motivational colours' is very timely as we are planning our first actions for Monday!”
Created a safe environment to question ideas and thoughts
Excellent, engaging and polite, really made the group integrate well
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