Racism in football is a controversial topic, but it’s one that has recently been brought to the fore by Manchester City player, Raheem Sterling, after he was the victim of racist abuse during a game against Chelsea. Instances such as this must be challenged, and the club was quick to respond, banning the two fans […]

We’re all aware that there are structural, explicit hierarchies in the workplace. These might be as simple as layers of authority to determine a chain of command. Starting at the top with the boardroom, moving down through management to entry-level executive positions; most of us know where we are and where we hope to end […]

I’m fascinated by micro-incivilities and with the launch of Binna Kandola’s book ‘Racism at Work: The Danger of Indifference’, it feels like a good opportunity to share my experience of race and micro-incivilities. It’s a slightly different perspective because, whilst I haven’t been on the receiving end of racial micro-incivilities, I do have personal experience. […]

We’re a social species. And this is so much more than a simple inclination or preference. Increasingly we’re realising that our connection to others plays a vital role for our health and well-being. For example, a massive study in 2010 reviewing evidence from 300,000 individuals, found that the quality of the connections in our lives […]