18 A radical approach to tackling diversity and difference with Pooja Sachdev

An FT reviewer described the book as having ‘the most refreshing approach to diversity…. So, when Pooja Sachdev co-author of 'Rewire: A Radical Approach to Tackling Diversity and Difference' agreed to be a guest I had a long list of questions for her. It was essential reading for the programme I did at INSEAD on gender diversity and I was fascinated with the essential premise behind the book. In this episode Pooja Sachdev talks about taking a broader, braver and more systemic approach to tackling organisational culture and mindset; the six lenses that drive culture and behaviour. We also explore the knee jerk response in the last year to issues of systemic racial inequalities by organisation and her advise on three things organisations can do to be more inclusive. My favourite question was about her reference to HR as ‘Poachers turned gamekeepers’