Leaders Meet: Diversity

Sport has the power to connect people and create change. Here at Leaders, we’re committed to championing diversity and utilising our position at the heart of the sports industry to help catalyse that change.

The Leaders Meet: Diversity Series, delivered in partnership with Facebook, provides the platform for executives within sport to come together to drive diversity within the industry, accelerate the pace of change and inspire the next generation of executives, through thought-leadership events and digital forums.

Supporting Partners of the Leaders Meet: Diversity Series

Chain Conversations

The Chain Conversations content series brings together a diverse range of executives from across professional sport to share their personal stories of leadership. With every new conversation, the previous interviewee becomes the interviewer to continue the chain; giving you an insight into a range of independent, personal journeys from across the sports industry.

The series of conversations aim to inspire and energise you, and to showcase why diverse thinking makes for better business in sport and beyond. Access the conversations below to hear more.

Resources

Unleashing The Power of Diversity Through F1

In recent years, Formula 1 have made significant changes to make the sport more attractive to new audiences across the globe. Here’s how the organisation aims to unleash the power of diversity, remove barriers, nurture talent and inspire change on and off of the track by 2025.

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Best Practices for More Diverse Marketing

Today’s consumers are increasingly diverse, and our ability to connect in a way that shows that we understand them as authentic individuals is more than socially responsible, it’s good for business. Here’s how Getty look to build inclusivity across their visual communications to drive their marketing.

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Breaking Through Unconscious Bias

Unconscious biases impact all of the decisions that we make as managers. Nielsen‘s ‘Breaking Through Bias Toolkit’ provides a series of recommendations and steps you can use to make your decisions more conscious and avoid the unintended impacts of unconscious bias.

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The Football Leadership Diversity Code

The Football Leadership Diversity Code, launched in October 2020 by The FA, has been developed in collaboration with club executives, players, coaches and HR directors in a bid to tackle inequality across senior leadership positions off of the pitch.

Best practice and supporting information