As part of starting The Culture Ministry I also started The Culture Club for organisations.

An annual membership consisting of curated resources for Diversity & Inclusion work. Research, articles, templates and tools, specialist organisations, videos and podcasts.

Depending on the organisation and their needs it could also include research and advisory services, presentations on specific topics, and coaching.

The restaurant was modest, humble. Having lived in New Zealand over three years now I would say, a relatively typical restaurant. However, it didn’t take long to work out we had stumbled into something quite special.

The pine tables and modest interior quickly gave way to an incredibly knowledgeable sommelier. And the food? Unbelievably good. Chef’s kiss.

It wasn’t long before we googled the restaurant to discover it was an award winning, top New Zealand restaurant.

Over the past couple of weeks I have been speaking to people working in Diversity & Inclusion and hearing about the current challenges.

These range from having to get executive team approval for small changes, through to dealing with the emotions created by political leaders in the US and countries closer to or at home.

Having other people for support, learning and to build your network with will help you to succeed.

When I first started working in Diversity & Inclusion, I was the only person doing this role, in a very large organisation.

It was during Covid, and while I was part of a team of people we were all working in different areas, no one was doing what I was doing, and we were located all over the world.

It. Was. Lonely.