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In this episode, Bill Banham talks with Katie Neeves, Trans Ambassador at Cool2BTrans. She talks about why trans inclusion is so important and inclusion training is needed in the workplace.
Guest: Katie Neaves
Joining Bill Banham on the HR in Review Podcast this time is Katie Neeves, Trans Ambassador at Cool2BTrans. Katie is a woman on a mission – but, she says, “not just any woman and not just any mission!”
Katie says she “lived for 48 years as a man while struggling with her gender and hiding her big secret to the world“. She was thrown into turmoil when her gender dysphoria increased dramatically, causing her to go on a voyage of discovery before “finally admitting to herself” that she is a transgender woman and that she needed to change her body. She then came out very publicly via a coming-out video which she posted on her social media and sent to all the clients of her photography and video business, risking her livelihood and reputation in the process.
- You ‘came out’ very publicly via a video that you posted on your social media and sent to all the clients of her photography and video business, risking her livelihood and reputation in the process. Tell us about your experience.
- Why do you believe ‘trans inclusion’ training is needed at work?
- Do you believe that employers are genuinely becoming more inclusive of trans people?
- When is it okay to get it wrong about differences?
- How can employers make the workplace more trans-inclusive?
- If you could pass on one crucial lesson you have learned in your career – in one minute or less – what would be your top tip for leaders and HR professionals?
- What is the single biggest change you think will happen in HR and leadership over the next 5-10 years?
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Podcast Host and Guests for this Edition
Host: Bill Banham
Guest: Katie Neeves
Katie formed Cool2BTrans to support and inspire other trans people and also to educate everyone else on trans issues by showing them that trans people are just ordinary people who want to be happy – just like everyone else.
She helps organisations with diversity and inclusion by providing trans awareness training in an entertaining way by using humour to break down barriers. Recent participants of Katie’s sessions said it was “a masterclass in storytelling!” and “the most interesting webinar so far and definitely the funniest”. Katie appears regularly in the media and she is on both ITV’s and the BBC’s lists of experts. Also, she was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce in 2021.
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Bill Banham is Editor at HR Gazette, Host of the popular HRchat Podcast, Associate Editorial Director with HRreview, and co-organizer of such HR, Talent, and leadership-focused events as InnovateWork, Hacking HR Toronto, and DisruptHR London. He has interviewed inspiring leaders across the globe from such brands as NASA, the US Government, Simon Sinek, UPS, ADP, SAP, Salesforce, and the United Nations. Bill has 15+ years of experience in editorial, events management, marketing, SEO, advertising, business development, data management, research, and professional development.
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