Brooklyn Norton

I am a DEI Consultant and coach. I concentrate on two core areas: Inclusion: I work with people who want to better understand inclusion, remove the confusion and pressure, and help understand how inclusion impacts individuals and their team members. I provide a safe space where there's no need to worry about saying the wrong thing and aim to help you become more inclusive leaders. The future demands of work will require more diverse and distributed teams to achieve the best results. Therefore, it is crucial to have inclusive leadership that is future-proof. However, EDI (Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion) can be exclusionary, confusing, and uncomfortable. My work focuses on making it less confusing and uncomfortable, and applicable to everyone. Our sessions will begin with using a tool called Talogy Perceptions to measure and assess your inclusive leadership. You will receive a score from 1-10 in each of the 6 inclusive leadership behaviours: empathy, relationship building, composure, flexibility, open-mindedness, and learning orientation. No topic is off-limits, but common topics include language, where many people feel scared of saying the wrong thing at work. We will discuss how to avoid saying the wrong thing and how to recover when you do. I recommend this to: - Organisations that have created EDI policies but teams still don't understand how to implement them. They want senior leaders to set the tone and role model EDI. - Senior Leadership Team (SLT) members who want to create inclusive teams and in contrast to the more traditional leadership styles of working with teams that look like them and hiring carbon copies of themselves. I’m here to coach leaders interested in having a fresh take on leadership and management. - SLT members who are used to managing teams that look and feel like them and are unsure how to navigate managing a diverse team. They are scared to talk and it is affecting team dynamics and productivity. They want to increase confidence and understanding. Finding values and purpose: How we spend our time every day, week and month has an impact - on us, and on others - so I support those looking to discover what their values are and how they find fulfilling and meaningful work. Our sessions will begin with a 1-hour "Finding Your Values" session. You will leave this session with a better understanding of your core values. I will also guide you to better understand how nurtured your values are right now and leave you with steps and more clarity on how to make your values more alive. I recommend this to: - Those who want a career with purpose but don't know where to start. Where they can feel not only enjoyment at work but have a career where they feel proud, motivated, and are making a meaningful impact. - Organisations who would like to better understand their team’s and organisation’s values