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Championing Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic employees at FTI Consulting.
FTI Consulting`s Race, Ethnicity & Heritage network was set up in 2016, to amplify the voices of its Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic employees in London and to support their career development.
FTI Consulting has made nurturing a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging across the firm a priority. In particular, the firm is focused on listening to and supporting its Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (Race, Ethnicity & Heritage) employees. Since 2016 the Race, Ethnicity & Heritage network has grown significantly, going from meetings with just a handful of people to enough colleagues to fill a room to being inclusive across EMEA.
A safe and supportive space for its members
The Race, Ethnicity & Heritage network is run by FTI Consulting volunteers. It helps to ensure that a culture of inclusion and belonging is consistently pursued and provides members with a safe space where they can voice their concerns, questions or ideas. The network also looks for ways to progress the Race, Ethnicity & Heritage agenda by organising meetings, events, guest speaker series, training sessions and other internal initiatives proposed by its members. For example, the network hosted a training session on how to approach difficult conversations around pay and progression.
Members of the Race, Ethnicity & Heritage network actively support each other, from answering other members’ questions, to pooling knowledge within the network or flagging external events and training sessions that people might want to attend. If anyone needs a one-to-one conversation, they know that their network chairs and fellow members are more than willing to sit down and talk.
So, with no plans to take the foot off the accelerator, what has FTI Consulting and its Race, Ethnicity & Heritage network achieved so far?
Mentoring for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic employees
Mentoring has proven to be one of the best ways for FTI Consulting to support colleagues’ professional and personal development, and the firm has a mentoring programme specifically designed for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic employees. As soon as you join FTI Consulting, you’ll be connected with your own mentor, who will help you on your journey at the firm.
Conversations with senior leadership
The Race, Ethnicity & Heritage network is responsible for taking its members’ concerns and suggestions further on their behalf. A big part of this is ensuring that these are heard and acted on by FTI Consulting’s senior leadership, whom the network has established regular meetings and has open channels of communication – no matter how difficult or uncomfortable the conversation might be.
Training on microaggressions in the workplace
These difficult conversations extend beyond senior leadership. The Race, Ethnicity & Heritage network is looking for different ways to engage with colleagues across EMEA and improve their understanding of important Race, Ethnicity & Heritage issues. This includes training on microaggression in the workplace to increasing awareness of what microaggressions are and how to challenge them.
A series of events for Black British History month
FTI Consulting continues to place great importance on educating its workforce about racial justice and equality. In October 2020, its Race, Ethnicity & Heritage network organised a series of events to mark Black British History month. These included a guest talk from David Olusoga, a prominent historian and broadcaster; an internal speaker series that allowed Black colleagues to talk about their experiences and what the firm and individuals could do better; and a quiz on Black British History.
The Race, Ethnicity & Heritage network also put together a toolkit of resources that people could read, watch and listen to in order to further educate themselves, alongside a list of black-owned businesses to encourage people to support Black Pound Day, an initiative started by a former member of So Solid Crew.
Regular heritage celebrations
Developing FTI Consulting’s culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging relies on creating opportunities for Race, Ethnicity & Heritage employees to come together, as well as inviting colleagues to get involved and learn more about different cultures. The Race, Ethnicity & Heritage network organises a number of heritage celebrations each year and collaborated with the colleagues in FTI Consulting’s Mumbai office to celebrate Diwali. For Ramadan, the network explained its significance and ways to be a better ally in the workplace. This year, for the first time, the Race, Ethnicity & Heritage network collaborated with Jewish colleagues during Passover, organising a virtual lunchtime session to exchange recommended viewing and reading on the topic of anti-slavery.
Cultural social events
In addition to region-wide social events, the Race, Ethnicity & Heritage network hosted its first holiday party in 2019 to celebrate members’ different cultures – from a playlist of songs by Race, Ethnicity & Heritage artists to an international buffet featuring samosas, baklavas and more. The network also collaborated with FTI Consulting’s LGBT+ network to host film screenings, including Moonlight and A Dog Barking at the Moon.
The Race, Ethnicity & Heritage network is one of several employee resource groups across FTI Consulting that help further the firm’s diversity, inclusion and belonging goals and initiatives. Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging at FTI Consulting here.
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