+1 Podcast
The +1 Podcast explores diversity and inclusion in the workplace at the University of Melbourne.
The first season, hosted by Dr Medo Pournader, explores topics like the role lecturers play in fostering an inclusive environment in the classroom, how to intervene to mitigate abuse in the workplace, ageism, gender equity, and what the workplace would look like if disadvantaged, under-represented groups oversaw the models of work.
Episode #8 // Indigenous Business Leadership: Then and now
Associate Professor Michelle Evans, Associate Professor in Leadership, and Joint Associate Dean of Indigenous at the Melbourne Business School, talks about the milestones and the opportunities to drive future leaders for the indigenous business sector.
Episode #7 // Strategic diversity and inclusion initiatives at Melbourne Business School
Professor Tava Olsen, Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management and Deputy Dean of Academic at the Melbourne Business School¸ talks about gender representation in academia and what MBS has done to improve the status quo.
Episode #6 // The Road to Diversity and Inclusion through Sustainability and Impact
Professor Rosemary Addis AM, a globally recognised director and strategist at the forefront of innovation and investment for impact, discusses how corporations and other organisations can foster diversity and inclusion and how stakeholders can be a force for positive change. She explains how major world issues such as climate change disproportionately affect minority groups and the role large businesses and industries play in the pursuit of a more sustainable, diverse world.
Episode #5 // Abuse in the workplace: How to identify it, how to mitigate it
Dr Victor Sojo, Senior Lecturer in Leadership in the Department of Management and Marketing, and a member of the FBE/MBSL Joint Equity (Diversity and Inclusion) Committee, explains his research on workplace abuse and the organisational factors that contribute to it. He discusses the factors that contribute to workplace abuse and how minority groups are affected, how gender dynamics affect work environments, the complexity of workplace abuse issues, and how the culture of academia could play into workplace issues.
Episode #4 // Diversity and inclusion in the classroom
Associate Professor Keke Song, associate professor of Finance at Melbourne Business School and a member of the MBSL Diversity and Inclusion Committee, discusses diversity and inclusion in the classroom. He discusses scenarios where educators have to juggle allowing students their right to free speech with maintaining a safe, sustainable environment for students who could feel marginalised.
Episode #3 // Inclusivity for people with disability, ageism and gender equity in the workplace
Professor Susan Ainsworth, professor of Organisational Studies at the University of Melbourne and internationally recognised expert in gender, workforce diversity, organisational communication, and qualitative methods, discusses ageism, gender equity, and discrimination against people with disabilities in the workplace. Susan also explains the history of diversity and inclusion in organisations in Australia and shares her experiences with it professionally and academically.
Episode #2 // Diversity and inclusion at the core of curriculum design: The case of University of Melbourne's MSPACE
Associate Professor Melissa Laird, Academic Director Curriculum and Transformation and Deputy Head of School at the Melbourne School of Professional and Continuing Education (MSPACE), talks about her experiences as an ally to indigenous communities, what it means to be "in the river", the purpose and projects being undertaken by MSPACE, and decolonising the structures in which we create learning opportunities.
Episode #1 // Rethinking organisations from the perspective of diversity and inclusion
In the first episode of the +1 Podcast, Teagan Donnelly, Head of Innovation at Melbourne Business School (MBS). discusses: MBS& (an innovation hub within MBS centred on redefining the future of learning and work); her work with the gender equity not-for-profit The 100% Project; the role biases play in artificial intelligence; and how her curiosity and passion for diversity, equity, and inclusion led Teagan to pursue organisational psychology.