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The Stories We Never Tell: Writing Black Leadership into Existence
Dr Barbara Banda shares her marathon writing session during lockdown, where she spent from 3am through the night crafting the first chapter of her groundbreaking book "The Model Black." This deeply personal chapter forced her to confront experiences she'd never spoken about openly, exploring what it means to "come out as Black" in professional environments.
In this episode, we're joined by Professor Barbara Banda, author of The Model Black, to discuss the experiences of Black British professionals navigating leadership and workplace culture.
We explore the impact of representation, the concept of the "Model Black," and practical steps for creating more inclusive workplaces.
On October 10, Professor Barbara Banda spoke at the LNVH Affiliates Meeting 2024 on 'How Black Women Navigate Race and Why It Matters to White Women.' We engaged with her in a conversation about diversity, 'genuine' inclusion, and her views on intersectional policy.
Dr Melissa Carr is joined by special guest Dr Barbara Banda, discussing her work with 30 successful UK black leaders for her book, ‘The Model Black: How black British leaders succeed in organisations and why it matters’.
News
The Business Book Awards 2023 have shortlisted “The Model Black” within the Diversity, Inclusion & Equality category. The Awards will be announced in May 2023.
Article
Creating a more equal future means understand how pernicious old stereotypes continue to distort how black woment at work. Article for Dialogue Journal.
Article
Negative tropes influence how black leaders act at work – and take a heavy toll. Organizations need to smash the stereotypes. Article for Dialogue Journal.
Video
Launch event for “The Model Black” hosted by Duke Corporate Education. Barbara in conversation with writer and researcher, John Higgins.
Review
Why do so many black leaders feel the need to downplay their blackness at work? Review of “The Model Black” by Dialogue Journal.
Press Release
Barbara joins the RSM ECWO’s Open Programme Faculty facilitating the Women in Leadership programme.
Interview with CIPD Work Magazine
While there is a long way to go on race at work – with many still feeling the need to ‘self silence’ – an evolution is firmly in motion.
Article
Black British leaders need workplaces that enable them to thrive. Article by Cheryl Cole.
FT business books: what to read this month
How Big Tech chokes innovation and how building a ‘second brain’ can ease chaotic minds.
How do we inspire executives to recruit the best Black leaders? By giving executives space to challenge their biases and embrace meaningful change.
Why Promoting True Racial Diversity Needs To Go Beyond Slogans.
In this feature-length episode, Adam chats to Author, Educator and Executive Coach, Barbara Banda
What a brilliant pop-up session we had today (Wednesday 14th December), with Dr Barbara Banda and John Higgins. Our focus was on Barbara’s new book, The Model Black – drawing on both Barbara’s research and her lived experience as a black leader in the UK.
I’m not going to try to summarise the session, I’d never do it justice. So I am pleased to provide a link to the recording of the main session along with links to Barbara’s webpage and some more articles and clips.