In this special episode for Black History Month, we invite our guest Maurice Mcleod (pronounced as 'Morris' by his friends), the CEO of ROTA (Race on the Agenda), to give his views on how racism has changed over his lifetime, and how we as individuals and organisations can learn from and support Black, Asian and other ethnic minority colleagues. We discuss the impact on personal judgement and decision-making and what we can each personally do to be more inclusive and become true allies.  For further information about ROTA please go to: https://www.rota.org.uk/ The Chief Psychology Officer website is now available https://www.thecpo.co.uk/    Please like and follow Zircon for more podcasts and articles at https://www.linkedin.com/company/zircon-consulting-ltd/ If you have questions or would like to speak to Amanda please contact her via LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/amandapotterzircon or via email: [email protected] Timestamps Race on the Agenda ·       00:00 – Introduction to Race on the Agenda ·       01:24 – Maurice Mcleod Career History ·       01:45 – ROTA Explained ·       03:02 – Structurally speaking… ·       04:17 – Who does ROTA partner with? ·       05:28 – Trust & Safety panel Breaking barriers ·       07:14 – Our allies ·       08:30 – Curiosity doesn’t kill the cat ·       09:07 – Psychological Safety revisited ·       10:36 – Watch our language ·       11:31 – Race is non-existent? ·       12:49 – Intentions are what we need to look for! ·       13:35 – Transcontinental barriers ·       14:58 – Context Born in the USA ·       16:26 – Growing up in the Deep South… ·       17:00 – Code-switching ·       17:18 – “White Voice” ·       18:32 – Conversations with friends ·       20:39 – Watch how you speak! ·       21:28 – Accentuation ·       22:17 – The Eton choristers ·       22:45 – Interaction from a couple’s perspective In the workplace ·       23:46 – Equity vs. Equality ·       25:00 – Being authentic ·       26:14 – The work perspective ·       27:07 – Impact of COVID and Home-working ·       29:12 – The Statistics (US based) Hardwired ·       29:53 – Steven Bartlett vs. Malcolm Gladwell ·       30:48 – Not everybody’s existence is like this… ·       32:07 – Personal experiences of racism in the workplace ·       34:32 – Micro-aggressions ·       35:45 – Overt or Covert? ·       37:39 – Are things changing? ·       38:36 – The end.