The Inclusion Imperative is an independent Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) consultancy organisation based in Vancouver (Canada, where it is certifed as a Diverse Supplier by Canada's LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce, the CGLCC), but also covering the UK and the US.

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The Inclusion Imperative specialises in working with (primarily commercial) organisations to help them:

• build leadership capabilities; and

• progress their inclusion journeys and credentials, harnessing its power of as a key differentiator for organisational and individual learning, wellbeing and superior business outcomes.

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Its Founder and CEO ("Chief Empathy Officer"), Geffrye Parsons (he/him) is widely regarded as an agitator, constructive disruptor, thought leader and driver of positive change for workplace inclusion. Through a holistic, intersectional approach, Geff (as he is better known) challenges received wisdom and practices to facilitate culture shift and business learning.

 

What sets Geff apart is that, unlike most DE&I practitioners, he does not stop at theory; instead, he brings the benefit of a practical perspective to his work. This is the product of combined the value-adding effects of what Geff did professionally prior to launching The Inclusion Imperative in early 2022 - and in particular:

• the 35 years he spent in successful front office executive roles, based in the UK, Hong Kong, Singapore and the Netherlands, working for leading international financial and professional services organisations; and

• the decade or so at the end of that time during which Geff became a renowned and very active changemaker in the DE&I space, initially through his lived experience as an LGBTQ+ executive (leading his former employer, Macquarie, to #1 in the annual Stonewall rankings in 2022) and subsequently on a fully intersectional basis - which activities earned him accolades from the likes of the Financial Times, the Guardian, the British LGBT Awards and the PinkNews Awards.

 

Services now delivered by Geff include:

• Speaking – keynotes, panels and interviews (including chairing and moderating)

• Training / workshops – on a bespoke, targeted basis

• Leadership development – training and coaching of executives and people managers

• Mentoring – mainly for future leaders

• Consulting / diagnostics – for example, on policies, workplace practices and systems

• Content generation – thought leadership articles, blogs and posts; for example, Geff is designated as a ‘Top Voice’ by LinkedIn for each of Leadership, Culture Change and Executive Management, and is a regular op-ed contributor to CXO Magazine

• Strategic guidance on matters such as:

  • management / optimisation of Diversity Committees, Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and DE&I infrastructure

  • optimising submissions for benchmarks, indices and awards

  • impactful events and communications campaigns.

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