The Hobbs Consultancy

Masculinity in the Workplace 2025
2025-11-19 13:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London)
Masculinity in the Workplace is the only event in the UK that is designed specifically to engage men with creating inclusive cultures.
Marking International Men's Day, the objective of our event is to give men both the reason and the skills to lean into the conversation, while also providing women and non-binary people with the confidence to engage more men in culture change. Because ultimately we can only make real change by working together.
Who is it for?
This event is for anyone passionate about creating more inclusive, equitable, diverse and human workplaces, and we welcome attendees of all identities and expressions.
Historically, our audience has included around 60% men and 40% women or non-binary people, with a wide range of roles and lived experiences.
This year, we’re especially keen to welcome CEOs, HRDs, CMOs, Inclusion & Diversity leaders, People & Culture teams, and anyone working to engage men more effectively in their organisations. Whether you're a parent, people manager, or someone invested in systemic culture change, this event is for you.
Theme
The theme for this year is 'Supporting Boys to Men to Role Models'. This year’s event will seek to understand the concerns and barriers that are in the way for boys and men, particularly looking at key inflection points in their lives. It will suggest that positive healthy masculine role models and vulnerable conversations are part of the solution, knowing that support and healing may be needed (for all genders) to be able to step up. We aim to equip parents, leaders, friends and persons of significance in the lives of young men with the tools for self-reflection, effective role modelling and courageous conversations.
It will suggest that status-seeking and risk-taking behaviours are innate as boys become men, look at how this shows up for boys in 2025 and question what support could help these boys have a more positive initiation in to adulthood so that they are ready for the workplace. We know that there is a reverse gender pay gap and that schools aren't preparing students in the same way to enter the professional workplace - what needs to be done?
We will look at the behaviours that are role modelled by men once they are in the workplace. Is it healthy for us to look for male role models, or is a search for positive behaviours more effective? What can we learn from how men are represented on screen and in the media? And what can we do to support our men once they are in the workplace?
What you can expect to walk away with:

A deeper understanding of the generational divide - the hopes, aspirations of young men as they enter the workplace and the support that they need
An understanding of what teenage boys are going through and how you can engage / support
Insight into the role of positive male role models in creating healthy, inclusive cultures
Tools for engaging men more meaningfully in inclusion and mental health conversations
Practical micro-actions you and your organisation can take to support men, challenge stereotypes, and foster equity
Stories of progress and transformation from organisations successfully shifting masculine norms
A fresh perspective on the future of work - one where emotional expression, empathy, and vulnerability are recognised as leadership strengths

By attending, you’ll be joining a growing community of people committed to reshaping masculinity, unlocking allyship, and building workplace cultures where everyone can thrive - from boys and young men to senior leaders and everyone in between.
Our speakers will share their insights and experiences, shedding light on the evolving dynamics of masculinity, leadership and culture in diverse work environments. You'll have the chance to ask questions, participate in interactive sessions, and network with like-minded professionals.
For speaker info, the agenda and to book an in-person ticket, click here.
For speaker info, the agenda and to book a virtual ticket, click here.
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FREE webinar and Q&A - Insight to Execution: Disability Inclusion in Advertising
2025-06-24 12:00 - 12:45
Hosted by: Will Pike, The Disability Taskforce/The Hobbs Consultancy
Format: Free 30-minute online webinar + Q&A
Who's it for?
Advertising professionals, in particular planners, strategists, creatives, producers, and production companies.
What is it?
Join The Hobbs Consultancy's disability consultant Will Pike from The Disability Taskforce for a practical, insight-driven session designed specifically for advertising professionals who want to include disabled people within their ad campaigns, but need to better understand how to recognise and remove the barriers.
Objectives
For Planners & Strategists: Understand how disabled people experience your client’s brand or product - and how
that understanding can unlock deeper insights and untapped audiences.
For Creatives: Explore how disabled people interact with products and environments in real life, and
how that insight can inspire more imaginative, inclusive ideas that resonate beyond
tokenism.
For Producers & Production Companies:
Learn about the common barriers disabled talent and contributors face on set - and how small, smart changes can create smoother, more inclusive productions.
We’ll close with time for live Q&A, giving you the chance to ask practical questions specific to your work.
Inclusive advertising isn’t just better for disabled people - it’s better for everyone. Join us to learn how.
About Will Pike:
Will has a unique perspective on disability and advertising that is both insightful and
holistic. Prior to sustaining a spinal injury and becoming a full-time wheelchair user, Will worked at Bare Films, a production company in the heart of Soho, where he supported producers and directors from pitch to production.
After becoming disabled, Will was unable to access the tiny Soho office, so embarked upon a career as a creative copywriter at Leagas Delaney, working under the formidable Tim Delaney.
In recent years, Will has represented disability in front of camera – accruing insights into how disabled people are treated and accommodated on set.
His film, ‘Yes I Can, If’ went viral in 2016 and is still relevant today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjvYZ2jvvp8
To find out more about Will’s disability journey, you can watch his LadBible interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2ggSFCfbUQ
About The Disability Taskforce:
The Disability Taskforce is a pan-disability consultation team that represents the breadth of disability. Our 14 consultants each have a physical, sensory or neurological impairment that underpins our ethos of lived experience.
To find out more, visit our web page.

FREE Online Parental Community Drop-in Session - ‘Active Hope in the wake of Adolescence’
2025-05-22 14:30 - 15:30 | Online via Zoom
This session is online via Zoom
Adolescence has sparked intense conversations and shaken parents and caregivers who are being faced with the reality of the world in which our children are growing up. It's been a tough and worrying time and we want to provide some support - so this free session is going to use the principles of Active Hope to address the challenges of parenting in the world today.
It will be an interactive session moving through a clear framework that aims to leave participants with small meaningful actions rooted in hope and purpose.
We have run a few of these sessions around different themes and have found them revitalising, affirming and effective at working through challenging times.
All parents and caregivers are welcome.

FREE Webinar - Understanding Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD): Navigating the Emotional Rollercoaster
2025-04-24 13:00 - 14:00 | Online via Zoom
FREE Webinar: 24th April @ 1pm
April is Autism Awareness Month so we are running a webinar to discuss a little spoken about condition, Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria.
Have you heard of Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD)? Did you know it’s a common experience in the neurodivergent community, particularly among those with ADHD and autism? RSD is an intense emotional reaction to criticism or rejection, whether real or perceived, that can feel overwhelming and even debilitating.
In this session, we’ll explore what RSD is, why it happens, and how it shows up in everyday life: at work, in relationships, and beyond. We’ll break down the neuroscience behind it and share practical strategies to help manage its impact. Whether you’re curious about RSD for personal understanding or to support others, this session will give you insight, tools, and space to reflect.
This webinar will be facilitated by Hayley Brackley.

Free Webinar - Children’s Mental Health Week: Know Yourself, Grow Yourself
2025-02-03 12:00 - 12:45
Free webinar - 3rd February @ 12pm
Children's Mental Health Week is from 3rd to 9th February. It's a mental health awareness week that was launched in 2015 by Place2Be (a children's mental health charity that focuses its work in schools). The focus for 2025 is Know Yourself, Grow Yourself, with the aim to equip and empower children and young people across the UK to embrace self-awareness and explore what it means to them.
We are running a FREE webinar on 3rd February @ 12pm to support parents, carers, aunts, uncles and grandparents with some helpful hints and tips to creating an environment and relationships with children and teens that will give them:

Support to learn to 'Know themselves'
The environment in which they can 'Grow themselves'...the emphasis being on "themselves"

We will look at:

Why this theme is important
Some common mistakes we can make when we approach our interactions with young people (and we all make them – no judgement here!)
Ways that we can adjust our interactions
How our personal investment in young people can make it hard to carry out some of these hints and tips so we will also look at ideas to separate "our stuff" from "their stuff"

The session will be facilitated by Clare Gill and Liz Carter @ THC
Clare is a qualified counsellor and works part time as such at a secondary school in Hertfordshire. She has 2 teenagers.
Liz has a BA in Psychology and philosophy and is a certified coach, often working with parents. She also has 2 teenagers.

Dare to Lead: January 2025
2025-01-07 09:00 - 2025-01-09 17:00
3 day programme: 7th - 9th January
In Central London.
You may have heard the news that Brené Brown is partnering with BetterUp in the US with regards to delivering Dare to Lead. We aren't sure what this will mean for us but we have been allowed to run one more of these in this format before the end of January.
Brené Brown has taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong, and brave the wilderness. Now, based on research conducted with leaders, change makers, and culture shifters, the Dare to Lead™ curriculum will show us how to put those ideas into practice so we can step up and lead. Leadership is not about titles or the corner office. It’s about the willingness to step up, put yourself out there, and lean into courage. The world is desperate for braver leaders. It’s time for all of us to step up. This is a curriculum for developing brave leaders and courageous cultures. It’s learning and practice that requires brave work, tough conversations, and truly showing up. Daring Leadership is a collection of four skill sets that are 100% teachable.
The curriculum addresses key challenges our research suggests that companies are grappling with:

We avoid tough conversations, including giving honest, productive feedback.
Rather than spending a reasonable amount of time proactively acknowledging and addressing the fears and feelings that show up during change and upheaval, we spend an unreasonable amount of time managing problematic behaviours.
Diminishing trust caused by a lack of connection and empathy.
Not enough people are taking smart risks or creating and sharing bold ideas to meet changing demands and the insatiable need for innovation.
We get stuck and defined by setbacks, disappointments, and failures, so instead of spending resources on clean-up to ensure that consumers, stakeholders, or internal processes are made whole, we are spending too much time and energy reassuring team members who are questioning their contribution and value.
Too much shame and blame, not enough accountability and learning.
People are opting out of vital conversations about diversity and inclusivity because they fear looking wrong, saying something wrong, or being wrong. Choosing our own comfort over hard conversations is the epitome of privilege, and it corrodes trust and moves us away from meaningful and lasting change.
When something goes wrong, individuals and teams are rushing into ineffective or unsustainable solutions rather than staying with problem identification and solving. When we fix the wrong thing for the wrong reason, the same problems continue to surface. It’s costly and demoralizing.
Organisational values are gauzy and assessed in terms of aspirations rather than actual behaviours that can be taught, measured, and evaluated.
Perfectionism and fear are keeping people from learning and growing.

The common thread? How we deal with fear. We will teach the skills required to tackle these issues by becoming braver leaders.
Training structure:
Part 1 Rumbling with vulnerability - How we react to fear and choosing to lean in to risk, uncertainty and emotional exposure.
Part 2 Living into Our Values - Clarity on our values and the gap between our desired values and our behaviour.
Part 3 Braving Trust - How trust is built and destroyed in organisations.
Part 4 Learning to Rise – Resilience; failing forward (learning whilst failing) . Dare to Lead™ is for you if you are a leader who wants to become braver in your leadership.
Delivery:
Dare to Lead™ is a three day skills based curriculum based on research to support brave leaders in your organisation who want to build courageous cultures. This event will be delivered on the 7th, 8th and 9th January 2025. Attendees will leave the session with a workbook and participate in online evaluation via the team in Houston. Individuals who successfully complete the full Dare to Lead™ programme will receive a certificate of completion and are allowed to put a Dare to Lead™ Trained badge on their LinkedIn account. Please note this doesn’t qualify you to teach the curriculum. If you would like to bring Dare to Lead™ to your organisation please contact us for further information.
About the Facilitator, Roxanne Hobbs:
The course will be facilitated by Roxanne Hobbs (CPCC, PCC, DWF, CDTLF). Roxanne is the founder of The Hobbs Consultancy, initially founded to effect change for women in the advertising industry. Since then she has come to realise that it isn’t the women that need fixing and that it is not just women who face barriers in the workplace. Roxanne’s specialism is inclusivity in the workplace - how to show up as yourself and how to create teams that feel able to show up as themselves. She believes that it is possible to have a fulfilling career and a happy home life and works with people to achieve just that.
Dare to Lead™ is based on the research of Brené Brown:
Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Brené Brown Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent the past fifteen years studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of three #1 New York Times bestsellers – The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, and Rising Strong. Her TED talk – The Power of Vulnerability – is one of the top five most viewed TED talks in the world with over 25 million views. Further information is available at https://brenebrown.com/thedaringway

Masculinity in the Workplace 2024 - Virtual Edition
2024-11-19 13:30 - 18:00 | Online via Zoom
Masculinity in the Workplace is the only UK event designed specifically to engage men with Inclusion and Diversity.
It is run by The Hobbs Consultancy and Token Man and this year will be our 7th year of delivering a highly impactful event (average feedback of 9.0 out of 10 across the 5 years).
This year’s theme is Leading with Heart which will be an exploration of the leadership skills needed in the next ten years, the barriers that might be in our way and clear actions you can take to upskill yourself.
Book your tickets via Eventbrite here.
AGENDA
1330-1345 Welcome by Roxanne and Daniele
We'll explore the key trends in this space at the moment and explain why we've chosen the theme.
1345-1425 Leading from Heart - Humans vs. AI: Speaker TBC
In the age of AI what is going to differentiate us from the bots? Many argue that much of the 'head and hands' work is going to be tech-led, and therefore runs the risk of our skill sets becoming redundant. However, skills associated with heart, e.g. empathy, compassion, connection, are difficult for the bots to replicate. How can we make sure we are protecting our careers and supporting the careers of those around us by focusing on the skills of the future?
1425-1455 Engage Men to Lead with Heart Panel
Leading with heart is a choice, and it is a vulnerable choice. We will gather a group of leaders who are known for 'leading with heart' and they will talk about the challenges they have faced in the workplace, along with their successes. Confirmed so far is Xavier Rees, CEO of AMB VVDO and Chair of the IPA.
1455-1515 Rox and Daniele - Leading with Heart Discussion
Rox and Daniele, the cofounders of this event, have been on their own journey as individuals and as a team over the past few years. Whilst normally we stay in the background at this event, we have decided to share some of our learnings, our tricky moments and our successes in our own journeys.
1515-1545 BREAK
1545-1630 Darren Burns - From Leading with Hurt to Leading with Heart
Darren will talk us through his journey form leading with hurt through to leading with heart. He is in charge of the programme at The Timpson Group which seeks to rehabilitate offenders. In his previous career he was in the police, and one of those putting people in prison. He will talk about what has created this shift and how things work on the ground at The Timpson Group.
1630-1715 Break-outs: From insight to action (TBC)
We want to ensure everyone leaves having spoken to other people at the event, and with actions that they can take to help create systemic change.
1715-1730 Closing thoughts from Roxanne and Daniele

Dare to Lead™ November 2024
2024-11-05 09:00 - 2024-11-07 17:00 | London
3 day programme: 5th - 7th November
This event will be in-person in central London.
Brené Brown has taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong, and brave the wilderness. Now, based on new research conducted with leaders, change makers, and culture shifters, the new Dare to Lead™ curriculum will show us how to put those ideas into practice so we can step up and lead. Leadership is not about titles or the corner office. It’s about the willingness to step up, put yourself out there, and lean into courage. The world is desperate for braver leaders. It’s time for all of us to step up. This is a curriculum for developing brave leaders and courageous cultures. It’s learning and practice that requires brave work, tough conversations, and truly showing up. Daring leadership is a collection of four skill sets that are 100% teachable.
The curriculum addresses key challenges our research suggests that companies are grappling with:

We avoid tough conversations, including giving honest, productive feedback.
Rather than spending a reasonable amount of time proactively acknowledging and addressing the fears and feelings that show up during change and upheaval, we spend an unreasonable amount of time managing problematic behaviours.
Diminishing trust caused by a lack of connection and empathy.
Not enough people are taking smart risks or creating and sharing bold ideasto meet changing demands and the insatiable need for innovation.
We get stuck and defined by setbacks, disappointments, and failures, so instead of spending resources on clean-up to ensure that consumers, stakeholders, or internal processes are made whole, we are spending too much time and energy reassuring team members who are questioning their contribution and value.
Too much shame and blame, not enough accountability and learning.
People are opting out of vital conversations about diversity and inclusivity because they fear looking wrong, saying something wrong, or being wrong. Choosing our own comfort over hard conversations is the epitome of privilege, and it corrodes trust and moves us away from meaningful and lasting change.
When something goes wrong, individuals and teams are rushing into ineffective or unsustainable solutions rather than staying with problem identification and solving. When we fix the wrong thing for the wrong reason, the same problems continue to surface. It’s costly and demoralizing.
Organisational values are gauzy and assessed in terms of aspirations rather than actual behaviours that can be taught, measured, and evaluated.
Perfectionism and fear are keeping people from learning and growing.

The common thread? How we deal with fear. We will teach the skills required to tackle these issues by becoming braver leaders.
Training structure:
Part 1 Rumbling with vulnerability - How we react to fear and choosing to lean in to risk, uncertainty and emotional exposure.
Part 2 Living into Our Values - Clarity on our values and the gap between our desired values and our behaviour.
Part 3 Braving Trust - How trust is built and destroyed in organisations.
Part 4 Learning to Rise – Resilience; failing forward (learning whilst failing) . Dare to Lead™ is for you if you are a leader who wants to become braver in your leadership.
Delivery:
Dare to Lead™ is a three day skills based curriculum based on research to support brave leaders in your organisation who want to build courageous cultures. This event will be delivered on the 5th, 6th and 7th November 2024. Attendees will leave the session with a workbook and participate in online evaluation via the team in Houston. Individuals who successfully complete the full Dare to Lead™ programme will receive a certificate of completion and are allowed to put a Dare to Lead™ Trained badge on their LinkedIn account. Please note this doesn’t qualify you to teach the curriculum. If you would like to bring Dare to Lead™ to your organisation please contact us for further information.
About the Facilitator, Roxanne Hobbs:
The course will be facilitated by Roxanne Hobbs (CPCC, PCC, DWF, CDTLF). Roxanne is the founder of The Hobbs Consultancy, initially founded to effect change for women in the advertising industry. Since then she has come to realise that it isn’t the women that need fixing and that it is not just women who face barriers in the workplace. Roxanne’s specialism is inclusivity in the workplace - how to show up as yourself and how to create teams that feel able to show up as themselves. She believes that it is possible to have a fulfilling career and a happy home life and works with people to achieve just that.
Dare to Lead™ is based on the research of Brené Brown:
Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Brené Brown Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent the past fifteen years studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of three #1 New York Times bestsellers – The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, and Rising Strong. Her TED talk – The Power of Vulnerability – is one of the top five most viewed TED talks in the world with over 25 million views. Further information is available at https://brenebrown.com/thedaringway

FREE Webinar - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Where are we and where are we heading?
2024-10-23 13:00 - 14:00
The DEIB landscape is changing. This webinar will spend a brief moment exploring the history of DEI, before moving on to the key challenges facing those who are passionate about these issues today - factors such a polarisation, men’s lack of engagement and DEI fatigue.
We will tentatively the take a look at where we may be heading - what skills leaders need to push the DEI agenda forward (especially with the emergence of AI) and what organisations need right now to keep up momentum in the DEIB space
See you there!

Mental Health: An intersectional approach
2024-05-14 12:00 - 12:45
This is a 45 minute taster webinar looking at mental health through an intersectional lens.
Everyone’s identity and life experiences are different. It seems obvious that we should consider the intersectionality of these identities when we approach mental health. Sometimes we are not even considering any of them. People’s different experiences create different challenges for our mental health and also mean different interventions are successful or otherwise.
A young, gay male graduate, whose sexuality has not been accepted by his family, will have entirely different mental health challenges from a middle manager coming back from extended leave due to baby loss. Each of these situations needs an individualised approach.
This webinar is a taster of the research that we have put together on this subject, looking at what we know about how aspects of our identities intersect and impact our mental health. Given the wealth of data pointing to just how much our mental health is impacted by our identity, we make the case for a more intersectional approach to mental health interventions.
The aim of this is to help you to:

Understand why it makes sense to look at mental health through an intersectional lens
Learn how mental health problems show up differently in the workplace and beyond for different identity markers and what unique barriers might be in the way when several markers intersect
Come away with tips for approaching colleagues about mental health which respects all aspects of their identity and how they intersect

Dare to Lead™ April 2024
2024-04-16 09:00 - 2024-04-18 17:00
16th - 18th April 2024
To book, please contact liz@thehobbsconsultancy.com.
This event will be in-person in central London.
Brené Brown has taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong, and brave the wilderness. Based on research conducted with leaders, change makers, and culture shifters, the Dare to Lead™ curriculum will show us how to put those ideas into practice so we can step up and lead.
Leadership is not about titles or the corner office. It’s about the willingness to step up, put yourself out there, and lean into courage. The world is desperate for braver leaders. It’s time for all of us to step up. This is a curriculum for developing brave leaders and courageous cultures. It’s learning and practice that requires brave work, tough conversations, and truly showing up. Daring leadership is a collection of four skill sets that are 100% teachable.
The curriculum addresses key challenges our research suggests that companies are grappling with:

We avoid tough conversations, including giving honest, productive feedback.
Rather than spending a reasonable amount of time proactively acknowledging and addressing the fears and feelings that show up during change and upheaval, we spend an unreasonable amount of time managing problematic behaviours.
Diminishing trust caused by a lack of connection and empathy.
Not enough people are taking smart risks or creating and sharing bold ideasto meet changing demands and the insatiable need for innovation.
We get stuck and defined by setbacks, disappointments, and failures, so instead of spending resources on clean-up to ensure that consumers, stakeholders, or internal processes are made whole, we are spending too much time and energy reassuring team members who are questioning their contribution and value.
Too much shame and blame, not enough accountability and learning.
People are opting out of vital conversations about diversity and inclusivity because they fear looking wrong, saying something wrong, or being wrong. Choosing our own comfort over hard conversations is the epitome of privilege, and it corrodes trust and moves us away from meaningful and lasting change.
When something goes wrong, individuals and teams are rushing into ineffective or unsustainable solutions rather than staying with problem identification and solving. When we fix the wrong thing for the wrong reason, the same problems continue to surface. It’s costly and demoralizing.
Organisational values are gauzy and assessed in terms of aspirations rather than actual behaviours that can be taught, measured, and evaluated.
Perfectionism and fear are keeping people from learning and growing.

The common thread? How we deal with fear. We will teach the skills required to tackle these issues by becoming braver leaders.
Training structure:
Part 1 Rumbling with vulnerability - How we react to fear and choosing to lean in to risk, uncertainty and emotional exposure.
Part 2 Living into Our Values - Clarity on our values and the gap between our desired values and our behaviour.
Part 3 Braving Trust - How trust is built and destroyed in organisations.
Part 4 Learning to Rise – Resilience; failing forward (learning whilst failing) . Dare to Lead™ is for you if you are a leader who wants to become braver in your leadership.
Delivery:
Dare to Lead™ is a three day skills based curriculum based on research to support brave leaders in your organisation who want to build courageous cultures. . Attendees will leave the session with a workbook and participate in online evaluation via the team in Houston. Individuals who successfully complete the full Dare to Lead™ programme will receive a certificate of completion and are allowed to put a Dare to Lead™ Trained badge on their LinkedIn account. Please note this doesn’t qualify you to teach the curriculum. If you would like to bring Dare to Lead™ to your organisation please contact us for further information.
About the Facilitator, Roxanne Hobbs:
The course will be facilitated by Roxanne Hobbs (CPCC, PCC, DWF, CDTLF). Roxanne is the founder of The Hobbs Consultancy, initially founded to effect change for women in the advertising industry. Since then she has come to realise that it isn’t the women that need fixing and that it is not just women who face barriers in the workplace. Roxanne’s specialism is inclusivity in the workplace - how to show up as yourself and how to create teams that feel able to show up as themselves. She believes that it is possible to have a fulfilling career and a happy home life and works with people to achieve just that.
Dare to Lead™ is based on the research of Brené Brown:
Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Brené Brown Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent the past fifteen years studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of three #1 New York Times bestsellers – The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, and Rising Strong. Her TED talk – The Power of Vulnerability – is one of the top five most viewed TED talks in the world with over 25 million views. Further information is available at https://brenebrown.com/thedaringway

Masculinity in the Workplace 2023
2023-11-21 13:45 - 18:00 | Online via Zoom
Welcome to Masculinity in the Workplace, the only event in the UK that is designed specifically to engage men with inclusion and diversity. Marking International Men's Day, the objective of our event is to give men the skills to lean into the conversation, while also providing women and non-binary people with the skills to engage more men in inclusion and diversity. Because ultimately we can only make real change by working together.
Our distinguished speakers will share their insights and experiences, shedding light on the evolving dynamics of masculinity in diverse work environments. You'll have the chance to ask questions, participate in interactive sessions, and network with like-minded professionals.
The theme for this year is 'The Power of Identity'. We have chosen this theme because it will allow us to explore some current and contemporary issues around men and masculinity. We will look at intersectionality, how identity is formed, the thorny issue of privilege and explore why some men are being drawn to unhealthy ideals of masculinity, such as Andrew Tate.
Click here to book your virtual ticket. This is the digital version of the event - if you are keen to come to the in-person event, please do get in contact.
AGENDA
13.45: Introduction and welcome - Daniele Fiandaca, Founder of Token Man & Roxanne Hobbs, Founder of The Hobbs Consultancy
Part 1 - Experiences with identity
13.55: Keynote: Eshaan Akbar - Personal Experience
We have seen Eshaan perform live in Hemel Hempstead and think we're in for a treat. He uses the medium of comedy to express complex and nuanced ideas around identity. His own identity is very interesting in that he was born in the UK to Bangladeshi and Pakistani parents. He also has a hidden disability that he has come to terms with.
14.40: Research findings from this year's Masculinity in the Workplace survey.
14.55: BREAK
Part 2 - Forming our identity
15.20: Fireside chat with Susie Orbach - How identity is formed
The structure of parenting, and how parents parent, has a significant bearing on how boys and girls are raised and how they internalise notions of masculinity. As such, their identities are formed in response to unconscious gender constraints and prescriptions pressed on them by their parents as well as society as a whole.
16.05: Panel - Engaging men with inclusion and diversity
Our panellists will discuss how they have been successful in engaging men with inclusion and diversity and how this is shifting the culture in their business. Confirmed panellists are:

Elaine Grell, Chief People Officer, Ogilvy
Mike Vallis, Managing Director RTPs, Merlin Entertainments
Tafadzwa Muchenje, Marketing Exec, Channel 4 & Co-chair, The Shed

Part 3 - Beyond masking to authenticity
16.45: BREAK
17.00: Keynote: Matt Lindley - Unmasking vulnerability
Airline and former Royal Air Force pilot Matt Lindley talks candidly about being one of the first openly gay pilots in the UK Armed Forces. Listen to his journey of having a childhood dream to fly, almost crushed by a ban on gay serving personnel in the Armed Forces. Matt will discuss not only his personal journey and the importance of allies that helped him, but practical inclusive tools used in the aviation world to deliver collaborative decision making and a speak up culture on the flight deck.
17:45: Close - Daniele Fiandaca & Roxanne Hobbs

Marking International Men’s Day - FREE Webinar
2023-09-05 13:00 - 14:00 | Online via Zoom
5th September 1pm-2pm via Zoom
Register here.
No minority in history has ever affected change without the support of the majority. And while women are clearly not in the majority in the workplace, they still are in many industries in the key positions of power which is why it is fundamental that men are engaged with inclusion and diversity within your business. Yet we are at a bit of a crisis point when it comes to engaging men here in the UK.
In this workshop, Daniele Fiandaca, co-founder of Token Man Consulting and Roxanne Hobbs, founder of The Hobbs Consultancy will cover the importance of marking International Men's Day and will provide inspiration around what you could be doing to support your men and engage them with Inclusion and Diversity.
Expect to come away with:

A better understanding of the importance of marking International Men’s Day
Increased empathy for some of the challenges that men are also facing in the workplace
Ideas for what you could be doing to mark the day
A very clear framework for ongoing engagement of men when it comes to Inclusion and Diversity

Register for your free place here.

Free Webinar - Introducing The Disability Taskforce
2023-04-25 12:30 - 13:15 | Online via Zoom
Hosts:
Roxanne Hobbs – The Hobbs Consultancy
Will Pike – The Disability Taskforce
Guest:
Richard Lawson – Director of Innovation and Venture @ forpeople
Description:
THC would like to introduce you to The Disability Taskforce – a team of consultants with a range of disabilities to guide your inclusion journey.
Join us on Tuesday 25th April @ 12.30 pm to find out how The Disability Taskforce can help your business bridge the gap between EDI agendas and the practical realities of disability inclusion.
The 45-minute webinar will contextualise the importance of The Disability Taskforce and answer the following questions:

Why do we need The Disability Taskforce?
Who are The Disability Taskforce?
How does The Disability Taskforce work?

The webinar is hosted by THC's Roxanne Hobbs and The Disability Taskforce instigator, Will Pike. We will also be joined by forpeople Director of Innovation, Richard Lawson, who will discuss how The Taskforce is now critical in its design process, inspiring big innovations and detailed innovations that move inclusive design forward.
Will Pike: "This is a huge moment and I'm excited to see what impact we can have on behalf of the disabled community. I think if businesses are serious about disability inclusion, they will see value in The Disability Taskforce."

Dare to Lead™ January 2023
2023-01-09 - 2023-01-11 | London – location tbc
This event will be in-person in central London.
Brené Brown has taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong, and brave the wilderness. Now, based on new research conducted with leaders, change makers, and culture shifters, the new Dare to Lead™ curriculum will show us how to put those ideas into practice so we can step up and lead. Leadership is not about titles or the corner office. It’s about the willingness to step up, put yourself out there, and lean into courage. The world is desperate for braver leaders. It’s time for all of us to step up. This is a curriculum for developing brave leaders and courageous cultures. It’s learning and practice that requires brave work, tough conversations, and truly showing up. Daring leadership is a collection of four skill sets that are 100% teachable.
The curriculum addresses key challenges our research suggests that companies are grappling with:

We avoid tough conversations, including giving honest, productive feedback.
Rather than spending a reasonable amount of time proactively acknowledging and addressing the fears and feelings that show up during change and upheaval, we spend an unreasonable amount of time managing problematic behaviours.
Diminishing trust caused by a lack of connection and empathy.
Not enough people are taking smart risks or creating and sharing bold ideasto meet changing demands and the insatiable need for innovation.
We get stuck and defined by setbacks, disappointments, and failures, so instead of spending resources on clean-up to ensure that consumers, stakeholders, or internal processes are made whole, we are spending too much time and energy reassuring team members who are questioning their contribution and value.
Too much shame and blame, not enough accountability and learning.
People are opting out of vital conversations about diversity and inclusivity because they fear looking wrong, saying something wrong, or being wrong. Choosing our own comfort over hard conversations is the epitome of privilege, and it corrodes trust and moves us away from meaningful and lasting change.
When something goes wrong, individuals and teams are rushing into ineffective or unsustainable solutions rather than staying with problem identification and solving. When we fix the wrong thing for the wrong reason, the same problems continue to surface. It’s costly and demoralizing.
Organisational values are gauzy and assessed in terms of aspirations rather than actual behaviours that can be taught, measured, and evaluated.
Perfectionism and fear are keeping people from learning and growing.

The common thread? How we deal with fear. We will teach the skills required to tackle these issues by becoming braver leaders.
Training structure:
Part 1 Rumbling with vulnerability - How we react to fear and choosing to lean in to risk, uncertainty and emotional exposure.
Part 2 Living into Our Values - Clarity on our values and the gap between our desired values and our behaviour.
Part 3 Braving Trust - How trust is built and destroyed in organisations.
Part 4 Learning to Rise – Resilience; failing forward (learning whilst failing) . Dare to Lead™ is for you if you are a leader who wants to become braver in your leadership.
Delivery:
Dare to Lead™ is a three day skills based curriculum based on research to support brave leaders in your organisation who want to build courageous cultures. This event will be delivered on the 7th, 8th and 9th June 2022. Attendees will leave the session with a workbook and participate in online evaluation via the team in Houston. Individuals who successfully complete the full Dare to Lead™ programme will receive a certificate of completion and are allowed to put a Dare to Lead™ Trained badge on their LinkedIn account. Please note this doesn’t qualify you to teach the curriculum. If you would like to bring Dare to Lead™ to your organisation please contact us for further information.
About the Facilitator, Roxanne Hobbs:
The course will be facilitated by Roxanne Hobbs (CPCC, PCC, DWF, CDTLF). Roxanne is the founder of The Hobbs Consultancy, initially founded to effect change for women in the advertising industry. Since then she has come to realise that it isn’t the women that need fixing and that it is not just women who face barriers in the workplace. Roxanne’s specialism is inclusivity in the workplace - how to show up as yourself and how to create teams that feel able to show up as themselves. She believes that it is possible to have a fulfilling career and a happy home life and works with people to achieve just that.
Dare to Lead™ is based on the research of Brené Brown:
Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Brené Brown Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent the past fifteen years studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of three #1 New York Times bestsellers – The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, and Rising Strong. Her TED talk – The Power of Vulnerability – is one of the top five most viewed TED talks in the world with over 25 million views. Further information is available at https://brenebrown.com/thedaringway

Daring Greatly™
2022-11-30 - 2022-12-01 | London – location tbc
Course dates: 31st November and 1st December 2022
London location: TBC
Daring Greatly™ is a 2-day psycho-educational workshop which allows leaders to explore what gets in the way of them truly showing up in the workplace.
"That deep fear we all have of being wrong, of being belittled and of feeling less than, is what stops us taking the very risks required to move our companies forward" - Peter Sheahan, Changelabs
Daring Greatly™ is a highly experiential methodology based on the research of Brené Brown, exploring courage and resilience in the workplace. Through the course we will examine the armour we may put on as leaders (such as perfectionism and people pleasing) and work through what stops us from truly showing up.
During the process we will also explore...
- the beliefs that we hold which stop us from stepping in to our leadership, our creativity and our innovation - the behaviours that we engage in which get in the way of connection - the attributes and the barriers to empathy in the workplace, and how to close the gap - the incremental, small moments that can build or break trust - the importance of vulnerability to unleash vision in the workplace - how choosing courage over comfort will drive leadership behaviors and employee engagement

Why attend Daring Greatly™?
Daring Greatly™ is for you if you want to explore how having the courage to be vulnerable could transform the way you live, love, lead and parent.
"Daring Greatly™ is for anyone who wants to be the best they can be, at work, at home as a parent... The framework gives you a safe place to really know yourself and what you are striving for. What you learn in the three days you will revisit again and again throughout your life. You will come away wanting more for yourself and the people around you." - Jo Lyall, CPO, Mindshare.
"Daring Greatly™ is an incredible three day experience that anyone who wants to experience a life full of joy should participate in! Roxanne facilitates in a unique way that opens up a warm and sharing environment that allowed us to delve deep into our stories and life experiences. She builds the framework in which we find our own answers and then leaves us with powerful action points and increased awareness of how to step up and make a difference.” - Fiona Flintham, Marketing Strategist
This course is intended to be employer funded.
Here are some suggested ways to discuss the benefits of your attendance on the course for your company: - The course supports attendees in building their confidence and resilience in the workplace - The course examines concepts such as trust, empathy and connection in team building - The course gives attendees tools and skills to lead authentically and to collaborate. - The course gives attendees techniques to get braver in their innovation and creativity
About the Facilitator, Roxanne Hobbs:
The course will be facilitated by Roxanne Hobbs (CPCC, PCC, DWF, CDTLF). Roxanne is the founder of The Hobbs Consultancy, initially founded to effect change for women in the advertising industry. Since then she has come to realise that it isn’t the women that need fixing and that it is not just women who face barriers in the workplace. Roxanne’s specialism is inclusivity in the workplace - how to show up as yourself and how to create teams that feel able to show up as themselves. She believes that it is possible to have a fulfilling career and a happy home life and works with people to achieve just that.
Daring Greatly™ is based on the research of Brené Brown:
Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Brené Brown Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent the past fifteen years studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of three #1 New York Times bestsellers – The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, and Rising Strong. Her TED talk – The Power of Vulnerability – is one of the top five most viewed TED talks in the world with over 25 million views. Further information is available at https://brenebrown.com/thedaringway For information on future Daring Greatly™ events in London please visit https://thc.staging.aura-software.com/dare-to-lead/

Masculinity in the Workplace 2022 - Virtual Edition
2022-11-22 13:45 - 18:00 | Online via Zoom
This will be our 5th Masculinity in the Workplace event which we run annually to mark International Men's Day.
The event was founded and is run by Roxanne Hobbs (Founder, The Hobbs Consultancy) and Daniele Fianduca (Founder, Token Man). The aim of the event is to bring men along to the gender conversation by showing what's in it for them. We believe that both men and women benefit from dismantling our stereotyped gender systems.
At this event we encourage people to challenge gender stereotypes in workplace cultures to enable everyone to thrive in a more inclusive and diverse world.
This year's theme: How can men stay relevant?
Our confirmed speakers are:
Laura Bates, Best-selling author, keynote speaker and founder of the Everyday Sexism Project, will talk to us about how men can stay relevant by creating change within the system.
Christopher Veal, Host of The Vulnerable Man podcast, speaker and author of The Whole Man, will talk to us about how men can stay relevant by connecting with others.
James O'Brien, award winning LBC radio presenter, and best selling author, will talk to us about how men can stay relevant by sometimes being wrong.
We will also be holding a panel discussion around the question according to different generations. Joining us for this will be Jack Parsons, CEO at Youth Group, Nana Bempah, founder and CEO of POCC and Mark Thorpe, CEO at KP Snacks.
Head here for the full agenda and to book tickets.

Free Webinar - Managing Through Life Events
2022-05-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Online via Zoom
This webinar is aimed at line managers, CPD managers, and all those who are managing direct reports and will discuss how to become more empathetic and knowledgeable in your support for those going through life events.
Those going through significant life events have often been asked to continue to turn up at work without their emotions or performance being impacted by what is going on at home. Inclusion is about enabling our colleagues to show up as themselves and not leaving parts of themselves outside of the workplace. Therefore a huge part of the inclusion agenda must be to ensure line managers have the understanding, empathy and skills to effectively and compassionately support with such life events as they arise.
This session will explore maternity, paternity, infertility, bereavement, miscarriage, menopause and other unexpected life turns.
Learning Outcomes:

Understanding of why upskilling is required and the difference the line manager can make.
A sense of the skills that a line manager can lean in to develop so as to support individuals.
Greater empathy for the experience of individuals going through life events.
Tips and tools to better support direct reports and signposting to further resources.

This webinar will be led by Roxanne Hobbs and include real life stories from individuals experiencing such events.

Healthy Dialogue or Cancel Culture? - FREE Webinar
2022-01-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Online via Zoom
Healthy Dialogue or Cancel Culture?
With Rox and Adé Adeniji
Cancel culture is a modern form of ostracism in which someone is thrust out of social or professional circles – whether it be online, on social media, or in person. Those subject to this ostracism are said to have been “cancelled”.
In this dialogue, Rox and Adé will explore the impact of cancel culture. Does it create systemic change and eradicate unpopular and unjust behaviour? Or does it limit constructive dialogue that could create true sustainable change. We will speak to the fear of engaging in conversation - and the barriers in the way of healthy dialogue.
What is the impact of shutting down? How can we enter conversations with the armour off, willing to learn and grow? And whose responsibility is this? We will acknowledge polarising topics and suggest tools we can use to keep the conversation going about them, including boundaries, the 3 levels of listening, empathy and self compassion.

Masculinity in the Workplace 2021 - Allyship & Beyond - Zoom Webinar
2021-11-19 09:00 - 13:00 | Online via Zoom
**This is now available as a virtual event**
Welcome to Masculinity in the Workplace 2021, our annual event to mark International Men's Day. Masculinity in the Workplace aims to challenge gender stereotypes in workplace culture to enable everyone to thrive in a more inclusive and diverse world.
This year our theme is Allyship, a key tool to combat exclusion. We want to encourage more men to become active allies, we want to cement the behaviours of active allyship and we want to open up a conversation about what comes next.
This conference is your opportunity to:

Deepen your understanding of how to be an ally
Identify solutions to drive change
Be inspired to take action now and also to create a vision for the future
Gain VIP access to our research report insights on the role of men in creating inclusive workplace

Information about the day, our incredible speakers and to book virtual tickets - HERE.
For those of you who would still like an in-person experience, there is another ticket option. This ticket will enable you to attend the event at Havas where you can watch the content live on the big screen and join in the Q+A's via a dedicated Whatsapp group. You will have the opportunity to network with other attendees in an intimate setting. These ticket available HERE

Gender identity and expression in the workplace - FREE webinar
2021-09-27 12:00 - 13:00 | Online via Zoom
We’ll be honest, we didn’t manage to get our ducks in a row to explore transgender issues during Pride. But we’re ready now and will do it during National Inclusion Week instead!
Come and join us for a conversation with Sophie Cook - writer, speaker, broadcaster & photographer | LGBT & mental health campaigner | Hon Doctor of Letters | RAF veteran | Self harm and suicide survivor | 13th most influential figure in Brighton, apparently… oh, and transgender. We’ve worked closely with Sophie to pull together a fantastic e-learning module which explores gender identity and expression in the workplace. We know how powerful it is to hear people’s stories. So we’ll be hearing her talking about her story, touching on themes of Gender dysphoria, mental health and courage.
“I first came across Sophie when I ran an event called HeANDShe (now Masculinity in the Workplace) and she shared her story there so powerfully. The diversity and inclusion journey is about winning our hearts as well as our minds, so I invite you all to attend this free webinar and listen to Sophie’s powerful story. I’ve learnt a lot from her and I think you will too." ~Rox Hobbs, Founder of The Hobbs Consultancy

Dare to Lead™
2021-06-22 09:00 - 2021-06-24 17:00 | Online via Zoom
Brené Brown has taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong, and brave the wilderness. Now, based on new research conducted with leaders, change makers, and culture shifters, the new Dare to Lead™ curriculum will show us how to put those ideas into practice so we can step up and lead. Leadership is not about titles or the corner office. It’s about the willingness to step up, put yourself out there, and lean into courage. The world is desperate for braver leaders. It’s time for all of us to step up. This is a curriculum for developing brave leaders and courageous cultures. It’s learning and practice that requires brave work, tough conversations, and truly showing up. Daring leadership is a collection of four skill sets that are 100% teachable.
The curriculum addresses key challenges our research suggests that companies are grappling with:

We avoid tough conversations, including giving honest, productive feedback.
Rather than spending a reasonable amount of time proactively acknowledging and addressing the fears and feelings that show up during change and upheaval, we spend an unreasonable amount of time managing problematic behaviours.
Diminishing trust caused by a lack of connection and empathy.
Not enough people are taking smart risks or creating and sharing bold ideasto meet changing demands and the insatiable need for innovation.
We get stuck and defined by setbacks, disappointments, and failures, so instead of spending resources on clean-up to ensure that consumers, stakeholders, or internal processes are made whole, we are spending too much time and energy reassuring team members who are questioning their contribution and value.
Too much shame and blame, not enough accountability and learning.
People are opting out of vital conversations about diversity and inclusivity because they fear looking wrong, saying something wrong, or being wrong. Choosing our own comfort over hard conversations is the epitome of privilege, and it corrodes trust and moves us away from meaningful and lasting change.
When something goes wrong, individuals and teams are rushing into ineffective or unsustainable solutions rather than staying with problem identification and solving. When we fix the wrong thing for the wrong reason, the same problems continue to surface. It’s costly and demoralizing.
Organisational values are gauzy and assessed in terms of aspirations rather than actual behaviours that can be taught, measured, and evaluated.
Perfectionism and fear are keeping people from learning and growing.

The common thread? How we deal with fear. We will teach the skills required to tackle these issues by becoming braver leaders.
Training structure:
Part 1 Rumbling with vulnerability - How we react to fear and choosing to lean in to risk, uncertainty and emotional exposure. Part 2 Living into Our Values - Clarity on our values and the gap between our desired values and our behaviour. Part 3 Braving Trust - How trust is built and destroyed in organisations. Part 4 Learning to Rise – Resilience; failing forward (learning whilst failing) . Dare to Lead™ is for you if you are a leader who wants to become braver in your leadership.
Delivery:
Dare to Lead™ is a two day skills based curriculum based on research to support brave leaders in your organisation who want to build courageous cultures. If this pre-planned event has to be delivered virtually, we will run it over 4 mornings on the 18th, 19th & 20th May, 2021. Attendees will leave the session with a beautiful workbook and participate in online evaluation via the team in Houston. Individuals who successfully complete the full 16-hour Dare to Lead™ programme will receive a certificate of completion and are allowed to put a Dare to Lead™ Trained badge on their LinkedIn account. Please note this doesn’t qualify you to teach the curriculum. If you would like to bring Dare to Lead™ to your organisation please contact us for further information.
About the Facilitator, Roxanne Hobbs:
The course will be facilitated by Roxanne Hobbs (CPCC, PCC, DWF, CDTLF). Roxanne is the founder of The Hobbs Consultancy, initially founded to effect change for women in the advertising industry. Since then she has come to realise that it isn’t the women that need fixing and that it is not just women who face barriers in the workplace. Roxanne’s specialism is inclusivity in the workplace - how to show up as yourself and how to create teams that feel able to show up as themselves. She believes that it is possible to have a fulfilling career and a happy home life and works with people to achieve just that.
Daring Greatly™ is based on the research of Brené Brown:
Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Brené Brown Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent the past fifteen years studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of three #1 New York Times bestsellers – The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, and Rising Strong. Her TED talk – The Power of Vulnerability – is one of the top five most viewed TED talks in the world with over 25 million views. Further information is available at https://brenebrown.com/thedaringway For information on future Daring to Lead™ events in London please visit https://thc.staging.aura-software.com/dare-to-lead/

Dare to Lead™
2021-03-09 09:00 - 2021-03-11 14:00 | Online via Zoom
Brené Brown has taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong, and brave the wilderness. Now, based on new research conducted with leaders, change makers, and culture shifters, the new Dare to Lead™ curriculum will show us how to put those ideas into practice so we can step up and lead.
Leadership is not about titles or the corner office. It’s about the willingness to step up, put yourself out there, and lean into courage. The world is desperate for braver leaders. It’s time for all of us to step up.
This is a curriculum for developing brave leaders and courageous cultures. It’s learning and practice that requires brave work, tough conversations, and truly showing up. Daring leadership is a collection of four skill sets that are 100% teachable.
The curriculum addresses key challenges our research suggests that companies are grappling with:

We avoid tough conversations, including giving honest, productive feedback.
Rather than spending a reasonable amount of time proactively acknowledging and addressing the fears and feelings that show up during change and upheaval, we spend an unreasonable amount of time managing problematic behaviours.
Diminishing trust caused by a lack of connection and empathy.
Not enough people are taking smart risks or creating and sharing bold ideasto meet changing demands and the insatiable need for innovation.
We get stuck and defined by setbacks, disappointments, and failures, so instead of spending resources on clean-up to ensure that consumers, stakeholders, or internal processes are made whole, we are spending too much time and energy reassuring team members who are questioning their contribution and value.
Too much shame and blame, not enough accountability and learning.
People are opting out of vital conversations about diversity and inclusivity because they fear looking wrong, saying something wrong, or being wrong. Choosing our own comfort over hard conversations is the epitome of privilege, and it corrodes trust and moves us away from meaningful and lasting change.
When something goes wrong, individuals and teams are rushing into ineffective or unsustainable solutions rather than staying with problem identification and solving. When we fix the wrong thing for the wrong reason, the same problems continue to surface. It’s costly and demoralizing.
Organisational values are gauzy and assessed in terms of aspirations rather than actual behaviours that can be taught, measured, and evaluated.
Perfectionism and fear are keeping people from learning and growing.

The common thread? How we deal with fear. We will teach the skills required to tackle these issues by becoming braver leaders.
Training structure:
Part 1 Rumbling with vulnerability - How we react to fear and choosing to lean in to risk, uncertainty and emotional exposure.
Part 2 Living into Our Values - Clarity on our values and the gap between our desired values and our behaviour.
Part 3 Braving Trust - How trust is built and destroyed in organisations.
Part 4 Learning to Rise – Resilience; failing forward (learning whilst failing) .

Dare to Lead™ is for you if you are a leader who wants to become braver in your leadership.

Delivery:
Dare to Lead™ is a two day skills based curriculum based on research to support brave leaders in your organisation who want to build courageous cultures.
If this pre-planned event has to be delivered virtually, we will run it over three mornings on the 9th, 10th, & 11th March, 2021.
Attendees will leave the session with a beautiful workbook and participate in online evaluation via the team in Houston.
Individuals who successfully complete the full 16-hour Dare to Lead™ programme will receive a certificate of completion and are allowed to put a Dare to Lead™ Trained badge on their LinkedIn account. Please note this doesn’t qualify you to teach the curriculum.
If you would like to bring Dare to Lead™ to your organisation please contact us for further information.

About the Facilitator, Roxanne Hobbs:
The course will be facilitated by Roxanne Hobbs (CPCC, PCC, DWF, CDTLF). Roxanne is the founder of The Hobbs Consultancy, initially founded to effect change for women in the advertising industry. Since then she has come to realise that it isn’t the women that need fixing and that it is not just women who face barriers in the workplace. Roxanne’s specialism is inclusivity in the workplace - how to show up as yourself and how to create teams that feel able to show up as themselves. She believes that it is possible to have a fulfilling career and a happy home life and works with people to achieve just that.
Daring Greatly™ is based on the research of Brené Brown:
Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Brené Brown Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent the past fifteen years studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of three #1 New York Times bestsellers – The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, and Rising Strong. Her TED talk – The Power of Vulnerability – is one of the top five most viewed TED talks in the world with over 25 million views.
Further information is available at https://brenebrown.com/thedaringway
For information on future Daring Greatly™ events in London please visit https://thc.staging.aura-software.com/dare-to-lead/

Daring Greatly™
2021-01-25 09:00 - 2021-01-28 13:00 | Online via Zoom
Daring Greatly™ is a psycho-educational workshop which allows leaders to explore what gets in the way of them truly showing up in the workplace.
"That deep fear we all have of being wrong, of being belittled and of feeling less than, is what stops us taking the very risks required to move our companies forward"
- Peter Sheahan, Changelabs
Daring Greatly™ is a highly experiential methodology based on the research of Brené Brown, exploring courage and resilience in the workplace. Through the course we will examine the armour we may put on as leaders (such as perfectionism and people pleasing) and work through what stops us from truly showing up.

During the process we will also explore...
- the beliefs that we hold which stop us from stepping in to our leadership, our creativity and our innovation
- the behaviours that we engage in which get in the way of connection
- the attributes and the barriers to empathy in the workplace, and how to close the gap
- the incremental, small moments that can build or break trust
- the importance of vulnerability to unleash vision in the workplace
- how choosing courage over comfort will drive leadership behaviors and employee engagement

Why attend Daring Greatly™?
Daring Greatly™ is for you if you want to explore how having the courage to be vulnerable could transform the way you live, love, lead and parent.
"Daring Greatly™ is for anyone who wants to be the best they can be, at work, at home as a parent... The framework gives you a safe place to really know yourself and what you are striving for. What you learn in the two days you will revisit again and again throughout your life. You will come away wanting more for yourself and the people around you."
- Jo Lyall, CPO, Mindshare.
"Daring Greatly™ is an incredible two day experience that anyone who wants to experience a life full of joy should participate in! Roxanne facilitates in a unique way that opens up a warm and sharing environment that allowed us to delve deep into our stories and life experiences. She builds the framework in which we find our own answers and then leaves us with powerful action points and increased awareness of how to step up and make a difference.”
- Fiona Flintham, Marketing Strategist
This course is intended to be employer funded.
Here are some suggested ways to discuss the benefits of your attendance on the course for your company:
- The course supports attendees in building their confidence and resilience in the workplace
- The course examines concepts such as trust, empathy and connection in team building
- The course gives attendees tools and skills to lead authentically and to collaborate.
- The course gives attendees techniques to get braver in their innovation and creativity
About the Facilitator, Roxanne Hobbs:
The course will be facilitated by Roxanne Hobbs (CPCC, PCC, DWF, CDTLF). Roxanne is the founder of The Hobbs Consultancy, initially founded to effect change for women in the advertising industry. Since then she has come to realise that it isn’t the women that need fixing and that it is not just women who face barriers in the workplace. Roxanne’s specialism is inclusivity in the workplace - how to show up as yourself and how to create teams that feel able to show up as themselves. She believes that it is possible to have a fulfilling career and a happy home life and works with people to achieve just that.
Daring Greatly™ is based on the research of Brené Brown:
Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Brené Brown Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent the past fifteen years studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of three #1 New York Times bestsellers – The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, and Rising Strong. Her TED talk – The Power of Vulnerability – is one of the top five most viewed TED talks in the world with over 25 million views.
Further information is available at https://brenebrown.com/thedaringway
For information on future Daring Greatly™ events in London please visit https://thc.staging.aura-software.com/dare-to-lead/

Masculinity in the Workplace research debrief with Roxanne Hobbs
2020-12-09 11:30 - 12:30 | Online via Zoom
On International Men's day we ran our annual Masculinity in the Workplace conference, with our partner Token Man. Our goal is to challenge gender stereotypes to enable everyone to move forward in a more inclusive world.
Each year we commission a piece of research into Masculinity and share these findings at our conference. This year we asked:

What leadership traits to people want to see in the future?
What are the impacts of traditional stereotypes of Masculinity during the pandemic?
What are the impacts of the pandemic on underrepresented communities and people's mental health?

Join Roxanne and Nora (Changemaker at Utopia) on the 9th December from 11am - 12pm for a debrief on the answers.
Contact us if you'd like to talk to us about sharing these insights within your organisations.
Here is a taster as covered by FT.com

International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2020: Panel talk with Emma Gardner & Will Pike
2020-12-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Online via Zoom
Building Back Better: toward a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 World.
If you've done our Disability in the Workplace e-learning module, you'll know that Disabled people are one of the largest and most excluded groups in the workplace. In some ways, Covid has made the rest of us understand what disabled people have been saying for years : Flexible working and remote working can work! On the other hand, we also know that Covid is strengthening existing inequality. Here at The Hobbs Consultancy, we strongly support this year's theme for the 'International day of Persons with Disabilities' - Building Back Better: toward a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 World.
Come and join us for a free lunchtime session where we will hear prominent disability activists discuss how we can rebuild in a truly inclusive way.
Our Panel
Will Pike

Will became a paraplegic in 2008 when he was injured during the Mumbai Terror Attack. After spending six months being rehabilitated at the Spinal Injury Unit in Stanmore, he returned home to London and began life as a disabled person.
Will is a presenter, writer, public speaker and disability rights activist. Will advises and speaks on a number of disability related issues; consulting with The Hobbs Consultancy to produce the Disability in the Workplace e-learning module.

Will is going to talk about his journey with physical accessibility - from an able-bodied man who had never thought about this topic, he is now a paraplegic who is constantly vigilant to where and how he can access the workplace, shops and houses. He will talk about how companies can create a more accessible workplace by consulting with disabled people and making adjustments. Finally, he will touch on how the pandemic has shown that certain ways of working, which the disabled community have been championing for years, are in fact possible and effective, and how we can use this moment as a catalyst for long lasting change.
Emma Gardner
Co-Founder at Born Equal Consults, Emma is passionate about celebrating difference and reframing outdated narratives of disability. She believes in promoting and striving for *The Three Es: Everyday Equity for Everyone.
She has worked with charities, industry bodies, agencies & clients to raise awareness of the importance of representing & including disability within businesses, their output & their wider reach. Emma is a regular speaker and commentator on disability – Media Trust, lbb online, Creative Brief, Hubdot, Interlaced, Transform & Communicate Magazine, Zebedee Management.
Emma is going to talk about how her experience as a parent to a disabled child has forced her to a realisation of just how much "stuff" isn't fit for purpose - whether it's inaccessible, ugly, expensive or just not in existence yet. She is on a mission to improve online accessibility and has been helping THC with improving their offering in this area. She wants to be a creator of things that improve day-to-day life and is now working full time to achieve that goal.

Our 60-minute panel talk will be hosted by Roxanne Hobbs, founder of The Hobbs Consultancy.

Roxanne is a key influencer in driving the Inclusivity and Diversity agenda in the advertising industry, believing that we need to remove the barriers to success in the workplace and create cultures where people can show up as themselves and be valued for it.
In March 2017, her eldest son was diagnosed with ASD and she was struck immediately by how we ask those that aren't neurotypical to change so they can fit with neurotypical norms. She is now heavily involved in creating and sustaining a conversation about Neurodiversity in the workplace - believing that there are many people with so much to offer that find it hard to access and to thrive in this environment.

Access
Upon signing up for your ticket, you will receive a diary invite with zoom log in details. If you have any additional needs that we can support you with so that this webinar is accessible to you, please do get in touch with Emma@thehobbsconsultancy.com

Tickets
Your ticket to this webinar is free, though you may consider giving a donation to charity Kids, who are supporting families with disabled children with vital services throughout the pandemic. www.kids.org.uk/donate/give-to-kids/
