1000 Voices: Black British Leadership & Inclusive Diversity
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Voice #40 | I’m Working Towards a World Where Black Professionals DON’T Have to Work Harder! | Richard Abiade
Despite black people making up more than 3% of the population and England and Wales, only 1.5% of senior positions are occupied by black people. Richard joined us at 1000 Voices to share actionable advice on how that can be changed, share his personal career journey and his vision for what the workplace of tomorrow looks like. Richard Abiade is a working professional holding a senior leadership position at Bloomberg and a co-chair of the Black Professional Community at Bloomberg.
This interview is for you if you:
✅ Would like to understand how to navigate difficult relationships at work
✅ Richard's philosophy on how we can move forward as a society
✅ The skillset you need work on developing to thrive in the workplace
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:05:07 - Upbringing
00:09:19 - What did your childhood teach you?
00:12:31 - Early career ambitions
00:14:40 - Do we need more black millionaires?
00:18:38 - What motivates you?
00:22:01 - What's your self-care routine?
00:28:37 - Challenges in corporate career
00:37:41 - Dealing with difficult relationships at work
00:42:34 - Skillset needed to thrive in the corporate world?
00:46:58 - Building a world where we don't have to work harder
00:54:24 - Heading Bloomberg's Black Professional Community
00:57:18 - What's next?
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