Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine April 2020 | Page 56

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Creating a truly diverse workforce is no easy task . It requires transparency , clear communication and a willingness from all parts of the company , even if it requires at times difficult conversations . Over the years diversity and inclusion has sometimes held negative connotations , associated with meeting corporate quotas , or at worst , being a token gesture . Here to reinvigorate the concept of diversity and inclusion is Rosanna Duncan , Chief Diversity Officer of Palladium , whose passion for the matter extends far beyond corporate initiatives .

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I ’ m originally from Cardiff in Wales . I ’ ve spent more than twenty years working across both the public and private sectors primarily in the UK . I ’ ve written and researched extensively on diversity and inclusion topics over the years . My doctoral thesis examined how best to embed D & I issues across the UK construction industry .
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