Be it in education or business, charity or politics, we’re used to our leaders setting goals and then being judged on whether they achieve them. If you want to achieve racial justice within your organisation, don’t expect miracles; don’t expect perfection.
That’s one of many messages which has come through loud and clear during this year’s Milton Keynes College Group FE Voices podcasts (https://mkcollege.ac.uk/events/fe-voices/), where students, EDI experts, business leaders and the Further Education Commissioner tried to define racial justice and talked about their experiences of where it has been lacking. For instance, founder of consultancy Diversity Marketplace Gamiel Yafai said that “done is better than perfect” when talking about the importance of business leaders taking actions towards a more inclusive workplace. He also said that “if you’re not collecting data [on ethnicity representation in your business] then you’re not being anti-racist”.
