Past event
Organised by The CIPD Branch in North London
Join this practical session , exploring often-underestimated people professionals have in shaping fairer and more inclusive workplaces.
Join CIPD North London Branch for an engaging and highly practical session with Aggie Yemurai Mutuma, exploring the often-underestimated influence People professionals have in shaping fairer and more inclusive workplaces.
People professionals are rarely just advisors. Every recommendation, challenge, policy decision and conversation has the potential to influence whether inclusion becomes embedded in organisational culture – or remains simply an aspiration.
About the session
Inclusion is about much more than policies, compliance and checklists. It requires HR leaders to recognise where bias and inequality can emerge, understand the influence they already hold and have the confidence to challenge decisions before they become embedded in workplace practices.
Through live discussion and interactive breakout exercises, Aggie will explore some of the real-world resistance people professionals encounter when trying to advance inclusion – from “we should treat everyone the same” to “we're already a fair employer – haven't we gone far enough?”
Participants will consider inclusion across the entire employee lifecycle, from attraction and recruitment through development, progression and ultimately exit, identifying where disparities can emerge and where people professionals have the greatest opportunity to intervene.
Most importantly, this is a session focused on action. Participants will leave with a personal 30-day action plan to translate the discussion into a meaningful change within their own role or organisation.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Recognise the specific ways people professionals influence inclusion outcomes, even when operating in an advisory capacity.
• Respond confidently and constructively to common resistance to inclusion initiatives.
• Identify where potential disparities and bias may arise throughout the employee lifecycle.
• Challenge decision-making in an informed and evidence-based way before unfair outcomes become embedded.
• Develop a personal 30-day action plan to turn learning into practical change.
About the speaker:
Aggie Yemurai Mutuma
Aggie Yemurai Mutuma is the CEO and Lead Inclusion Director of Mahogany Inclusion Partners, an award-winning inclusion consultancy that works with organisations and leadership teams to create inclusive, high-performing workplace cultures.
Aggie's approach combines strategic inclusion expertise with practical organisational change, helping leaders move beyond one-size-fits-all initiatives towards approaches that reflect their organisation's culture, challenges and ambitions.
Known for creating open and constructive conversations around complex inclusion issues, Aggie brings a pragmatic and engaging approach that helps leaders translate inclusion from intention into meaningful workplace action.
This promises to be a thought-provoking and practical session for HR professionals, People leaders, HR Business Partners and anyone responsible for influencing workplace culture
Thu 19 Nov 2026, 18:00-19:30
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