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Roy Gluckman

travels from South Africa

Diversity & inclusion expert and speaker on a mission to help organizations and leaders attract and retain talent

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"I literally only received positive feedback. People loved your high energy and the feeling of comfort you gave to be open. The CEO said that he was really inspired by the online meeting!"

Pim Giesbergen, Squla, Nov/2020 See all references

Reasons to book Roy Gluckman

  • He provides new language, a keener understanding and a more relatable and accessible way to understand the changes and importance of EDI in 2022/2023.
  • Roy makes people excited about EDI and hungry to get involved and learn more.
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Roy Gluckman is a speaker, consultant and workshop builder on Diversity and Inclusion. Roy believes in tough conversations and is on a mission to help organizations talk about race, ethnicity and gender in an open and authentic way. A keynote with speaker Roy Gluckman will make the toughest conversations seem accessible and natural.

Reasons to book Roy Gluckman

  • He provides new language, a keener understanding and a more relatable and accessible way to understand the changes and importance of EDI in 2022/2023.
  • Roy makes people excited about EDI and hungry to get involved and learn more.

Keynote speaker Roy Gluckman has an educational background in law and is a qualified attorney of the High Court of South Africa. Roy is South African and has seen the effects of Apartheid and a truly troubled past. South Africa has an incredible diverse demographic but is also facing social-economic issues, and Roy is on a mission to help South Africans understand culture, their past and show empathy and respect towards each other.

Speaker Roy Gluckman has 8 years experience in diversity and inclusion as a speaker, facilitator, consultant and panelist. Roy is passionate about nation building and standing together as one. Roy is also the founder of Cohesion Collective – a consulting and training firm which provides strategic and practical tools and research to businesses and organizations.

As a speaker Roy Gluckman is interactive, warm and inspiring. His research and keynote material is always up-to-date. The topic of diversity and inclusion seems to become more and more important and relevant, and organizations ought to educate themselves. Below are examples of some of Roy’s popular and sought-after keynote topics.

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging in a Hybrid/Remote Working World

The world of work has shifted. We do not have the time or resources to have as many in-person events, training and casual interactions as before. The impact of this is that building quality relationships, shifting behaviour and culture, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources needs different tools. How then do we ensure we achieve a sense of inclusion and belonging in this changed world or work? How do we shift behaviours and build trust among different people when we haven’t even met them in person? This keynote discusses these challenges, along with their solutions.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understanding of the challenges, and opportunities of remote and hybrid work for diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging
  • Solutions for how organisations can still drive behaviour and culture change in hybrid and remote working spaces
Keynote by speaker Roy Gluckman

What is 'Belonging', really?

The need to belong is a powerful driver of behaviour. We all want to belong. We crave it. We pray for it. We even change for it. The conversation around Diversity, Inclusion and Equity (DEI) has evolved to include the idea of ‘belonging’ but have we taken the time to understand what it means to belong?

This keynote addresses what belonging is and how it drives behaviour within our organisations. Organisations can use this to understand how our organisational spaces can assist or frustrate the process of achieving more belonging for more people and offers practical tips on how to create a deeper sense of belonging for more people.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Better understanding of what ‘belonging’ means within organisations and why it is important foremployees and the employee experience
  • Better understanding of the role of our organisational spaces (either physical or virtual) in creating belonging, inclusion or exclusion
  • Practical tips for how to create more belonging for more people
Keynote by speaker Roy Gluckman

Inclusive Decision-Making: Unconscious Bias in Decision-making

This keynote focuses primarily on those who make ‘people’ decisions (i.e. recruitment, promotions, dismissals etc.) and extends to leaders, people managers and HR business partners. It looks at unconscious bias and unpacks how bias affects objective (and fair) decision-making within our organisations. This keynote explains how bias is formed by the things and people we find to be safe, familiar, valuable and likeable (SFVL) and explores where this comes from. It invites the participant to understand their SFVL decision- making matrix and to see how this limits the objectivity of those decisions.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Greater understanding of what ‘unconscious bias’ is and how it shows up in our lives.
  • Better understanding how the decisions we make within organisations affect the outcomes we get, and why inclusive decision making is so important to create an inclusive culture.
  • Tool on how to make more inclusive people decisions.
Keynote by speaker Roy Gluckman

The ‘Why’ of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Whether we choose to see it or not, moments of exclusion occur in macro and micro moments all day, every day. These moments serve to erode people’s trust in leadership, colleagues and the organisation. Trust erosion is the key driver of a poor culture, lack of performance and innovation, and talent attrition and emotional disconnection. Unlocking Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is essential in optimising organisational culture, leadership, and talent as it addresses the historic and present-day mistrust that exists within our organisations and relationships.

This keynote asks us to introspect on where we are as individuals, and as an organisation on our DEI journey. This is a ‘software update’ that looks at how DEI has evolved in terms of language and why, more than ever, it is important for us all to embrace to build trust and an empowering organisational culture.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Updated language, literacy and awareness on DEI, its importance and how it shows up in organisations
  • Greater comfort to engage in tough DEI conversations
  • Excitement and energy for upcoming DEI conversations
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Unpacking Psychological Safety: To Feel Safe is to Thrive

Psychological safety exists within authentic relationships. Creating authentic relationships takes time, effort and emotional vulnerability – three things that are missing from our organisational spaces today. This keynote unpacks the characteristics and benefits of psychologically safe relationships and spaces and how these help people thrive within organisations. This keynote discusses various models of trust within relationships; looks at privilege and the trust deficit that exists within relationships, and provides solutions on how we can build safer relationships within organisations

Learning Outcomes:

  • Better understanding of what psychological (un)safety means, who feels it within organisation, why they feel it, and the effect thereof on culture and talent
  • An unpacking of privilege, along with various models on why quality relationship-building is critical for organisational success
  • Tips on how to build psychologically safe relationships

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"I literally only received positive feedback. People loved your high energy and the feeling of comfort you gave to be open. The CEO said that he was really inspired by the online meeting!"

Pim Giesbergen

Squla
05.30.2018

Interview with Roy Gluckman

How did you begin your speaking career?

I began my professional speaking career while doing my legal internship at a corporate law firm in South Africa. I have always been a speaker, but got my opportunities in lunch hours of businesses around my law firm at the time. I have always spoken on matters relating to equality, diversity and inclusion – my material has just developed as I have. Most often my material grows as I am asked to speak more broadly on the matters.

What got you interested in Diversity & Inclusion?

My own personal transformation. I was studying law at the time. One of my courses, Constitutional Law spoke of human rights, equality, social justice and redress. I knew nothing of these concepts. In fact, my inherited perceptions were not in favour of these concepts above.

Through studying Constitutional Law, however, I was challenged to uproot my inherited biases and perceptions in place of a deeper understanding of the world, connection, compassion, diversity and equality. That subject changed my life!

The change was so drastic that I vowed to try and recreate that change for others. I have been doing this work every since. I aim to try and create the challenge and liberation that letting go of bias brought me.

Why do clients typically hire you to speak?

I offer a unique perspective. Being young, white, male and South African, my story and experiences provide me with an insight into how we communication around equality, diversity and inclusion matters. I am honest. I don’t beat around the bush. I create space where we have the tough conversation, yet in a loving and gentle way. I am an engaging speaker. Taking people along the journey with me.

Who or what inspires you most?

South Africa inspires me. Our history and what we have achieved humbles me, constantly.

What do you feel is the biggest challenge you’ve overcome?

The biggest challenge I have overcome is my own mind. Coming to the realisation that my mind is flawed, that my beliefs are biased and that my perceptions are contrived was incredibly difficult. When you realise that everything you have been taught is a lie, your world rocks! Mine rocked. A necessary requirement for the new foundations I have rebuilt.

What would you like to achieve in the next 5 years?

I would like to be able to spread my message far and wide. I aim to challenge and inspire. TO show love, compassion and possibility of liberation.

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5 out of 5 stars

"I literally only received positive feedback. People loved your high energy and the feeling of comfort you gave to be open. The CEO said that he was really inspired by the online meeting!"

Pim Giesbergen, Squla, Nov/2020 See all references

Keynote topics with Roy Gluckman