Blog - Diverse Minds

Why You Need To Stop Stereotyping South Asian Women

11th August 2020

On today’s episode of the Diverse Minds Podcast, I talk about the stereotyping South Asian Women in the UK tend to encounter. The single-story about arranged marriages that are portrayed about us and why it’s SO boring! I wanted to use this episode, as part of the first South Asian heritage month to talk about this topic. Focussing on cultural awareness and why people pigeonholing us as South Asian women is not a good idea! I provide ideas and tips…

The First South Asian History Month

4th August 2020

Leyla O

Culture, Events, Podcast, Race Equality

Celebrating the First South Asian History Month On today’s episode, I talk about South Asian History Month, which has been celebrated for the first time. It’s a month that’s been chosen to mark and celebrate the culture, history and lives of South Asian people in the UK. The month runs from 18 July to 17 August 2020. The aim is to raise the profile of South Asian History in the UK through education, arts, culture and commemoration. The ultimate goal…

Finding Passion, Patience and Persistence

28th July 2020

Leyla O

Coaching, Podcast, Self-care, Wellbeing

How Passion, Patience and Persistence helped me On today’s episode, I’m going to be talking about passion, patience and persistence. In essence to reflect on the last four months and what I have learned about myself and my business. I decided to make an episode about this because we have all faced challenges during this pandemic. My thoughts are, hearing others’ perspectives can truly help us understand that we are not alone. In addition, we don’t have to be happy…

How culture and leadership combine

21st July 2020

Leyla O

Culture, Diversity, Leadership, Management, Podcast

On today’s episode, I talk about culture and leadership. I wanted to talk about culture and leadership as I’ve been delivering leadership programmes for Black/Global Majority/ Staff of Colour for several years. So, talking and thinking about culture is a key theme in these programmes. I also think the Coronavirus pandemic has shone a light on varying different styles of “leadership” based on cultural country frameworks. In many cases hasn’t worked well, or it’s been a game-changer and saved thousands…

Solopreneur Mental Health

14th July 2020

Leyla O

Leadership, Mental Health, Podcast, Wellbeing

On today’s episode, I talk about solopreneur and small business owners’ mental health. I chose to talk about solopreneur mental health, because I think there are specific challenges that you face when you run your own business. Or you have a small team but you’re essentially a small enterprise or a micro-business. In this episode, I talk about these challenges and what you can do to deal with them during these incredibly difficult times. Listen to the episode In today’s…