“The coaching qualification really helped me work with people from underrepresented groups, which I do and support them as their values and authentic leadership and what their strengths are and support them to create the career that they won't be absolutely, as opposed to me work with people that want to be inclusive leaders as well, and apply the coaching skills to that space”

In this episode, Ashanti Bentil - Dhue talks to Anita Phagura about her project management experience and she used those skills in the DEI Space. Anita also opens up about her experience of burnout and how that has impacted the way she practices DEI now.

Episode Highlights:

• How project management experience helps in the DEI Space
• How Anita coped with burnout and what she learned from that experience
• How Anita used visual thinking in her DEI practice 
• How becoming an accredited coach has impacted her DEI practice.
• Things you should know if you wanted to get started in DEI field

And so much more!

About Anita Phagura:

Anita Phagura is a Misfit Inclusion Specialist, ICF Accredited Leadership Coach and Masters Qualified Project Manager with over a decade of experience in the male-dominated industry of railway construction.

As an Asian woman leading railway projects, she was used to being the only one in the room like her…and that wasn’t a problem necessarily until she realised, as she became a manager, that she was being treated differently BECAUSE of her identity - she 'miss-fit' no matter how she tried to adjust to ‘fit’. Eventually these experiences knocked her ambitions, until after becoming a mum in the workplace and another series of knocks - she chose to reclaim her ambition and her career. She now helps others to do the same as well as supporting leaders in organisations to create cultures where misfits can belong. 

Anita has worked with many ambitious leaders and aspiring leaders within projects and small businesses who felt like they didn’t belong or fit in. She has supported them to embrace their Misfit to achieve career success on their terms. Anita works with project teams and corporate leaders to create cultures of belonging in the workplace, not just because it's the right thing to do but because businesses and projects are losing out on such amazing talent by minimising the contributions from 'misfit' groups. She works to disrupt the status quo for fairness and equity, to improve the wellbeing of people who miss-fit because of their identity and so that projects are ultimately delivered better. 

Connect with Anita Pagura:

Website: http://fierceprojectmanagement.com/

Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-phagura/

Email: anitaphagura@fierceprojectmanagement.com

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