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Landsec’s reverse mentoring initiative sees senior leaders take on the role of mentees, learning from their colleagues. This fresh approach offers unique insights that drive inclusion and meaningful organisational change.

With an ageing workforce, businesses must value employees over 60. Five experts share insights on mentorship, reinvention and inclusion – highlighting how experience, empathy and learning can challenge stereotypes and make age a powerful asset in today’s workplace.

Helen Connolly (pictured), head of internal communication, and Terri Hargreaves, diversity and inclusion adviser, from Sellafield Ltd share tips from the company’s employee-led networks, which support neurodiverse colleagues, for communicating with autistic employees.

As global stability deteriorates, anxiety is on the rise. Internal communicators must assimilate the wants, needs and expectations of increasingly diverse internal stakeholders. Only then can organisations harness the full potential of colleagues across the age spectrum, who are pushing back on top-down, centralised, and increasingly outdated, command and control management archetypes.

In this mercurial new landscape, communication isn't just a skill – it's a meta-skill that increasingly underpins organisational success.

Jack Williams is an equality, diversity and inclusion adviser at Imperial College London. The university is creating specific guidelines for managers and colleagues to support a coworker who may be transitioning.

Eva Echo is a director at Trans In The City. A respected transgender activist, writer, and public speaker, Eva is also an accomplished leader and community champion dedicated to workplace allyship, intersectionality, and mental health support for the trans community.

As the founder and CEO of CAF Services, which helps organisations address concerns related to gender, Cynthia Fortlage is an advocate for transgender inclusion in the workplace. Drawing from her own experience of coming out and transitioning as a senior executive, Cynthia helps organisations cultivate truly inclusive cultures that uplift and empower their employees.

Alan Haywood is the senior vice president ESG at BP and the executive sponsor for the company’s LGBTQ+ Network. As one of the top 10 LGBT business allies in 2021, Alan speaks on the importance of senior leaders participating in proactive allyship.

Lucy Boyes began their transition in their personal life in 2017, and came out at work three years later. A corporate communications manager at Redgate, a software company, they were the first openly trans employee at their workplace.

Richard Thompson is the global employee network lead for Capgemini's Diversity & Inclusion team. With over 15 years of experience, he is a seasoned D&I professional dedicated to creating inclusive workplaces where everyone can thrive through impactful initiatives and collaborative efforts.