07 Equity and empowerment: Anita's journey with ADHD, introversion, and creating change in male-dominated industries

Read the full show notes here: https://www.victoriatretis.co.....uk/podcast-club/anit   Today’s guest is Anita Phagura, an inclusive leadership development coach. Anita specialises in helping project leaders, predominately in male-dominated industries such as construction, to upskill their inclusive leadership competencies so that they embed diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging at all levels of managing and leading projects. This leads to better project delivery through improved safety cultures and the retention, engagement and promotion of diverse talent. Anita Phagura is a skilled 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. During this time, Anita developed, managed and sponsored projects of over £1billion value - including Electrification power upgrade projects, and Crossrail East overground stations. This combination of experience, background and skills puts her in a position where she is able to deliver transformational inclusion outcomes that are specifically suited to the construction industry and will impact those ‘on the ground’ with meaningful change. Tune in today to learn about Anita, introversion, ADHD and also: challenging thoughts of perfectionism  rebelling against stereotypes and expectations her experience of working as a volunteer for The Samaritans recognising energy levels and creating a business to support her productivity and focus. I’d known of Anita for a while before our paths crossed about a year ago when we sat next to one another at a two-day event. Yes, even us introverts enjoy leaving the house and meeting people in real life from time to time. But I remember thinking, “gosh, I hope we get on if we’re stuck with each other today and tomorrow”. Ha! And, obviously we did get on because fast forward to now and we regularly share WhatsApp messages of ideas, articles and updates to support one another in the work we each do. Connect with Anita: Her LinkedIn profile is here. Connect with me: My LinkedIn is here. Instagram is over here. And this is my website. Coaching for neurodivergent adults from someone who actually gets it I am an introverted, HSP-thinking, certified coach working with corporates, individuals and via Access to Work. If you’d like to find out more, feel free to get in touch or book a call. Sponsored by The Herbtender Big thanks to my fabulous friends at The Herbtender for sponsoring the Be Neuroinclusive Club podcast! 🎫 Use discount code Victoria20 to save 20% This is a wellness supplement brand I absolutely adore and have been a massive fan of for well over a year now. They combine ancient plant wisdom with modern science to create adaptogenic herb blends to help me focus, calm my anxiety, and switch off my brain at the end of the day. All through nature's healing powers. The team's been super generous and given us all an