Tasneem’s Blog Archive
This is What Leadership Looks Like
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/24/behrouz-boochani-granted-refugee-status-in-new-zealand?CMP=share_btn_fb Seven years to the day since his detention in Australia’s offshore immigration facilities, @behrouzboochani has finally been granted refugee status by...
Be the Changemaker You Need to Be
“Tasneem was really approachable, professional and understood my concerns straight away. It was great to have her professional reassurance and leave with some practical advice (short term and long term) which I felt confident to implement. I would definitely recommend...
Cooking for a Cause
As we embark upon the first ten blessed days of Dhul-hijjah (the 12th month in the Islamic lunar calendar) it seems like a fitting time to share in this Muslim Aid Australia cause I was chuffed to be involved with for their #QurbanChallenge. #CookForACause is an...
UK & Europe, Post Brexit: Where to from here?
Enjoyed moderating a Concordia Forum conversation on the the future of UK in Europe in a post-Brexit, post-COVID climate, with: 1) HE Enrico Letta (former Italian Prime Minister) 2) Catherine West MP(UK Shadow Europe & North America Minister) 3) Omid Nouripour...
The Great Karening
My thoughts on the pandemic of faux feminist allies, aka ‘The Great Karening’, in SBS Voices today By Tasneem Chopra 8 JUL 2020 - 7:32 AM UPDATED 6 HOURS AGO It was supposed to be an icebreaker activity in the outer suburbs of Melbourne conducted by my...
July 4th Hits a Hamilton High Note
I was fortunate today to catch a screening of ‘Hamilton’- the Disney film of the actual broadway production. It told the story of Alexander Hamilton and his role in the independence of America from British sovereignty. I had heard much about this musical including...
Drumming in July
On tonight’s @abc_thedrum: Joining hostJulia Baird is founder of DAWN and Fairfield City Councillor Dai Le, political editor for The Australian Financial Review Phil Coorey, journalist and PhD candidate Amy McQuire, and Cross-Cultural Consultant, Tasneem Chopra....
Read the Zoom Room #ProTips
Pivoting to an almost full time arsenal of online engagement with clients and colleagues demands that we lift our game as communicators. Learning the art of engaging effectively, articulately and with purpose requires basic forward planning. Read the zoom room. Be...
Pivot is the New Progress
I am pleased to announce that in the spirit of my Consultancy’s agility, I have adapted to professional development in a post COVID-19 climate. My Consultancy now offers online/webinar based training and workshops to clients, as well as in-person presentations &...
Woke Workplaces & the Art of Polite Disruption
Thoroughly enjoyed this mornings stint at the #IABC20 #SHIFT “Are You Ready? Virtual World Conference”, presenting with Sydney based colleague, Joy Adan , on “Woke Culture at Work:Tackling solutions to racial inequity in organisations serious about inclusion” This was...