Dr Marcelle Moncrieffe-Newman: One Step Forward, Two Steps Black

Dr Marcelle Moncrieffe-Newman is Chief People Officer at City St George’s, University of London and author of the book One Step Forward, Two Steps Black which looks at navigating anti-Black workplace culture. The book is informed by her Doctoral studies which considered the impact of the public sector workplace culture on the career progression of Black employees.

Marcelle shares her motivation for writing the book and reveals more about its contents including the negative workplace experiences of numerous Black colleagues she interviewed as part of her research, as well as experiences of her own. We explore broader topics within her book including the role of HR, the flaws of unconscious bias training and why top-level institutional leadership and culture is essential to change. Marcelle also offers insight to the six-point action plan that is designed for leaders and colleagues to create genuine racial inclusion in the workplace, including in HE.

You can find out more about Marcelle here and her book is available here.