A senior leader in AFL at the age of 29, son of Italian migrants Joseph La Posta now leads the NSW Multicultural agency, a government statutory body. Multicultural NSW promotes community harmony and social cohesion in one of the most culturally diverse states in the world. Joseph’s aim is to ensure that in NSW, diversity remains our strongest asset and that all communities feel supported.

In this Dawncast episode, Joseph share his journey from being steeply involved in the male-dominated industry of sports to championing inclusion and workplace diversity and a strong advocate for gender equality.

Connect with Joseph on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-la...

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Introduction

3:13 Getting clear messages to the community

4:30 An agency bringing social cohesion to NSW

4:57 Innovation through inclusion and diversity

7:41 Bringing people together

10:15 Sustainability of being surrounded with likeness

11:47 Diversity in AFL key decision makers

12:13 Inhibition of Inclusion

14:43 A migrant’s story

17:10 Importance of women in leadership 

19:23 Working remotely

21:23 Bringing yourself to work with Covid-19

22:22 Lessons of Covid-19

23:14 Mental health challenges of 21st century

28:36 Dawn of a new era

#podcast #MulticuturalNSW #Inclusion

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