At McGill and Partners, we are proud of our inclusive culture and celebrate the unique strengths each of our colleagues bring to both their professional and personal lives.
Over the last year, we have run the McGill and Partners Lived Experience campaign to provide all colleagues with a deeper appreciation of the unique set of challenges some of our colleagues’ face or have faced in their lives. The aim was to increase openness; to drive discussion and continue to build a company based on inclusivity. We recognise that, as a new broker, we have an opportunity to be different by design and ensure that our commitment to diversity and inclusion goes beyond lip service or empty promises. As part of this commitment, we are proud that we have built a culture where colleagues feel comfortable enough to volunteer and to be filmed telling their stories for the entire company to watch. These videos are shortened versions of the full-length videos.
We would like to thank every colleague involved.
They are our Changemakers.
Our Campaign
First Episode: It’s OK not to be OK
Chris Stevenson talks candidly about his personal experience of mental health and the support he has found along the way.
Second Episode: But where are you really from?
Rebecca Mason talks about living with everyday racism and its associated microaggressions. She speaks powerfully about the need for the insurance industry and beyond, to adapt and recognise the importance of a diverse workforce.
Third Episode: Thank God it happened in 2016
Claire Powell talks about her cancer journey and how the culture at McGill and Partners has enabled her to find the right work-life balance post cancer.
Fourth Episode: Creating a long-lasting legacy
Harry Watkins talks about losing his twin brother and how he and his family hope to help others through the Charlie Watkins Foundation.
Fifth Episode: Grief never leaves, it just evolves
Shannan Fort talks about her love for her brother and how his death made her examine everything she thought she knew about grief and how she has learned to live with it. Shannan advocates being authentic at work and how McGill and Partners enables this.
Sixth Episode: Abuse doesn’t need to be physical
A colleague bravely talks about being in a coercive, controlling relationship and the sanctuary that work can bring to people in such relationships.