Kate is an employment expert who advises household name employers across the UK. Having extensive experience in a specialist diversity and inclusion role, Kate is particularly known for her specialism in equality and discrimination law.

Kate's experience

  • Advised an employer on the delivery of a one day training session on managing investigations and disciplinary and grievance matters for 40 delegates, supporting legally fair investigations and robust, compliant decision making.

  • Advised Medical Protection Society on two people and culture initiatives, delivering senior leadership workshops to support alignment, behaviours and accountability during change, and co designing its global EDI strategy with external insight and benchmarking, helping to clarify direction and foster a more connected, inclusive and high performing organisation.

  • Delivered positive action training to a global food and beverage company. The session was designed to be highly interactive and informative, and received consistently positive feedback for its clarity, relevance, and practical value.

  • Supporting ED&I strategy integration, conducted two in-person workshops for the Leadership Team, central themes of preventing sexual harassment in the workplace under the new proactive duty to prevent. Leaders were equipped with the knowledge and practical organisational and cultural guidance needed to go beyond compliance and effect meaningful behavioural change.

  • Delivered training to over 90% of the workforce, working collaboratively to design and bespoke every session in relation to the officers and the nature of their roles. Undertook a flexible, approachable and open approach to any amendments suggested. Professionalism, high standards and expertise was displayed at all times.

  • Brook Graham designed two large-scale global Inclusive Leadership Programmes, and the content was designed specifically for Aegon’s leaders which focused on cultural competence and inclusive working within international teams. Brook Graham facilitated a syllabus of sessions, videos and supporting materials to activate awareness, empathy and behaviour change among senior leaders.

Credentials

  • 2024
    Made Partner, Pinsent Masons
  • 2000
    The University of Sheffield- Legal Practice Course
  • 1999
    The University of Sheffield- B.A. Law
  • 1997
    The University of Sheffield- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology
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Out-Law / Insight by Kate Dodd

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