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Brabble does: Leadership Development
Want to stop hiring clones?
Let’s be honest: the creative sector loves to talk about diversity. But when it comes to actually hiring different kinds of people? That’s where things get... sticky.
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At Brabble, we help you stop recycling the same networks, the same shortlists, and the same excuses. Our inclusive recruitment training and consultancy services will give your organisation the tools (and the guts) to design hiring processes that actually welcome difference — and maintain it.
The cultural sector’s been talking about diversity for years. Panels have been hosted. Taskforces have been formed. But has anything really shifted?
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If you find yourself hiring the same types of people over and over again, you're not the only ones. Like the hopelessly romantic friend who keeps going for the same type of guy or gal, lots of arts and culture organisations just can't seem to resist hiring the same sorts of humans into their organisations.
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Despite good intentions, the uncomfortable truth is that most recruitment systems were built to protect comfort, not challenge it.
So even when organisations want to hire differently, they’re still using the same job descriptions, the same networks, the same unconscious biases, and then wondering why the same kinds of people keep getting hired.
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It’s not about blame. It’s about design.
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We'll help you redesign your systems so that equity, access, and inclusion aren’t aspirations — they’re standard operating procedure.​
Who We Work with:
Cultural institutions who want to turn public commitments into real action.
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Arts organisations struggling to attract or retain diverse staff.
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Leadership teams who know they need to change — but aren’t sure where to start.​
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Funded organisations needing to demonstrate measurable progress on inclusion.
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If you’ve ever said “we just didn’t get the right applicants,” this service is for you.
The Outcomes:
Recruitment processes that are transparent, fair, and actually inclusive.
More diverse shortlists — and hires who bring fresh perspectives and skills.
A stronger reputation for walking the talk on equity.
A confident, trained team who knows how to recruit inclusively without fear or tokenism.
Measurable data to back it all up.In short: you’ll stop apologising for your diversity stats and start being proud of them.
Inclusive recruitment isn’t a just workshop or a poster campaign. It’s a collection of processes that make up a system — one that gets right to the roots of how you attract, select, and retain people.
Here’s how we make it happen:
Motivation & Performance Management
We start by asking the awkward questions you’ve been avoiding: Who applies? Who doesn’t? Who decides? Why? We review your recruitment data, job ads, selection criteria, and decision-making processes to pinpoint exactly where bias is creeping in — often invisibly. Then we build a clear, practical plan to fix it. That's it.
Return to work coaching
Job descriptions shouldn’t sound like cryptic riddles for insiders.We help you write roles that are transparent, accessible, and compelling to candidates from every background. We’ll also show you how to advertise beyond the usual suspects — tapping into networks that actually reach underrepresented talent.
Leadership Diagnostics & Discovery
Before we start “developing” anything, we get curious. We take a good look at your current leadership style, your team dynamics, and what’s really driving (or draining) your energy. This isn’t about 360 reviews and awkward self-assessment forms — it’s honest reflection, structured feedback, and smart diagnostics that reveal your real leadership patterns.
Monitoring & Evaluation
If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.
We build simple, meaningful frameworks to track your recruitment outcomes — not just tick boxes.
That means clear data on who’s applying, who’s being shortlisted, who’s getting hired, and who’s staying. We help you make sense of the story behind the stats, so you can show funders, boards, and staff that inclusion isn’t just an ambition — it’s working.
Real humans. Real insights.
Check out these episodes from our podcast and learn from other arts leaders who have already seen success in making their recruitment more inclusive.
