At AbbVie, we work to create this environment by putting an emphasis on behaviours. We don’t expect everyone to hold the exact same values or beliefs – we do, however, have guiding principles that help govern our behaviours when we show up for work, writes Nicolas Goncalves, Human Recources Director, […]
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Gender diversity programs: Friend or Foe?
In a male-dominated industry, such as IT security, it can be difficult for females to get their voices heard, and women often don’t back themselves to apply for leadership positions. Businesses need to have a program to encourage and support more women to be leaders, so we can have diverse […]
3 best practice strategies to drive diversity & inclusion leadership
HR leaders need to look at diversity and inclusion from both the recruitment and succession planning perspectives to ensure the lifecycle of diversity leadership continues and grows, writes Purnima Nandy Organisations across industries and geographies are waking up to include diversity and inclusion in their strategic plans as an answer […]
How ASIO uses diversity networks to improve capability and adaptability
The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) has taken a holistic approach to improving diversity and inclusion as part of a broader transformation program which is designed to improve organisational capability, innovation and adaptability. ASIO operates in a challenging, rapidly evolving, and somewhat uncertain environment, explained Deputy Director-General, Wendy Southern. “To […]
How can HR and executives get the upper hand on cultural diversity?
Senior executives and HR need to embrace cultural diversity for a number of important demographic and business reasons, writes Alec Bashinsky While the focus on gender diversity continues in Australia particularly at the Board and C-Suite level, the underlying challenge that is perhaps having a great effect on future leadership […]