Global technology firm HCL Technologies has taken a three-tiered approach to improving gender diversity and inclusion outcomes, which has resulted in a number of positive outcomes across the business, according to its HR leader. Every phase of talent management, from assessment and acquisition, to growth and retention, incorporates elements of diversity and inclusion which are…
There have been six keys to successfully improving gender diversity within Gilbert + Tobin (G+T), according to its head of HR, who explained that its progressive diversity strategy has resulted in a number of tangible business and client benefits. G+T currently leads the legal industry in gender diversity, with the highest proportion of female equity…
The technology sector continues to suffer from a lack of gender diversity, according to an expert in the area, who said companies can employ several strategies to bridge the gender gap and improve representation of female workers in technology. Only 28 per cent of ICT workers are women, according to the Australian computer society and…
Businesses which introduce strategies to dismantle structural workplace gender inequalities often have higher levels of employee productivity and satisfaction, according to the Diversity Council Australia. Its CEO, Lise Annese, explained that gender equality should be seen as a business tool to increase business and individual performance as well as customer diversification and market penetration. However,…
The current lack of female Australian CEOs is unlikely to change without tackling current thinking about executive gender diversity and what a CEO is and how a CEO is selected, according to a recent research report. It found that less than 5 per cent of the ASX top 200 and less than 10 per cent of…
A “Ministry of Culture” is one of three key internal initiatives within PayPal which help drive successful diversity and inclusion outcomes across the business, according to its Australian people business partner, Kim Cheney. PayPal is taking a number of proactive steps to build and expand a diverse pipeline of talent in order to attract a…
There are seven specific leadership best practices which are common to organisations which are among the top 20 per cent of financially performing companies worldwide, according to a recent research report. It found that these top 20 per cent of organisations are three times more likely to have volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) capable…
It is important to consider that any attempt to improve resilience among staff will need to take into account women’s unique challenges and individual needs, write Stuart Taylor and Peta Sigley Despite enormous support for greater diversity in leadership, the representation of women in senior roles is growing slowly at best. Worldwide, women only hold one…
There are three key elements of Mastercard’s “triple crown” of talent acquisition and retention which help to drive a range of outcomes within the multinational financial services firm, according to its chief talent officer Kelly Joscelyne. Mastercard invests in its current and future workforce by providing employees with opportunities to develop skills that will help…
Millennials value personal development and work-life balance over money and status, however, they are still ambitious and believe in their own ability to steer their career, according to a global research report. Of the more than 16,000 respondents, 73 per cent chose work-life balance over a higher salary and 82 per cent value work-life balance…