Symmetra is growing and we are looking for motivated, dynamic and growth-oriented people to join our team. We have two roles open at the moment – if you are interested in the power of diversity to solve business problems, join us! Senior Manager – Diversity and Inclusion Consultant / Senior Consultant – Diversity and Inclusion
I recently attended the Forum on Workplace Inclusion, held in Minneapolis, USA, where I was privileged to present a paper on Symmetra’s program to Embed Psychological Safety in the Workplace. One of the aspects I sought to emphasise in Symmetra’s proposition is that a psychologically safe environment is one where opposing views and differences can …
In an increasingly globalized business arena, many companies are looking to Asia for talent, solutions and business expansion. This session explores how D&I is often viewed and treated differently, and will highlight the D&I topics relevant to Asia which can differ from western markets. The first part will be an introduction to key D&I issues …
In what is an Australian first, the Law Council of Australia (LCA) supported by its constituent bodies, the Law Societies and Bar Associations in the States and Territories, have appointed Symmetra the exclusive provider of a national roll-out of unconscious bias education for all practising lawyers. It has become apparent that there is a pressing …
(photo courtesy AALA NSW) Heather Price, CEO of Symmetra, presented at the Women’s Lawyer Association of NSW in conjunction with the Asian Australian Lawyers Alliance (AALA) seminar titled “Where the Glass and Bamboo Ceilings meet in the Australian Legal Profession.” The session focused on the challenges presented by intersectional diversity to the legal profession. …
Traditional business is changing fast. There are 5 key consumer shifts taking place that is driving the need for organisations to become Customer Inclusive and Customer led. Being customer centric is no longer enough. The level of interdependence between customers and organisations is increasing. This interdependence is not new, companies and customers have always been …
by Deb Assheton While working with the future leaders of one of Symmetra’s major clients in Hong Kong recently I was provided with vivid insight into the importance of counter-acting unconscious bias for those organisations wishing to adopt Lean innovation principles in their future service and product developments. Lean thinking requires that leaders enable an …
The most recent edition of Harvard Business Review is devoted mainly to diversity issues. The main article entitled “Why Diversity Programs Fail” might lead some to mistakenly conclude that diversity programs, especially diversity training, simply do not work. But in fact, the thesis of the authors is simply that some diversity programs – and some …
RACISM RE-SURFACES IN DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES Working across two continents in the US and UK over the last six weeks with a focus on positioning a multinational to leverage the full value diversity has to add in the workplace, I have ironically been exposed to disturbingly public displays of intolerance and inter-racial animosity . These incidents …
Symmetra has been delivering unconscious bias training to leaders across the globe over the past 6 years which has included working with many large corporations in the USA, some of whom have become outstanding exemplars of workplace diversity and inclusion. On my most recent working journey this month in the USA I have found it …