WHAT IS BIG DATA ANALYTICS? Big data analytics is a relatively new methodology for collecting and analysing vast amounts of data – much of it from sources previously untapped. It creates a new capacity for organisations to discover hidden patterns of important information and thus improve their ability to make predictions and decisions. Collecting …
Heather Price in Hong Kong delivering a session on FlexAgility for the Diversity and Inclusion Asian Network (DIAN), sponsored by Community Business “This was attended by Executives, HRDs and Diversity and OD leads from a range of blue chip multinationals in IT, Law, Financial services, Media and Professional services who operate across Asia. Whilst all …
Biases are Innate That unconscious bias is a real feature of human cognition is no longer a matter of dispute or doubt. A mountain of evidence has been accumulated on the existence and impact of subliminal processes below our active consciousness influencing our behaviour continuously. The evidence derives from improved psychological insights generated by the …
Recently Symmetra had the pleasure of partnering with the Seoul Sales and Marketing team in a manufacturing and distribution company of consumer goods. The international company has made some early progress with their broad diversity and inclusion agenda. They wanted to use the brand strategy workshop in Seoul as a strong, compelling and visible symbol for …
How does an organization know if it’s D&I program will provide a good return on investment? And how best to determine the right point of entry? A panel of 97 D & I experts from across the globe (of which Heather Price, CEO of Symmetra is one) have reached agreement on what makes for success …
Which workshop have you chosen to be a part of the DIAN Professional Series and why? I have chosen to run a workshop on FlexAgility because it has become clear to me that flexible working is dependent on so much more than a cutting edge policy. It has become smart business strategy and requires …
The only Australian conference dedicated to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) workplace inclusion. Produced by Australia’s National Employer Support Program for LGBTI Inclusion and the Developers of the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) – Pride in Diversity. Heather presented on the topic; Unconscious bias and sexual orientation: What does it look like? How does …
How will Australian business leaders respond to the Federal Government’s drive for innovation? How will they help to adapt the economy from one based on resources to one that generates and exploits new ideas, processes and technologies? Innovation in the modern economy is viewed as a business imperative by almost all. The extent and continuity …
Biased thinking can lead not only to minor mistakes but can precipitate major disasters. This is so whether the bias is conscious- apparent to the actor upon self-reflection (explicit) or unconscious – hidden from the actor’s reflective thought processes (implicit). A recent edition of the New Scientist magazine (Aug 15) explains that the explosion in …
Malcolm Gladwell who popularised the phrase ‘The Tipping Point’ as the title of his best-selling book defined it as “the moment of critical mass, the threshold the boiling point”. Often the tipping point in significant social movements is recognised only in retrospect. However in the march to give women their rightful role in large public …