Symmetra has been delivering Unconscious Bias workshops and collecting data from executives and managers globally on impact of biased decision-making for several years. Accordingly, we at Symmetra can readily endorse a recent article from the McKinsey Group – ‘Are you ready to Decide?’ (April, 2015) – reiterating that many bad decisions “are caused by cognitive …
A recent blog article by UGM Consulting in Australia has highlighted some important research from the USA regarding the impact of programs to counteract unconscious bias in the workplace. Unfortunately, the provocative title of the article and the conclusions and recommendations which the authors seek to draw, are in no way supported by the research …
by Errol Price In recent months U.S. technology giants Apple and Facebook both announced a decision to provide financial cover to female employees for a significant part of the costs associated with freezing their eggs. The ostensible objective of this new policy is to allow women the opportunity to schedule their pregnancies to align better …
by Errol Price On 1st December, Heather Price, CEO of Symmetra delivered a presentation on Supplier Diversity to the Pride in Diversity Workplace Conference, held in Sydney. While focusing on the LGBTI community as a component of the diverse supplier grouping, the theme of Heather’s talk was the changing rationales and evolving understanding of the benefits …
Alice: Would you tell me please, which way I ought to go from here? The Cheshire Cat: That depends a good deal on where you want to get to Alice: I don’t much care where The Cheshire Cat: Then it doesn’t matter which way you go Alice: …. So long as I get somewhere The Cheshire Cat: Oh, …
James Bowen, a leading expert on gamification has said: “Games are a way to experience the world in ways not possible in reality and thus tap into a natural learning process and enjoyment. In education, gamification can create learning environments that condense the learning time of key ideas…” Companies worldwide recognise that in order to …
This post has also been featured on the Women Lawyers Network Association of NSW website In most countries where policy and strategy on diversity and inclusion in the sphere of employment is common practice it has been accompanied for some time by the implementation of some form of supplier diversity. In the United States, the first Federal …
A flexibility revolution is happening in Australian organisations, with flexible work being identified as the number one area of priority for sustainable workforce strategy[1]. At Symmetra, we have certainly noticed an increasing appetite for flexibility initiatives that create real change. Despite this popularity surge, some high profile organisations locally and globally have been pulling back …
The concept of peak oil has been widely discussed, but have you considered peak labour? The fact that Australia’s workforce is aging comes as no surprise, but what does this actually mean in real terms? From 2013, onwards, we will see more people leaving the workforce than entering it. This simply means that we cannot …
Why do we support flexible work, but not those who work flexibly? Symmetra is pleased to unveil our new White Paper, derived from our recent study of 473 senior executives worldwide, disclosing the findings that negative bias towards flexible workers was found in 85% of the organisations surveyed. Click to download. FOR MORE INFORMATION …