In today’s virtual world, what risks might you face and how might you leverage an asset, likely latent, but ready for action, in your team or organisation? The facts of the matter: Cultural diversity is a catalyst for innovation, business growth and performance. (BCG) Diversity of Thought is critical for solving complex and interconnected challenges. …
It is now a truism and a platitude to assert that the world will never be the same after Covid-19. But undeniably, organisations and teams have rapidly been forced to change the ways they function and there will probably be no going back. While previously only lip-service might have been paid by some to the …
The outbreak of Coronavirus is now officially a pandemic; it has spread across the globe. Italy is in total lockdown; in Iran political leaders have died; and the United States has banned all travel to and from Europe. Virtually no business is immune and therefore almost all employees are potentially affected. Unprecedented Impact In Australia, …
It Is generally accepted that we have underestimated the challenges associated with achieving equality in the corporate world when it comes to attributes of gender, race ethnicity and sexual orientation amongst others. This is despite significant investments of time and money and the lure of substantial rewards from robust financial and human “dividends”. Whilst we’ll …
The long-awaited report of the Australian Human Rights Commission into workplace sexual harassment has just been released. It marks a paradigm shift in the way combatting sexual harassment should be addressed and in many ways is a world first. In essence, it posits that employers should owe a legal duty of care to all employees …
Heather Price, CEO at Symmetra, discusses what inclusion actually means in the 21st century. Unlock the other 11 videos in our FREE interactive expert video series guide Transcription Well, it’s really important for us to define exactly what inclusion means, because historically, for the last three decades or so, inclusion was really just described as …
Heather Price, CEO at Symmetra, discusses why inclusive leadership is so critical today. Unlock the other 11 videos in our FREE interactive expert video series guide Transcription When you talk about diversity, we’re talking about all the differences that people bring to the table. We’re talking about inherent differences. Those are the differences you’re born …
The High Court ‘s landmark ruling in Comcare v Banerji, last week affirmed that Comcare was justified in dismissing the employee for breaching the Australian Public Service (APS) code of conduct. The Code required employees to uphold APS values, including the obligation to maintain an apolitical public service at all times. While employed by the …
Diversity and inclusion has become so important over the last three to five years, where it’s shifted from being a social justice issue to a strategic business imperative because there’s been a host of empirical research which has emerged which demonstrates that diversity can actually optimise performance and innovation in organisations.
Transcript: – Well, we’re all aware of the Royal Banking Commission’s findings. Widespread cultural failings and misconduct, which has eroded the trust of the public in banking and financial services. And it’s not surprising that when Deloitte launched their Trust Index in 2018, and surveyed over 2,000 customers in Australia, less than one in …