At this point in the twenty first century we are already immersed in and often unnervingly confronted at work and socially by the accelerating pace of change of the new digital age. We see it on our TVs which depict the arrival of driverless cars, in telephone answering systems which identify us by our voices …
History Revisited The hullabaloo swirling around the plebiscite on same sex marriage and the dire consequences envisaged by some if it becomes law, is reminiscent of the overwrought situation in Australia in 1984 when the Federal Sex Discrimination Act was being debated in Parliament. By 1984, three countries with which Australia identifies most closely, culturally and historically, …
Male Champions of Change Diversity and Inclusion Workshop, 2017 AFAC Conference While AFAC have long recognised the need for a diverse and inclusive sector as fundamental to maintaining the capability of the Fire and Emergency Services workforce, changes have been slow to occur over the past 20 years. As a result, AFAC has taken a …
Heather will be presenting “Debiasing decisions” at the Lex Mundi Asia/Pacific Regional Conference, Sydney, 6 October 2017, which will bring together approximately 110 senior lawyers from every continent for learning and networking opportunities. Debiasing Decisions We know we can’t remove unconscious bias, but we can change the environment in which our decisions are made. Explore how …
Nowadays, hardly anyone who is interested in the study of decision making doubts that human thought processes are impacted by a vast array of biases. And most accept that our decisions would be better if we could eliminate or at least reduce the negative influences of unconscious biases. Controversy arises, however, as to how to …
For some years now, the notion that increasing diversity in organisations results in greater innovation has been broadly and increasingly accepted. Quantitative data to support this proposition has certainly been available, though largely based on anecdotal case studies or loose correlations between increasing female board membership and better financial returns and even statistical computer modelling …
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
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 …
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 …