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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
From the 30th June 2014 any employee in the U.K. who has worked for their employer for 26 weeks continuously can apply under the Employment Rights Act 1996 to change their working arrangements so that they can work flexibly. This marks an additional step in an evolutionary process started in the U.K. more than a …