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Testimonials

Executive Leader

INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT BANK, LONDON

” I just thought the Diversity Imperative session was really well done and is quite unique in your suite of D&I training, as we usually always take it for granted that diversity is good, but this is actually demonstrating and rationalizing why and how to make it work.”

IN THE PRESS

HR Monthly

Imagine a mammoth auditorium in Melbourne (that plays host to the Logies each year) on a wintry Thursday afternoon. Inside, more than 600 National Australia Bank business banking staff are attending a one-day diversity conference. And while there’s nothing groundbreaking about that, there is one session that stands out. Like a genie in a bottle, one of the leading players in unconscious bias training, Heather Price takes centre stage.

Price has been working in the field for 25 years and she wastes no time in hammering the audience with more data about diversity, quotas, GDP growth and productivity gains through diversity and research that shows the risks of business decisions contaminated by unconscious bias. There is nothing fluffy about this presentation. She knows it is a room of bankers so she takes a no nonsense approach. The Diversity Imperative session at the Melbourne conference is the start of a new approach the bank is taking in an attempt to limit biases, improve decision-making and increase diversity at all levels of the bank. And it’s using heavy artillery to get the job done.

TESTIMONIALs

Executive Leader

GLOBAL BANK

“Thank you for your very professional help navigating the results.”

Executive Leader

INTERNATIONAL BANK

“Appreciated the chance for the debrief. . . certainly gets the grey matter going, and reflection.”

Executive Leader

INSURANCE COMPANY, APAC REGION

“I very much enjoyed our conversation and this debrief has given me much food for thought!”

In the press

Fiona Smith

Work Space Editor

AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

Six reasons why flexible work spells career death

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Helen Bradley

Director – Diversity, Learning and Talent

WESTPAC INSTITUTIONAL BANK

“[Symmetra] Diversity Consulting worked closely with Westpac Institutional Bank to design a Flexibility Audit of our organisation… We would highly recommend [them] as a partner for any business interested in building workplace flexibility.”

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Helen Bradley

Director – Diversity, Learning and Talent

WESTPAC INSTITUTIONAL BANK

COMMUNITY BUSINESS DIAN SERIES

The Diversity & Inclusion in Asia Network (DIAN) Professional Series , launched by Community Business, invited Heather Price, CEO of Symmetra, as an internationally recognised expert in the Flexibility space, to conduct a workshop in Hong Kong in April 2016 on ‘FlexAgility’ for its members . This workshop was attended by Executives, Human Resources and Diversity professionals from 11 different multinationals in Financial services, Media, Law , IT and Resources.

The workshop was a resounding success.

Participants were highly engaged, leaving with practical takeaways concerning flexibility that will enable change in each of their respective workplaces. Feedback collected at the end of the workshop was overwhelmingly positive with a rating of 4.7 out of 5.0:

– 100% of participants stated their expectations were met or exceeded.

– 100% of participants reported learning something new and very useful from the workshop,

– 100% of participants stated that the content was meaningful and highly relevant to their individual company

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General Manager HR-Talent, Remuneration and Diversity

ARRIUM

” At Arrium, we see diversity as a real opportunity to create value within our business. Over the last year we have partnered with Symmetra to build a strategic framework for our efforts in this area and to build awareness and understanding across our global operations.

Symmetra’s expertise, experience and resources have proven invaluable, giving us insight into best practice as well as access to other organisations.

The workshops they delivered for us have resulted in changing many attitudes and behaviours and have helped us better understand the benefits of all forms of diversity and inclusion.”

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Executive Leader

GLOBAL RESOURCES COMPANY

“Very professional and relevant in both face to face delivery and follow up coaching…

…… inspiring giving useful and act-based insights.”

Executive Leader

GLOBAL SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH ORGANISATION

“I truthfully enjoyed our challenging conversations, found the coaching stimulating and really appreciate the insights.”

Executive Leader

GLOBAL BANK

“This coaching has made me realise just how many people I may inadvertently discount”.

Executive Leader

GLOBAL BANK

“Thanks so much, I thought the coaching session today was fabulous and I’m so grateful to have these tools & insights now .“

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Estelle Olstein

Diversity Manager

WOOLWORTHS LIMITED

“Heather’s dynamic and passionate style, her smart and provocative messaging and global track record in this field makes her stand out as one of a kind in this field. Heather can hold the attention of any kind of audience for the 3 or 4 hours when she works with them and has actually changed the way our Leaders who attended these sessions, think about this subject.”

David Shirt

Country Head, Head of Japan Equities

MACQUARIE GROUP

“Heather Price, CEO of Symmetra recently delivered Unconscious Bias training to our Director population in Tokyo. This was part of a broader roll out of Symmetra’s cutting edge program: A Conscious Approach to Better Decision Making which Macquarie is engaging Symmetra to deliver to its Director population globally across Asia, Australia, EMEA and the Americas

This program was indeed the best training session I have ever undertaken in my 22 plus years in the finance industry!”

Kim Schmidt

Director – People and Culture

GRANT THORTON

“Heather’s keynote presentation at our annual Partner Conference exceeded our expectations in terms of the impact it had on our leaders as well as the momentum it has created for our diversity agenda. Our leaders responded well to Heather’s dynamic, engaging and informative presentation style. Heather built a clear business case for diversity and demonstrated the value of diversity in terms of enabling innovation, driving growth and creating a sustainable competitive advantage.”

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Diversity & Inclusion Consultant

NAB

“As someone with a lived experience of disability, Symmetra was able to challenge my senior work colleagues during our Unconscious Bias training by demonstrating the importance of diversity of thought.

A new level of awareness was raised with a simple notion of bringing the unconscious to the conscious level by asking them to have a conversation with me on the actual barriers and attitudes in the workplace relating to disability.

The outcome was amazing, where leaders were more comfortable in having open conversations with employees with disability to improve attitudes and behaviours for a more inclusive work environment. ”

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Director, Environment & Capability

WESTPAC INSTITUTIONAL BANK

“ I would highly recommend the Diversity Challenge as an engaging and effective way of embarking on the cultural transformation required to embed diversity [and inclusion] within your business. ”

Tegwin Pulley

Vice-President, Workforce Diversity and Work life Strategies

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS

“We used The Diversity Challenge for our annual T.I. Worldwide Diversity conference, ‘Embedding an Inclusive Environment’, and it proved to be the best and most engaging conference we have had to date.

The Diversity Challenge is an innovative and unique approach to diversity and inclusion, and our objectives were met and surpassed as people left the conference enthused about the experience and energized about their part in embedding an inclusive environment at Texas Instruments.”

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Helen Bradley

Director – Diversity, Learning and Talent

WESTPAC INSTITUTIONAL BANK

Snezana Jankulovski

Diversity Manager

TELSTRA

“Not only was [Symmetra] Diversity Consulting professional in terms of their delivery, the consultation with Telstra around our needs was exceptional. [They] managed the entire Audit from conception right through to post-implementation review, and successfully handled our internal clients with care and professionalism. Thank you!”

Testimonials

Lindall West

Director, Environment & Capability

People & Performance

WESTPAC INSTITUTIONAL BANK

“ I would highly recommend the Diversity Challenge as an engaging and effective way of embarking on the cultural transformation required to embed diversity [and inclusion] within your business. ”

Tegwin Pulley

Vice-President, Workforce Diversity and Work life Strategies

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS

“We used The Diversity Challenge for our annual T.I. Worldwide Diversity conference, ‘Embedding an Inclusive Environment’, and it proved to be the best and most engaging conference we have had to date.

Derek Raymond

Equity & Diversity Coordinator

RAILCORP

“The Diversity Challenge is a creative and effective way of exploring the issue of diversity in the workplace. Highly recommended for all levels of staff and managers.”

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General Manager HR-Talent, Remuneration and Diversity

ARRIUM

Symmetra’s expertise, experience and resources have proven invaluable, giving us insight into best practice as well as access to other organisations.

The workshops they delivered for us have resulted in changing many attitudes and behaviours and have helped us better understand the benefits of all forms of diversity and inclusion.”

Testimonials

Amelia Britton

HR Manager, People and Culture

KPMG

“Our firm has truly valued the consultation from Heather Price. Not only is Heather’s knowledge on a local level the best in the industry, Heather is also able to provide global best practice examples which help to cement the business case for a more strategic approach to diversity.”

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“A great tool”

“A very user-friendly tool & the report was easy to follow.”

“Very easy to use, showed subtle changes”

“Deepened my awareness”

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From Program Participants:

“Being aware of how my behaviour and actions are perceived by others allows me to modify or re-think the approach to take when confronted with issues.”

“I have been able to value what each team member brings to the workplace and encourage all team members to work on doing the same”

“There is improved collaboration…for individuals, my team and clients…”

From a participant’s 360° reviewer:

“Her ability to advocate on behalf of her team and influence change to acknowledge diversity and inclusion has become one of her strengths.”

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Integrated Planning

MAROONDAH CITY COUNCIL

“The Sustainability Challenge was a definite success that helped us achieve our aims as indicated by participant feedback…. [T]he Challenge was the best part of the day and students said it was because it required thinking and discussion and helped them to understand the issues”

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Senior Executive

GLOBAL INVESTMENT BANK

“We usually always take it for granted that diversity is good, but what is quite unique in your suite of D&I training is actually demonstrating and rationalizing why + how to make it work.”

Diversity & Inclusion Leader
FORTUNE 100 CPG

“As one of the first organizations in the US to engage with Symmetra to roll out their Unconscious Bias program for our executives, we were very pleased with the quality of their work. They really understood our business and were able to customize their tools and training to fit our culture.”