Insights

  • "Why Emotionally Intelligent People Are More Successful"

    The Diversity & Innovation Co focuses on developing self awareness and empathy in your business leaders.

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  • LEARNING FROM THE WRONG PEOPLE

    LEARNING FROM THE WRONG PEOPLE

    In my job as MD of The Diversity & innovation Company I have learned “more in a day” than the rest of my career as I road test Experience Days with our charity suppliers. Here are some great examples of authentic leadership attributes:

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  • "Why leadership-development programs fail"

    This is a useful analysis by McKinsey on how companies can avoid the most common mistakes in leadership development and increase the odds of success by matching specific leadership skills and traits to the context at hand; embedding leadership development in real work; fearlessly investigating the mind-sets that underpin behaviour; and monitoring the impact so as to make improvements over time.

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  • "Great Leaders Can Think Like Each Member of Their Team"

    Leaders who agree with Brian Uzzi’s assessment of what Great leaders need to do should also have a look at how The Diversity & Innovation Company helps leaders look beyond the norm, unlock their imagination and change the way they think – through our immersive experiences.

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  • "How “India Inc.” Can Own Frugal Innovation"

    Interesting article on India’s frugal innovation potential.

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  • Five Trends Driving Workplace Diversity In 2015

    Five Trends Driving Workplace Diversity In 2015

    The Diversity & Innovation Company directly matches 4 of the 5 trends driving diversity which Selena Rezvani sets out in her excellent article.

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  • Senior men and senior women – choice versus opportunity

    Senior men and senior women – choice versus opportunity

    Research by Columbia Business School, New York shows that when a woman is appointed to the CEO role, other women are more likely to attain senior positions. However when a woman is appointed to a senior role that was not the top job, the likelihood of other women following them to executive levels falls by 50%. The Columbia researchers believe the most likely explanation for the failure of more women to break through was a desire among men to exclude them from the boardroom. We set out the key issue for CEOs - properly address the choice versus opportunity challenge for men and women.

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  • Why we created The Diversity & Innovation Company

    Why we created The Diversity & Innovation Company

    I had several experiences during my time as Diversity lead in Accenture that convinced me that even though we were leading edge in our approach, there was a more commercial and effective approach we could take to driving Diversity and talent development.

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