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LEADING WITH DIVERSITY: CHAMPIONS IN ACTION
Why Now?Positive Signs
New external reporting
International business case
research
22 Male Champions of
Change
Challenges
Diverse talent still overlooked & marginalised
Anchoring diversity to
business strategy
Lack of leadership buy-
in
10 innovative male and female CEOs show the way
These CEOs have 6 things in common
Strong personal values
Unique personal diversity journey
Deep diversity insight & empathy
Look through a diversity capability
lens
Understand that
tolerance is not
enough to be your
best
Anchor diversity
to business strategy
Diversity Culture Continuum©
Denial
• Difference is ignored
Tolerance
• Difference is tolerated
Acceptance
• Difference is accepted
Value Differen
ce
• Difference in thought and style is valued
Leverage
Difference
• Difference is actively embraced
And are personally leading their organisation’s diversity journey
With 5 Shared Beliefs
1. That lack of workforce diversity is a business problem
2. That diversity without inclusion is a numbers game• Diversity is about creating the mix• Inclusion is about making the mix work
3. That diversity + inclusion builds business capability
4. That diversity success requires long term culture change
5. That diversity must be leader-led
And personal insight that…
Diversity is a business problem
Success requires long term culture change
Everyone is on a diversity & inclusion journey
Leaders must be equipped with expanded mindsets, knowledge & skills
You get what you measure
And talent comes in many packages with unconscious bias
impacting on merit-based decision making
Leading by
Example
Challenging the status
quo Using diversity
strategy to catalyse
new conversatio
ns
Calling bias when they see
it Setting diversity
expectations and
consequences
Making flexibility “the way of work”
Mentoring &
sponsoring diverse
talent
And CEO actions include
