That is toxic.”. Anthony said leaders must have empathy for everyone, even people they disagree with, if they want to be truly inclusive. “You cannot lead effectively in any organization or capacity if you don’t have empathy,” he said. “And you cannot develop the right empathy if you are in an echo chamber.”.
Over 1.3 billion people live with some form of disability, representing 17% of the global population. This is the largest minority group worldwide. The Valuable 500 initiative helps companies become a tipping point for change, unlocking the business, social and economic value of the 1.3 billion people worldwide who have a disability.
An 'integrated leadership' model can help. Integrated leadership is about more than gender parity — it's about understanding and implementing what makes a great leader, regardless of their gender. In the face of a global polycrisis, old leadership models are failing people, business and the planet. A new model of inclusive, balanced, and ...
The journey towards a fully inclusive workplace requires ongoing effort, leadership accountability and a collective commitment to fostering diversity and inclusion at all levels. This International Women’s Day, I have been reflecting on how fortunate I am to work with so many incredible women within PwC and beyond.
To effectively build a neurodiverse inclusive leadership team: Partner with neurodiversity organizations: most organizations aren’t experts in the field of neurodiversity. Our case studies such as Goldman Sachs partnered with specialists in the neurodiversity sector leading to positive results. Prioritize systemic inclusion: by removing ...
Since 2015 the number of women in senior leadership has grown, particularly in the C-suite where the representation of women has increased from 17% to 21%. Today, 44% of companies have three or more women in their C-suite, up from 29% of companies in 2015. Corporate America scores much lower than France or Norway, where businesses average more ...
Agile leadership motivates and empowers others towards inclusive, sustainable progress. Agile leaders excel at addressing the challenges of rapid change, diverse stakeholders, and the need for significant impact. They're mission-focused, innovative, data-driven and inclusive. Agile leaders foster empowerment and continuous learning.
In that spirit, I offer six key priorities in the year ahead for would-be inclusive business leaders. 1. Be compassionate. See each other’s reality. We can’t greet the trauma experienced from racist violence and discrimination with silence, because silence, at best, gives the impression of indifference. For someone who is, say, the only ...
Disability inclusion in business only results from genuine leadership commitment. Data-driven insights and transparent reporting are needed to create the momentum for change on disability in the workplace. The Valuable 500’s Generation Valuable Mentoring Programme is one initiative paving the way for inclusive leadership.
Inclusive leadership has been repeatedly proven to drive improved innovation, decision making and design. Be it in leadership, development, data inputs, testing, implementation, iteration or accessibility strategies, there is no excuse for not finding a way to engage an intersectional and inclusive view of our world in the development of technology - that is where the key to ethical technology ...