Taking the moral position, that diversity and inclusion are ‘the right thing to do’ has not motivated change in business. Yet there has never been a senior leader that has said to me, ‘I want to treat people unfairly’. Continue reading “Lisa Kepinski, founder and director, Inclusion Institute”
The benefits that diversity and inclusion bring to the organisation in terms of strategic thinking… it’s a completely different world. When I talk about diversity, I mean not only gender and geography, but also background, education, upbringing, and the way we think. Continue reading “Barbara Levi Mager, general counsel, Sandoz”
Atos is strongly convinced about the importance of diversity as a key value driver for the group’s future continuous growth and competitiveness, and has launched the ‘Atos Group Diversity Program’, with group executive sponsors, a group diversity programme manager and a group diversity committee. Continue reading “Alexandre Menais, executive Vice President, M&A strategy and corporate development, Atos”
In our business there are always two discussions around the motivation for creating a workplace that is inclusive of LGBT members of staff. One relates to matters of the heart, but there are also matters of the head. Continue reading “Ian Johnson, Founder, Out Now”
Total’s diversity and inclusion strategy is predominantly internally driven. For many years we’ve recognised that it is not only the right thing to do, but there is also a business case for diversity. Continue reading “Dawn Lannin, Vice President of Legal for Europe and Central Asia, Total”
Gender is an obvious diversity issue for us as a company that primarily employs engineers, and therefore is not known as an employer of lots of women. Continue reading “Juergen Reul, general counsel, BMW”
Diversity and inclusion improves excellence in execution and risk management, and it gives strategic advantage. It improves execution by enabling better problem-solving; it’s an early warning system for bad decision-making. Continue reading “Nia Joynson-Romanzina, founder and director, iCubed”
GC: You have worked in the technology sector for much of your career. What are the most significant developments, in your opinion?
Continue reading “In conversation: Mark Chandler, general counsel, Cisco”
GC magazine: Can you tell me about your journey to becoming a lawyer? Was it something that you always wanted to do?
Continue reading “In conversation: Peter Ferola, general counsel, BioTelemetry, Inc”
GC magazine: How did you come to be working in-house?
Continue reading “In conversation: Charlene Ripley, general counsel, Goldcorp”