HOW BUSINESS CAN THRIVE IN AN AGE OF DIVERSITY

Diversity should be embraced by organisations, not only because it provides the ability to compete in global markets, nor just for social responsibility or corporate reputation reasons. The crucial reason, besides the fact it makes for better places to work, is the considerable evidence that diversity can improve bottom line performance. Research has shown that heterogeneous teams consistently out-perform homogeneous teams in a variety of ways, leading to better decision making and problem solving, greater creativity and innovation, improved connection to customers, and the eradication of ‘groupthink’.

In this session, facilitator Danny Kalman will help us understand what we mean by diversity and inclusion, whether there is a difference between them and if so what is it. He will identify the key business drivers for organisations to take D&I seriously.

Key take aways:

• What good practice looks like and the practical steps organisations can take to create a more diverse workforce and inclusive culture.
• Identify the challenges we face in implementing a D&I strategy.

Danny Kalman

Danny’s expertise is supporting organisations to adopt an inclusive talent management strategy. He works with companies to ensure they have the right people in the right place at the right time to maximise business results.

Danny was Director of Global Talent at Panasonic Corporation from 2008-2013. He was instrumental in the development and implementation of their global Talent Management’s policies and procedures. Danny worked as the first non-Japanese HR Director of the company’s European operations. He was responsible for HR staff in 15 countries, worked closely with the Business Domains in Japan and was a Board Member of Panasonic Europe.

Since April 2013 Danny has established his own talent management consultancy. He advises high profile companies on their talent strategies, is an ICF accredited coach, speaks regularly at conferences on talent management and has led leadership development programmes in Asia and South America.

Danny is the co-author of a book on global talent management which was published by Wiley’s in October 2014. The book is called ‘Make Your People Before You make Your Product’ - using Talent Management to achieve competitive advantage in Global Organisations. His second book is titled ‘Inclusive Talent Management’ - how business can thrive in an age of diversity.

Timings:

6.00pm Registration

6.30pm Speaker - Danny Kalman

8.00pm Networking

9.00pm Finish