WHO SAYS: Quotes of the week from HR influencers and leaders
Here’s what HR and business leaders across Southeast Asia have to say on today’s pressing issues: “Encourage employees to bring their authentic selves to work, and create opportunities for individual expression and connection around issues they care about” – Derric Lee, Vice President and General Manager, Illumina Singapore Operations. Illumina Singapore was recently among the […]
Case study: How Landor & Fitch “builds to belong”
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: Global brand and design consulting firm Landor & Fitch is declaring itself “all-in” on diversity and inclusion. It now boasts “Building to Belong”, an employee-driven resource group focused on inclusion issues. Janice Siu, Managing Director for Asia-Pacific business development, describes this formalised group as a “passionate network of champions of greater ethnic […]
Region progressing on D&I, but still far behind the rest of the world
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: Progressive advocates are finding plenty of reasons to cheer when it comes to the adaptation of diversity goals in Southeast Asia-based organisations, but that progress still leaves the region far behind their western counterparts in this regard. That’s the conclusion of a recent report by Boston Consulting Group, which surveyed more than […]
IHG Thailand launches initiative to employ more people with disabilities
IHG Hotels & Resorts is partnering with Steps, an organisation focused on empowering employers to unlock the potential of neurodivergent individuals. This year, five IHG hotels in Bangkok will participate in a programme to become ‘disability inclusion ready’. The initiative includes workplace accessibility plans, disability training, inclusivity champions, recruitment and onboarding of disabled employees, and […]
Infographic: How did the pandemic amplify workplace inequalities?
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: The Covid-19 pandemic caused great upheaval across almost every organisation, and consumer, on the planet. But experts say it had a magnified effect on those already struggling with their minority status, whether that was around gender, race, sexuality, or any number of other sources of bias. According to a report by McKinsey […]
Employee voices now considered vital in the quest for diversity
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: Diversity and inclusion are back at the top of mind for many HR teams and business leaders, but the buck does not stop with them alone. That’s the opinion of Microsoft Singapore’s HR Lead Lynn Dang, who is featured in Chief of Staff Asia’s recent research paper into diversity and inclusion strategies […]
Beyond the pandemic: how diversity and inclusion policies are set to surge
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: With the pandemic now behind most organisations and markets in Southeast Asia, thought leadership in the HR space is turning to the question of what now? Many now expect a full-powered thrust toward pro-active diversity and inclusion policies across the majority of multinational workforces. The US-based Boston College Center for Work and Family […]
“Improve D&I or I’m out”: Staff driving inclusion agendas
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: Southeast Asian employees are now, more than ever, expressing a willingness to leave their current employer if baseline diversity and inclusion criteria aren’t met. Fifty-seven (57) percent of all respondents to a Boston Consulting Group survey, of which 90% were from underrepresented groups, said they would consider leaving their job for a more […]
Showcasing the real benefits behind diversity and inclusion in 2023
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: Diversity and inclusion in the workplace are not entirely new concepts. However, HR thought leaders and social researchers were able to gain new and varied perspectives while navigating through the pandemic. Many are now realising that a diverse and inclusive workforce can generate huge advantages for companies, as they become more innovative, […]
How workplace inequality grew more apparent during the pandemic
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: There’s nothing like a crisis to expose weaknesses in an organisation. That’s exactly what happened with the pandemic, which showcased some glaring problems in diversity-focused recruitment, talent management, and leadership in scores of employers around Southeast Asia. Numerous reports show that diverse groups, which include women in the workforce and people with disabilities […]
