We were delighted to be welcomed by Global on the 5th September for the latest instalment of GroWiT entitled: 'Putting Diversity at the Heart of your Business Strategy'. The focus of the event was to provide attendees with more practical insight and steps to deliver tangible progress around attracting diverse talent. The action packed agenda kicked off with Steph Pritchard (Head of Project Delivery & Commercial Technology at Global) who provided an outline of the key initiatives they are undertaking to attract diverse talent into their organisation, whilst also outlining why diversity is so important to the business. Our other guest speakers included Babita Kumar (Client Director - Azure Digital Transformation Solutions at BP), Andrew Faulkner (HR Deputy Director, Digital, Data & Technology at BEIS), Sara Matthewman (Software Engineer at Capgemini) and Suzanne Craig (IT CoE Delivery & Solution Architecture at BT). Check out the extended highlights below.
 

On the eve of International Women's Day we hosted our latest GroWiT (Growing Women in Technology) event entitled 'Balance for Better Business Outcomes' in partnership with Ericsson. The focus of the evening was to drive collective thinking around whether we create better business outcomes from having more gender diverse teams. If you missed the event you can watch the highlights right here or, if you prefer, read a brief summary of the event below.
 

Diversity is (quite rightly) an incredibly hot topic in the talent markets that we operate in. Whether it’s security, software engineering, data or technology sales the question hiring managers are asking is the same: how can we attract a more diverse workforce? In a recent interview we conducted with Jane Frankland (CISO Adviser, Author & Champion for Women in Security) she stated “diversity makes for a strategic and competitive advantage. It’s not just about recruiting diversity for diversity’s sake.” Studies show that diverse teams are safer and higher performing due to a more balanced perspective on risk and reward.