Why Insiders Matter
Why the Focus on White Men? And on Developing Leadership by Building Inclusion? Our company, White Men as Full Diversity Partners, got started almost 25 years ago because we noticed a pattern in leadership responsibility, regardless of industry, as it pertained to diversity and inclusion that continues today. Almost always, the groups most ill-affected by […]
Accountability But Not Justice
DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION CHECKLIST In 2020, the United States experienced a series of reckonings, from continued racial injustice to the devastating but unequal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the largest employer in the nation, encompassing agencies that affect every aspect of life in the U.S., the federal government has the opportunity to be […]
Women’s Inclusion Representation in the Financial Services Industry
Jiat-Hui Wu and Samantha Ghiotti discuss women’s representation in the financial services industry, both from the practitioner and the recruitment sides. In this conversation, Heidrick & Struggles’ Jiat-Hui Wu speaks to Samantha Ghiotti, an entrepreneur, investor, executive, and current non-executive director at Bridgetown 3, a SPAC sponsored by Richard Li and Peter Thiel. The two […]
Biden administration on track to be most LGBTQ-inclusive in U.S. history
The Biden-Harris transition team has already named several LGBTQ people to key White House posts, and advocates hope it’s just the beginning. President-elect Joe Biden has repeatedly vowed to make LGBTQ rights a priority in his administration. But he won’t be working alone: The former vice president has already tapped LGBTQ appointees for several key […]
Biden Administration Rescinds Prohibitions on Diversity and Inclusion Training By Government Contractors and Grantees
The Biden Administration did not waste time in rescinding former President Trump’s controversial Executive Order 13950, which limited the ability of federal government contractors and grantees to conduct certain types of diversity and inclusion training. On January 20, 2021, the first day of the new administration, President Biden issued a new Executive Order on Advancing […]
CLIENTS CALLING: HIRING LEADERS WHO CAN DRIVE CHANGE
Digital transformation and the pace of change are not new. Leading through transformation at a breakneck pace in the midst of a global pandemic, however, is unprecedented. In a 2021 survey of executive search and leadership consultants, AESC asked its members what topics their clients are discussing the most. The top response by a decisive […]
THE MOST IMPORTANT EXECUTIVE DIVERSITY INITIATIVES IN 2021
Organizations are being asked to identify diverse talent to fill executive-level positions. The lack of diversity in leadership positions is consistently cited as a critical corporate issue, leading recruiters to pursue a wide range of executive diversity initiatives in 2021. According to an analysis by McKinsey, companies in the top quartile for gender diversity on […]
President-Elect Joe Biden’s First 100 Days
DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION CHECKLIST In 2020, the United States experienced a series of reckonings, from continued racial injustice to the devastating but unequal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the largest employer in the nation, encompassing agencies that affect every aspect of life in the U.S., the federal government has the opportunity to be […]
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AND THE ROLE OF EXECUTIVE SEARCH
Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) remains a hot topic. For some companies it’s an issue of regulatory compliance or corporate social responsibility. Yet others regard it as a source of competitive advantage and with good reason. Research shows that organizations with greater levels of diversity outperform their competitors. McKinsey’s research showed that companies with ethnically diverse […]
US Hispanic and Latino lives and livelihoods in the recovery from COVID-19
Hispanics and Latinos are key to the US recovery but have been damaged disproportionately by the pandemic. Targeted interventions are required to improve their health and economic outcomes. That the COVID-19 crisis shines a spotlight on socioeconomic inequities in the United States is not news. In particular, the 60 million Hispanics and Latinos in the […]
