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Perspectives on Inclusion and Diversity

Our work with top organizations and leaders provides us with a unique vantage point into best practices in improving inclusion and diversity. Learn more about how we can help your organization move the needle.

How CPG Companies Can Advance Gender Diversity in C-Suite P&L Leadership

Building a diverse GM talent pool is one of the most effective approaches companies can take to increase diversity in the CEO pipeline. What are companies with greater gender diversity at the top doing differently?

Women Leaders: How Far Have We Come?

More than 2,000 women leaders globally responded to our survey about what propelled them to the top, the barriers they faced and their advice for women starting out.

Sharing Their Stories: The Factors Senior Women of Color Leaders Say Made the Difference in Their Careers

Often the “first and only” woman of color in senior roles and executive spaces, high-achieving women of color share advice and stories about their careers.

Accelerating women in leadership: How far can we go?

How AI can drive workplace inclusivity

Leaders are spending a lot of time on AI opportunities but they also need to focus on the risks, including workplace inclusivity.

Think You Know How to Lead Inclusively? Think Again.

To foster a true culture of inclusion, leaders must embrace the four attributes of an inclusive mindset.

Women in Finance: 'Getting Comfortable Being Uncomfortable'

Our latest Women in Finance event featured three women who had led as CFO before broadening their broadened through COO, president and other P&L roles.

2024 S&P 500 New Director and Diversity Snapshot

Our analysis of the 2024 S&P 500 new class of board directors, including diversity, professional backgrounds, global experience and age.

LGBTQ+ Directors on Corporate Boards: Making Their Perspectives Heard

LGBTQ+ directors talk about becoming an effective voice on the board and why it matters for LGBTQ+ customers and employees.

Accelerating Women’s Progress: Breaking Bias and Building Inclusive Workplaces

During Women’s History Month, we celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. It also is a time to assess women’s progress and renew commitments to accelerating gender parity.

The Model Minority Myth: Three Asian Leaders’ Perspectives

Highlights from a panel discussion with three prominent and highly successful Asian American business leaders about how they experienced the model minority myth in their careers.

Potential and Experience: Diversifying the CEO Pipeline

Companies will improve the odds of having the right CEO for the future when they develop a pool of talent with diverse backgrounds, skills and perspectives. This requires a dynamic process to discover and develop candidates with high potential and a willingness to look beyond experience.

Crafting the Future of Influence: Unleash ‘Her Power’ in leadership to get through crises and beyond

In this second annual report, co-authored by Spencer Stuart and Bain & Company, we re-examine the workplace challenges facing women in China and recommend further actions to help women reach their full potential.

Opening doors in tech

Despite an abundance of campaigns, conferences and media blitzes the tech industry remains far from gender balanced. We explore what can be done to turn good intentions into greater impact.

Diversity Matters in CEO Transitions: Here’s How to Overcome the Pipeline Problem

Boards, CEOs and CHROs must reframe how they think about CEO search and succession planning in six areas to help create more diverse representation at the top in the future.

Why Being An Ally Isn’t Enough: What It Means to Be An Advocate for Black and African American Team Members

To drive meaningful, long-term change and progress, more allies will need to become advocates. What’s the difference?

Breaking bad talent barriers: How can companies successfully recruit from under-represented groups?

There is no shortage of desire to attract under-represented groups to tech companies but turning aspirations into reality remains challenging. We consider what’s to be done.

Accelerating Women through the Leadership Pipeline: What Really Works

The chief HR and talent leaders of five companies in Asia share the approaches their organizations use to increase the number of women in top leadership roles.

Vulnerability, Visibility and Having a Voice: What Leaders Should Know about Their LGBTQ+ Team Members’ Experience

As we look back on our history and look toward the future, members of Spencer Stuart’s LGBTQ+ Affinity Group shared their views on vulnerability, visibility and having a voice.

Autenticidad: Helping Hispanic and Latin American Employees Bring Their Whole Selves to Work

We highlight some ways that companies can facilitate safer, more inclusive work environments, and help Hispanic and Latin American members of the workforce feel more included.

How Organizations Can Embrace LGBTQ+ Talent

Corporations have a “uniquely powerful voice” in making a difference on diversity, equity and inclusion, said Kevin Jennings, head of the LGBTQ+ legal advocacy group Lambda Legal.

Casting a wider net for talent: TV industry CEOs are prioritising socio-economic diversity

As organisations seek to become more accessible, inclusive and representative, an increasing priority is the socio-economic backgrounds of their employees.

Women in the European industrial sector: Addressing the gender diversity imbalance

Progress towards greater gender diversity is uneven across the European industrial sector. We examine the 10 drivers that have an impact in tackling female talent shortages in industry.

Delivering diversity by example

We sat down with Simon Bolton, the former CEO of NHS Digital, the national information and technology partner for the health and care system across the UK. We discussed the enduring importance of diversity, equity and inclusion and how a leader can effect change across their organisation.

How we got here: C-level women share the factors that contributed to their success

From sponsorship to risk-taking, four takeaways for increasing gender diversity from our survey of top women leaders.

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