CEO Report September 2017 by Leigh Cunningham

Abstract

There's a lot of talk globally about diversity targets to balance gender imbalances particularly in certain male-dominated sectors. I personally don't know any women who would want to be offered a job just to meet a diversity target-we would want any appointment to be based solely on merit. I also believe diversity happens organically when the culture of the organization supports it and to this end, I prefer to focus on inclusivity rather than diversity as the former will inevitably bring about the latter. A number of studies establish that diversity doesn't generate inclusion and on the contrary, often creates a diversity backlash.