WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.010 --> 00:00:02.550 So I haven't met a CEO yet 2 00:00:02.550 --> 00:00:04.840 that says diversity's not important. 3 00:00:04.840 --> 00:00:07.850 So we look back, the last decade around the world, 4 00:00:07.850 --> 00:00:09.780 there has been progress. 5 00:00:09.780 --> 00:00:11.420 Is it enough? 6 00:00:11.420 --> 00:00:12.483 Absolutely not. 7 00:00:13.820 --> 00:00:15.850 We're headed in the right direction, 8 00:00:15.850 --> 00:00:19.013 but what we need now is acceleration more than anything. 9 00:00:20.884 --> 00:00:23.467 (upbeat music) 10 00:00:26.040 --> 00:00:29.060 line:15% So diversity itself is very diverse. 11 00:00:29.060 --> 00:00:33.150 Gender diversity, geographic diversity, academic diversity. 12 00:00:33.150 --> 00:00:35.664 We know that actually more than one kind of 13 00:00:35.664 --> 00:00:38.823 diversity makes for even better outcomes. 14 00:00:40.310 --> 00:00:43.490 We know that diversity is good for business, 15 00:00:43.490 --> 00:00:45.390 we've proven time and time again 16 00:00:45.390 --> 00:00:48.310 that diversity prompts innovation. 17 00:00:48.310 --> 00:00:52.180 I think the interesting twist is that diversity also enables 18 00:00:52.180 --> 00:00:56.260 organizations to be more agile and more resilient. 19 00:00:56.260 --> 00:00:58.970 And I think at this point, the head knows, the heart knows, 20 00:00:58.970 --> 00:01:01.810 but now we need to move things into action, 21 00:01:01.810 --> 00:01:05.463 and that's sort of where we are at this point in time. 22 00:01:08.590 --> 00:01:09.740 Sometimes it's just that the 23 00:01:09.740 --> 00:01:12.180 right amount of investment hasn't been made. 24 00:01:12.180 --> 00:01:13.700 The second more critical piece, 25 00:01:13.700 --> 00:01:16.070 I think, is the time investment. 26 00:01:16.070 --> 00:01:18.890 You know we as leaders, if you look at your calendar 27 00:01:18.890 --> 00:01:22.710 in a week, how much time did I spend coaching somebody? 28 00:01:22.710 --> 00:01:25.630 How much time did I spend helping somebody? 29 00:01:25.630 --> 00:01:29.010 Achieving diversity isn't efficient if there isn't an 30 00:01:29.010 --> 00:01:33.323 inclusive environment that helps that person thrive. 31 00:01:34.540 --> 00:01:37.750 In most markets around the world, there is such a 32 00:01:37.750 --> 00:01:42.140 talent shortage, and there will be a talent crisis 33 00:01:42.140 --> 00:01:44.520 if you keep recruiting the same kind of people 34 00:01:44.520 --> 00:01:47.650 in the same recruiting pools that look just like you. 35 00:01:47.650 --> 00:01:50.800 You have to look broad and deep, 36 00:01:50.800 --> 00:01:54.080 and make sure that for every role that you are 37 00:01:54.080 --> 00:01:55.730 trying to fulfill, you get the best. 38 00:01:55.730 --> 00:01:57.170 And the best may not look like 39 00:01:57.170 --> 00:02:01.203 the best that was okay five, ten years ago. 40 00:02:04.620 --> 00:02:07.210 It's a fundamental requirement in my mind 41 00:02:07.210 --> 00:02:09.760 for organizations to survive and remain competitive 42 00:02:09.760 --> 00:02:11.730 in the next decade to come, 43 00:02:11.730 --> 00:02:16.730 to make this an urgent priority, to recruit diverse talent. 44 00:02:18.380 --> 00:02:21.930 Unless you do that, you just simply lose out. 45 00:02:21.930 --> 00:02:24.400 And by the time tomorrow comes, and if you haven't done it, 46 00:02:24.400 --> 00:02:25.950 it's too late. 47 00:02:25.950 --> 00:02:27.543 Now is the time to do it.