We are very pleased to announce the launch of our #PotentialOverpolish speaker series.
Over the next few months we will feature high profile social mobility and diversity experts.
They will discuss the benefits and challenges involved with social mobility. We urgently need to prioritise potential over polish as we make hiring and promotion decisions.
There is a great mis-pricing of talent happening right in front of our eyes. In addition to the more visible diversity traits like gender and ethnicity, less visible ones like socioeconomic diversity often go unnoticed and are ignored within DEI.
Typically showing up in a lack of so-called ‘polish’, societal biases stack the odds against individuals from disadvantage and less privileged backgrounds. This shows up in representation across senior roles within our industry, with Bridge Group research showing that 89% of senior level employees come from professional backgrounds.
Over the next few months we will feature high profile social mobility and diversity experts. They will discuss the benefits and challenges involved with social mobility.
We urgently need to prioritise potential over polish as we make hiring and promotion decisions.
Listen to their thoughts on:
- How social mobility can add to diversity of thought
- Overviews of the business and moral cases for social mobility and greater levels of socioeconomic diversity
- The political and corporate backdrop to social mobility in the UK
- Practical interventions for early career and progression success
- Best practice lessons and case studies for individuals & companies
- Insider stories and career advice
- Imposter syndrome, gravitas, growth mindset and accent bias
We will host five engaging live sessions in this series, scheduled at regular intervals over the next few months.
Please click on the topics below to view videos (if available) or to register.
