Belinda Reynolds, a speaker at the marcus evans HR Summit 2012, on the importance of having diversity within an organisation. Interview with: Belinda Reynolds, Workforce and Diversity Manager, IBM

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IBM:
Promoting Diversity of Thought within the Workplace
Belinda Reynolds, a speaker at the marcus evans HR Summit 2012, on the importance
of having diversity within an organisation.
Interview with: Belinda Reynolds, Workforce and Diversity Manager, IBM
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“Diversity of thought comes from a diversity of backgrounds,” Being an employer of choice enables organisations to recruit a
says Belinda Reynolds, Workforce and Diversity Manager, IBM. much wider diverse pool, as well as provide an environment in
Australia is a diverse community and organisations must which employees can further develop their careers and
accurately represent this in order to prosper. flourish.
A speaker at the upcoming marcus evans HR Summit 2012, What methods of rewarding top talent would you
in the Gold Coast, Australia, 4 - 6 March, Reynolds discusses recommend?
successful human resources (HR) strategies for talent
management and employee performance. Belinda Reynolds: Compensation has always been appreciated
by employees. Whether in the monetary form of a bonus or
What challenges are HR professionals in Australia facing a raise in salary or a non-monetary benefit such as recognition
today? from a manager for a job well done, compensation gives
employees a sense of accomplishment.
Belinda Reynolds: The currently low unemployment rate in
Australia has made it increasingly competitive to ensure a Flexibility has becoming an increasingly significant benefit in
skilled workforce. We must focus on not only getting top the past few years. Being able to work from home or leave
talent through the door but ensuring that they are fulfilling early on certain days is a reward that two-career families
their potential and doing meaningful work. Employees want deeply value.
more than just a job; they want to feel that they are
contributing to society. Career development is fundamental to top talent. Managers
must help employees further their career within the
HR’s role is changing; we must now fully comprehend the organisation by providing training courses, support for further
overall business challenges. This will require critical thinking study and tools to help them prosper.
and the ability to get to the heart of an issue in order to
develop plans that can be implemented to support the How can HR enable the talent development process?
business strategy.
Belinda Reynolds: A robust talent development programme
Why is diversity within an organisation crucial? where managers are able to identify emerging talent is
essential for growth. By keeping note of an employee’s
Belinda Reynolds: Diversity of thought comes from a diversity achievements and performance in their current role, a pipeline
of backgrounds. of development can be created. This allows the organisation
to nurture its talent from within.
It is essential that the workforce accurately represents the
community that it works in and Australia is a very diverse Through the right mentoring, training and development,
community. Employees should feel that they can bring their employees can develop to become the company’s next senior
whole selves to work and ought to feel comfortable in their leaders.
working environment.
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