2. ORGANIZATIONS THAT SEEK GLOBAL MARKET
RELEVANCY MUST EMBRACE THE
PERSPECTIVES OF VARIOUS GENDER,
BACKGROUNDS, SKILLS, RELIGIONS, AGES
ETC. IN HOW THEY THINK, ACT AND
INNOVATE.
3. According to mathematicians the human race would be able
to run 100 meters under 10 seconds in 2030. But the
amazing sprint world record of 9.58 seconds was set by
Usain Bolt already in 2008. . .
4. WHAT ARE THE GLOBAL TRENDS THAT WILL
AFFECT OUR BUSINESS?
5. PEOPLE ON OUR PLANET WILL GROW FROM 7.2
BILLIONS IN 2014 UP TO 11.9 BILLIONS IN 2050
(OECD)
6. SHARE OF GLOBAL MIDDLE CLASS CONSUMTION
Within a few years, the
number of households on
the African continent will
grow from 60 to 100 million,
which will bring a large new
consumer market.
7. 7 OF THE WORLD’S 10 FASTEST GROWING ECONOMIES ARE IN
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
8. A LARGER TALENT AND CONSUMER POOL IS UP FOR
GRABS
IN 2018 1 BILLION WOMEN WILL ENTER THE WORKFORCE FOR THE FIRST TIME
64% OF THE PEOPLE WITH AN HIGHER EXAM ARE WOMEN
WOMEN WILL CONTROL CLOSE TO 75% OF OUR TOTAL CONSUMTION BY THE YEAR 2028
9. Millennials are the
largest, most diverse,
most educated and most
connected generation of
all time. . .
THEY WANT TO WORK FOR A SMALL
COMPANY LESS THAN 100 EMPLOYEES
THEY HAVE A DELAYED ADULTHOOD
THEY WANT TO WORK FROM HOME
THEY WANT A MEANINGFUL WORK
10. . . .and these talents value workplace
diversity as much as status and at least as
much as salary when choosing a future
employer…
11. We can certainly say that the playing field looks different
now than it did 10 years ago. The power is shifting in
markets, countries and people that have traditionally been
underrepresented in decision-making roles in business…
15. WE ALL HAVE A LISTENER BIAS:
q MEN SPEAK 75% MORE THAN WOMEN IN MEETINGS
q IF WOMEN TALK MORE THAN 30% BOTH MEN AND WOMEN CONSIDER THEM
DOMINATING
q BOTH MEN AND WOMEN INTERRUPT WOMEN MORE THAN THEY INTERRUPT MEN
q IN CLASS ROOMS: WHEN BOYS CALL OUT ANSWERS MORE LIKELY TO BE LISTENED
TO; GIRLS INSTRUCTED TO RAISE THEIR HANDS
AIRTIME FOR EVERYONE?
19. WE DO NOT DOUBT OUR PERFORMANCE EQUALLY
q COMPARED WITH MEN, WOMEN CONSIDER THEMSELVES READY FOR PROMOTIONS
20% LESS THAN MEN
q MEN INITIATE SALARY NEGOTIOTIATIONS 4 TIMES AS OFTEN AS WOMEN DO AND
ON AVERAGE MEN THINK THEY DESERVE 80,000 USD PER YEAR AND WOMEN
64,000 USD
q WOMEN PREDICT THEY DO WORST ON TESTS (6 VS 8 ON AVERAGE SCALE AND
THEY BOTH END UP WITH A 7 AFTER COMPLETING THE TEST)
PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS?
23. FUTURE MARKETS SHOULD MAKE AN EFFORT TO GET
TO KNOW AND INTEGRATE TOMORROW’S
WORKFORCE, CONSUMERS AND PRODUCERS
WE NEED TO REFLECT THE MARKET PLACE WE SERVE
24. HOW CAN WE USE THE FULL POTENTIAL
OF OUR WORKFORCE TO BOOST OUR
BUSINESS?
36. COMPANIES WITH AT LEAST 30% WOMEN IN MANAGEMENT
POSITIONS HAVE A STONGER PERFORMANCE
MCKINSEY, CATALYST, CREDIT SUISSE
37. DO YOU FULLY TAP INTO YOUR WORKFORCE
POTENTIAL TO ACHIEVE YOUR BUSINESS
GOALS?
38. ”You never change things by fighting the
existing reality.
To change something, build a new model that
make the existing model obsolete”.
Buckminister Fuller