Collaboration
Diversity & inclusion
Our ambition is to be a great workplace for all our employees. Being a diverse and inclusive company takes consistent effort, and there is always room to improve. That is why we have a dedicated diversity and inclusion team. One of our partners provides the team with guidance. Seven employees form the core task force, while six sub teams focus on improvements in specific areas, such as awareness and gender diversity in leadership positions.
Personality differences
An ability to understand differences in behavior and personality traits is key to great teamwork. So, as part of their onboarding program, we train new co-workers to use the DISC tool, which provides useful insights into people’s different behavioral styles and the ways in which these affect collaboration. During the training, we also provide them with practical tips and tricks they can apply on a daily basis.
Raising awareness
Our mission is to raise awareness of diversity and inspire people by bringing in new perspectives. Every few months, we organize a company-wide session on diversity and inclusion. We invite external speakers to inspire us and create room for discussion among co-workers. Examples of themes we addressed in these sessions are contemporary leadership, gender stereotypes, and biases and implicit associations.
Recently, we founded The Voice, an employee council IG&H style. Its members work in different departments — including consulting, digital services, and platform services — and at various hierarchical levels and have different nationalities. So, they represent everyone’s interests. The Voice is our way to involve employees in decision-making in a flexible, fast manner that suits the 21st century and IG&H’s culture. The council and the leadership team discuss proposed changes that affect everyone’s way of working, such as major strategic decisions or adjusted working conditions. We are currently organizing preliminaries. Everyone can sign up — from analyst to (non-shareholding) partner. At the end of October, employees can vote for candidates. The results will be announced during our very own live ‘show.’
Gender diversity
In our reverse mentoring program, groups of five female co-workers mentor one of the partners. The program facilitates an impactful dialogue on diversity and inclusion. To create more diversity at the top of the organization, partners coach female managers and directors on developing leadership skills.