Making the recruitment process more objective and unbiased is a pillar of providing equal opportunities to all candidates. But is it enough to see more ethnically diverse talent come into corporate leadership positions?
In this episode, Sergio Panday, co-founder and CEO at Roots Inspire, shares about best practices to bring more ethnic talent into leadership positions at enterprises. In our conversation we cover the following topics: The reason for a stark lack of ethnic diversity in leadership at multinationals, the bottlenecks in recruitment and talent development for ethnic talent, the need for talent management aside recruitment to make diverse leadership teams sustainable, and other tips for recruitment professionals and HR managers to increase diversity at the top level of their organisations.
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A bit about Sergio Panday
Raised by a single mom on a secretary salary, the odds of a successful, international career in corporate banking were not in Sergio Panday’s favour. After an 18-year long career in banking, leading various product and client teams, Sergio Panday is now determined to increase ethnic diversity across corporate leadership positions.
Following the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020, Sergio decided that enough is enough and a uniquely different approach is required to build more ethnically diverse leadership pipelines. Utilising modern technology, they built a platform to create change – at scale! Involving over 75 ethnic corporate leaders from various industries, they built a programme that changes individual career trajectories, company cultures and industries at large – and the results so far have been incredible!
