In our latest Transform Talent Podcast, we are discussing hiring and retaining diverse talent with DEIB. To attract a diverse workforce of top talent, organisations must foster diverse and inclusive cultures and in this podcast, we have invited Devi Virdi, Group Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Centrica, and Nina Pagon, Consultant and DEIB Lead at Right Management UK, to share their perspectives on this timely topic.

Maturity models provide a good foundation for businesses to improve on practices, performance and processes by helping to understand how well an organisation is doing. Through this process, the model will identify goals and priorities as well as establishing benchmarks and metrics for success.

The focus on green energy talent is gaining traction leading up to COP26 as the world focuses on the urgent climate need. More than 90 CEOs of large multinational organisations signed an open letter to the world’s leaders committing to work side-by-side with governments across the globe in a joint effort to accelerate the race to Net Zero.

The gender gap in leadership has been widely recognised in recent years, with many organisations calling out for gender equality, including The European institute for Gender Equality and Gender at Work alongside others contributing to the promotion of gender equality.

Organisations have been increasing their use of contingent workers over the decades, but the pace of that change is accelerating. In the new normal of talent shortages, changing business models and increased economic volatility, 73% of organisations expect to increase their use of contingent workers in the next 12-18 months. At the same time, only 23% have a plan for leveraging a contingent workforce strategy in place.