Business Chief Europe Magazine February 2020 | Page 33

WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE TO OTHER C-LEVEL EXECUTIVES LOOKING TO DIVERSIFY AND BECOME MORE INCLUSIVE WITHIN THEIR COMPANIES ?
CLICK TO WATCH : ‘ WORK HAS CHANGED , SO HAS BANKING ’ 33 markets , and the needs of our consumers across the continent . I have been lucky to work in organisations that are international and diverse by design , but of course there are always some challenges when people are required to change the way they work . Diversity comes in many colors and it always takes time to adapt to change . Whether it be changing the working language of a company to English , as the number of people from different language groups grows , or respecting different national holidays or vacation
periods when companies grow to multiple locations .
WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE TO OTHER C-LEVEL EXECUTIVES LOOKING TO DIVERSIFY AND BECOME MORE INCLUSIVE WITHIN THEIR COMPANIES ?
Naturally , every leader wants to help shape the culture of their organisation , to leave their mark in some way . But a great leader understands that they don ’ t want to create a homogenous culture where everybody looks and thinks the same . My advice would be that cultivating a sustainable culture
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