Remember when working remotely generally meant working at a space different from your assigned location—such as your client’s office, a conference, or another office? Today, remote work has become a business model, not a descriptor of where someone is working on any given day. In this session, we will look at key elements of workplace culture and how they are impacted by the remote work model.
In the lens of Digital Transformation, being mindful of where you spend your energy is imperative. Technology can be an incredibly powerful tool to help us work more efficiently and effectively, but on the flip side, it can be incredibly draining. Especially in the era of remote work, we need to be conscious of setting healthy boundaries and checking out so we can check back in. Things to think about are setting work hours and sticking to them. Blocking your calendar for things like focus time and lunch breaks. When taking time off, make sure you set yourself up to actually step away from work—silence your notifications and/or delete the apps from your phone. Be mindful of your mental capacity, so you don’t burn yourself out.
Join us as we will look more broadly at different dimension of diversity and how they come together to influence workplace culture, and look at how diversity – visible and invisible, familiar and unfamiliar – can influence team dynamics and workplace relationships and discuss how to foster a culture of inclusion.
Diversity is more than a “people” thing. There is increasing evidence and data linking diversity to financial performance. A McKinsey study links racial and ethnic diversity to improved financial returns – as much as 35% above national industry medians. A Deloitte study showed that diverse companies had higher cash flow per employee. Yet, the connection between diversity, inclusion and performance can feel elusive.
Join us for a conversation to help lay a foundation for talking about, engaging in, and working through D&I in your firm. In this session, we will explore questions like: What do we really mean when we say “diversity” AND “inclusion”? How should we be talking about D&I in our firms? We will explore the implications of D&I within firms and across the accounting profession and draw connections between statements of commitment to D&I, leadership intention, firm culture, and organizational performance.
