057: Diversity Initiatives and Strategic Business Transformation

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Digital</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Enterprise Society is the authority on the transformation to a digital enterprise, impacting all areas of an organization. Tune in for discussions among industry leaders about operations and action needed to drive digitization principles forward for the future of product development and life cycles.</span><strong> </strong></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In today’s episode, Thom Singer and Craig Brown welcome Stefan Jockusch, the Vice President of Strategy at Siemens Digital Industries.  Stefan has seen first hand the value and importance of transforming business through the relationship between the strategy and diversity initiatives.  He shares insights into fostering and nurturing workplace diversity and overcoming intrinsic cultural biases in order to maximize your company’s potential.  This concept is more critical than ever, and while studies have shown that companies that do well with diversity do better with their bottom line, it is even more important that we all work to more fully embrace diversity simply because it is the better way of conducting business. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On today’s podcast, you will learn:</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>The importance of strategically transforming business</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What does it take to help a business make a lasting transformation? </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Asking questions and challenging processes is an essential step to strategic transformation </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A diverse workforce is a key component of a successful, strategic workforce</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>How to improve workforce diversity </strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Gender diversity is the first and critical starting pla