people management

Female representation on boards: why it matters and how to achieve it

By Matt McIntyre, Executive Consultant at OnTrack International

Consultants, businesses, and the media have observed, analysed and discussed the lack of women in senior leadership positions from almost every angle. Why aren’t there more? Why should there be more? Does it matter?

First, it matters.

Evidence shows that organisations with more women in senior roles are more profitable, provide a higher quality of service, and are more socially responsible. It impacts recruitment – people want to join a modern and diverse organisation, an […]

How employers can support a more diverse intake of grads this autumn

This article was first published on Personnel Today – https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/supporting-diverse-graduates/

September is a busy month in the world of early careers with both applications for 2025 and 2024 recruits starting their induction process. Many employers will be thinking about how to encourage and support a more diverse intake of graduate and apprentice employees. To do so successfully employers must at the very least re-evaluate and potentially rethink both their recruitment and onboarding to remove barriers and support a more diverse pool […]

How can employers broaden their talent pool in today’s challenging market?

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How to set up your Early Careers programmes for success, build a diverse talent pool and develop that talent.

In today’s corporate landscape, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) aren’t merely buzzwords. They are a commercial imperative for organisations to broaden their talent pool. This means increasing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, neurodiversity and socio-economic background. Those that fail to implement clear DE&I strategies risk facing significant consequences in terms of both talent acquisition and overall business success.

OnTrack have teamed […]

Tackling the self-focus pandemic to build a culture of success

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Kevin Johnson, CEO at learning and development consultancy OnTrack International, comments on self-focus and its impact.

In an era where the self-focus pandemic is increasingly prevalent in the workplace, businesses face the challenge of fostering a culture that aligns individual ambitions with collective goals.

But how can businesses in 2024 overcome the detrimental impact of self-focus to ensure growth and success, and what steps do they need to take to create the right culture?

The self-focus pandemic in business

The trend of self-focus […]