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The Bowdoin Group and Quantum Power Skills Host “Increasing Diversity: The Role of Executive Search in Advancing DE&I Imperatives”

(Feb. 2, 2021) Businesses are under an enormous amount of pressure to implement a successful and sustainable diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy, starting with their boards and leadership teams, but many don’t even know where to begin. In honor of Black History Month, The Bowdoin Group, one of the largest and most progressive executive search firms in Massachusetts, co-hosted a LinkedIn Live with Quantum Power Skills (QPS), diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy management consulting firm, to discuss on the promise of diversity: the purpose, the problems, and the pathway moving forward.

In the recorded discussion, Esu Ma’at (Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer of the Orlando Magic and Head of Diversity and Co-Founder of QPS) and Soyini Chang Ma’at (CEO and Co-Founder of QPS) joined The Bowdoin Group’s Dave Melville to discuss the behind-the-scenes work happening at The Bowdoin Group around the role of executive search in increasing representation of diverse talent in the workplace.

Listen in to hear more about the following themes:

1. Dave’s personal perspective on the promise of diversity, equity and inclusion, the influences that have helped formed his ideas, and how this perspective has shaped his personal relationships and the way he runs the business
2. What the role is of executive search firms in driving diversity and positioning diverse talent for executive level roles given the data that white men comprise nearly 34% of the US domestic workforce, yet they represent, by some estimates, more than 85% of all C-Suite positions
3. Why it’s taking Corporate American so long to integrate and innovate given the data that suggests that homogenous leadership teams are 70% less likely to capture new markets, 57% less collaborative, and experience 42% less discretionary effort
4. The Bowdoin Group’s commitment to diversity and how the role of heritage month observances such as Black History Month play a part in the overall strategy for driving diversity, equity and inclusion at the company
5. Advice to executives that are trying to determine how best to increase and leverage the value of visible diversity. Where should you begin? What are the challenges relative to increasing representation from the standpoint of optics versus impact?

You can watch the recording of this recorded broadcast below to learn more about how The Bowdoin Group is working with QPS to create more opportunities for diverse, equitable, and inclusive cultures: