Organizational Culture Change
Changing your corporate culture requires strategy. You've got to assess where you are, define your strategy and goals, mobilize allies, hold leaders accountable, and track progress. It's a process that won't always go as you expect, and setbacks are inevitable. Learn how to create effective and sustainable change with our tools and resources.
Results
Busting Barriers And Transforming Workplaces (Blog Post)
Every year since 1987, Catalyst has honored initiatives designed to help advance women in the workplace. Since becoming President & CEO of Catalyst, I’ve often been approached by executives who want to know: how can my company win the Catalyst Award?
Chevron Corporation – The Chevron Way: Engineering Opportunities for Women (Practices)
Chevron’s initiative, The Chevron Way: Engineering Opportunities for Women, is designed to strengthen the organization by increasing the company’s focus on people, in particular by attracting, retaining, developing, and advancing […]
Top 7 Quotables From Our Catalyst Connects Series (Blog Post)
We’ve rounded up the top seven gems that have been shared by senior women business leaders at the Connects events over the last few years. We hope the words of these women inspire you, as they have thousands of participants thus far, in both your professional and personal journeys.
3M – Global Leadership Behaviors: A Platform for Inclusion, Talent Development, and Cultural Transformation (Practices)
In 2012, Inge Thulin, 3M’s newly appointed CEO began with a systematic approach to creating higher levels of organizational performance. This resulted in the development of a new set of […]
High-Potential Women in Europe (Infographic)
Women working in Europe trail their male counterparts in position, pay, and the management responsibilities critical to advancement.
Culture Matters: Unpacking Change and Achieving Inclusion (Report)
This study presents a Corporate Practice Change Model to navigate change and promote inclusion.
Nestlé – The Gender Balance Initiative (Practices)
Nestlé has committed to developing, advancing, and providing equal opportunities for women.
Anatomy of Change: How Inclusive Cultures Evolve (Report)
Candid, respectful communication (and lots of it) is the foundation for building a more inclusive workplace.
Natura – Fostering Innovation, Empowering Employees, and Developing Communities: Sustainability for Business and Society (Practices)
Learn about Natura's efforts at sustaining the communities within which it operates.
HCL Technologies – Employees First: A Philosophy for Workplace Transformation (Practices)
HCL Technologies (HCLT), a leading global IT services company headquartered in India, is a client-driven business. As such, it is imperative for the company to optimize and enhance employee-customer relationships. […]
Toronto Dominion Bank Group – Creating Leaders and Unlocking Human Potential: LGBTA Inclusion at TD (Practices)
TD Bank has long focused on diversity and inclusion efforts. The company’s Diversity Office and Diversity Leadership Council are composed of senior business leaders across TD who drive enterprise-wide diversity […]
Ford Motor Company – GLOBE: Fostering LGBT Inclusion, Valuing Diversity, and Empowering Authenticity (Practices)
Workplace diversity and including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) employees is a key component of Ford’s business strategy and work culture. Given its importance, diversity at Ford is operationalized […]
Google Inc. – LGBT Inclusion in India: Globally Connected, Locally Relevant (Practices)
LGBT inclusion in India, as elsewhere, was viewed as a “non-negotiable”; an imperative for Google’s approach to building truly inclusive workplaces. By the time programs for LGBT employees—affectionately referred to […]
Time Warner Inc. – Creating a Unified Culture: Investing in Our Women Leaders (Practices)
After a highly publicized merger with AOL in 2000, Time Warner Inc. leaders committed to rebuilding and unifying the company by increasing low employee morale and regaining trust. These actions […]
McDonald’s Corporation – Freedom Within a Framework: Global Women’s Initiative (Practices)
At McDonald’s Corporation, a strong commitment to inclusion is embedded in the business plan and corporate values. This perspective led the company to build on its successful and longstanding diversity […]
Unwritten Rules
2008 – 2011 Advancing in business is often as much about learning and playing by the rules as it is about talent and results. Some rules are explicitly stated in […]
Ernst & Young LLP – Cultivating Men as Allies (Practices)
An Ernst & Young priority is the engagement of men as gender champions and allies. The Diversity team, along with a male coach, designed focus groups to better understand the male perspective.
The Boeing Company – Training Employees to Become Agents of Change (Practices)
One of The Boeing Company’s major diversity initiatives is to increase openness and communication among all team members by building awareness and breaking down barriers. Boeing set out to accomplish […]
Building Cultural Awareness: Questions to Ask Before Adapting a Women’s Initiative to a New Region (Tool)
Use this tool to guide your org's efforts at making a women's initiative work in new region.
Infosys – Driving Work-Life Effectiveness Through Employee Empowerment at Infosys (Practices)
A central component of Infosys’ strategy was the creation of the role of global counselors, who ensure that women and men are effectively supported in their careers and personal lives.