5 actions to enhance leadership diversity

Gender parity doesn’t happen on its own. It takes a conscious effort and steadfast commitment to change the lack of diverse talent within your upper tiers. Now more than ever women are ready for their rightful seat at the proverbial table. Here are five steps organizations can take to balance the gender scales.

1. Find Your Visionary Leader

“We’ll start a leadership development program when we are ‘ready’?” The truth is, no company is ever fully ready—especially without developed leaders.  A visionary leader needs to put a stake in the ground and set stretch goals knowing it will require boldness. Sharing these goals with the company can be a challenge, but it needs to be proactively addressed. Break these goals down into milestones and building blocks that can be achieved over the course of a year.

Find four more ways to advance women at your credit union in the full version of this article on the myCUES app. Find it under “Spotlight.”

 

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