Nico van Hertrooij’s Post

'diversity is important, but not sufficient' My colleague Wout Van Impe with GUBERNA - Instituut voor Bestuurders/Institut des Administrateurs talks about the importance of diversity and inclusion and to give a stepwise guide on how organisations can implement this in their selection and recruitment procedures. "We could state that there is an academic consensus on the fact that diversity is a key ingredient for better quality of governance decision-making. Furthermore, a large body of academic literature finds a positive relation between increasing inclusivity on Boards and Executive Committees and organizational effectiveness. We observe that inclusive and diverse boards and management teams perform better. Collaboration, innovation, improved decision-making, and better stakeholder engagement are all fostered by a diverse composition.  We must also keep in mind that diversity is important, but not sufficient. To enhance team performance, it often comes down to inclusion. Nonetheless, in Belgian practice we see that diversity and inclusive leadership are maybe still undervalued in the Boardroom. Some organisations definitely have a ‘diversity problem’.  This brings us to Wout Van Impe, partner & Team Director MU Belgium, for a conversation about both technical and strategic issues on how to enhance the diversity and inclusivity of board and leadership teams." Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eK-c_eKv

My colleague Wout Van Impe met with GUBERNA - Instituut voor Bestuurders/Institut des Administrateurs to talk about the importance of diversity and inclusion and to give a stepwise guide on how organisations can implement this in their selection and recruitment procedures. "We could state that there is an academic consensus on the fact that diversity is a key ingredient for better quality of governance decision-making. Furthermore, a large body of academic literature finds a positive relation between increasing inclusivity on Boards and Executive Committees and organizational effectiveness. We observe that inclusive and diverse boards and management teams perform better. Collaboration, innovation, improved decision-making, and better stakeholder engagement are all fostered by a diverse composition.  We must also keep in mind that diversity is important, but not sufficient. To enhance team performance, it often comes down to inclusion. Nonetheless, in Belgian practice we see that diversity and inclusive leadership are maybe still undervalued in the Boardroom. Some organisations definitely have a ‘diversity problem’.  This brings us to Wout Van Impe, partner & Team Director MU Belgium, for a conversation about both technical and strategic issues on how to enhance the diversity and inclusivity of board and leadership teams." Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dnDEAf_X

My colleague Wout Van Impe met with GUBERNA - Instituut voor Bestuurders/Institut des Administrateurs to talk about the importance of diversity and inclusion and to give a stepwise guide on how organisations can implement this in their selection and recruitment procedures. "We could state that there is an academic consensus on the fact that diversity is a key ingredient for better quality of governance decision-making. Furthermore, a large body of academic literature finds a positive relation between increasing inclusivity on Boards and Executive Committees and organizational effectiveness. We observe that inclusive and diverse boards and management teams perform better. Collaboration, innovation, improved decision-making, and better stakeholder engagement are all fostered by a diverse composition.  We must also keep in mind that diversity is important, but not sufficient. To enhance team performance, it often comes down to inclusion. Nonetheless, in Belgian practice we see that diversity and inclusive leadership are maybe still undervalued in the Boardroom. Some organisations definitely have a ‘diversity problem’.  This brings us to Wout Van Impe, partner & Team Director MU Belgium, for a conversation about both technical and strategic issues on how to enhance the diversity and inclusivity of board and leadership teams." Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gZFsDF3k

While there have been improvements in diversity and inclusion in most corporate functions, boards are still populated by people of a very similar background. I rarely such much diversity of thought on boards nor an inclusive culture - instead exclusive. My colleague Wout Van Impe met with GUBERNA - Instituut voor Bestuurders/Institut des Administrateurs to talk about the importance of diversity and inclusion and to give a stepwise guide on how organisations can implement this in their selection and recruitment procedures. "We could state that there is an academic consensus on the fact that diversity is a key ingredient for better quality of governance decision-making. Furthermore, a large body of academic literature finds a positive relation between increasing inclusivity on Boards and Executive Committees and organizational effectiveness. We observe that inclusive and diverse boards and management teams perform better. Collaboration, innovation, improved decision-making, and better stakeholder engagement are all fostered by a diverse composition.  We must also keep in mind that diversity is important, but not sufficient. To enhance team performance, it often comes down to inclusion. Nonetheless, in Belgian practice we see that diversity and inclusive leadership are maybe still undervalued in the Boardroom. Some organisations definitely have a ‘diversity problem’.  This brings us to Wout Van Impe, partner & Team Director MU Belgium, for a conversation about both technical and strategic issues on how to enhance the diversity and inclusivity of board and leadership teams." Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gptT-biq

My colleague Wout Van Impe met with GUBERNA - Instituut voor Bestuurders/Institut des Administrateurs to talk about the importance of diversity and inclusion and to give a stepwise guide on how organisations can implement this in their selection and recruitment procedures. "We could state that there is an academic consensus on the fact that diversity is a key ingredient for better quality of governance decision-making. Furthermore, a large body of academic literature finds a positive relation between increasing inclusivity on Boards and Executive Committees and organizational effectiveness. We observe that inclusive and diverse boards and management teams perform better. Collaboration, innovation, improved decision-making, and better stakeholder engagement are all fostered by a diverse composition.  We must also keep in mind that diversity is important, but not sufficient. To enhance team performance, it often comes down to inclusion. Nonetheless, in Belgian practice we see that diversity and inclusive leadership are maybe still undervalued in the Boardroom. Some organisations definitely have a ‘diversity problem’.  This brings us to Wout Van Impe, partner & Team Director MU Belgium, for a conversation about both technical and strategic issues on how to enhance the diversity and inclusivity of board and leadership teams." Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dtNNePRS

My colleague Wout Van Impe met with GUBERNA - Instituut voor Bestuurders/Institut des Administrateurs to talk about the importance of diversity and inclusion and to give a stepwise guide on how organisations can implement this in their selection and recruitment procedures. "We could state that there is an academic consensus on the fact that diversity is a key ingredient for better quality of governance decision-making. Furthermore, a large body of academic literature finds a positive relation between increasing inclusivity on Boards and Executive Committees and organizational effectiveness. We observe that inclusive and diverse boards and management teams perform better. Collaboration, innovation, improved decision-making, and better stakeholder engagement are all fostered by a diverse composition.  We must also keep in mind that diversity is important, but not sufficient. To enhance team performance, it often comes down to inclusion. Nonetheless, in Belgian practice we see that diversity and inclusive leadership are maybe still undervalued in the Boardroom. Some organisations definitely have a ‘diversity problem’.  This brings us to Wout Van Impe, partner & Team Director MU Belgium, for a conversation about both technical and strategic issues on how to enhance the diversity and inclusivity of board and leadership teams." Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eZNKD7Sz

My colleague Wout Van Impe met with GUBERNA - Instituut voor Bestuurders/Institut des Administrateurs to talk about the importance of diversity and inclusion and to give a stepwise guide on how organisations can implement this in their selection and recruitment procedures. "We could state that there is an academic consensus on the fact that diversity is a key ingredient for better quality of governance decision-making. Furthermore, a large body of academic literature finds a positive relation between increasing inclusivity on Boards and Executive Committees and organizational effectiveness. We observe that inclusive and diverse boards and management teams perform better. Collaboration, innovation, improved decision-making, and better stakeholder engagement are all fostered by a diverse composition.  We must also keep in mind that diversity is important, but not sufficient. To enhance team performance, it often comes down to inclusion. Nonetheless, in Belgian practice we see that diversity and inclusive leadership are maybe still undervalued in the Boardroom. Some organisations definitely have a ‘diversity problem’.  This brings us to Wout Van Impe, partner & Team Director MU Belgium, for a conversation about both technical and strategic issues on how to enhance the diversity and inclusivity of board and leadership teams." Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/e7TYQx9k

My colleague Wout Van Impe met with GUBERNA - Instituut voor Bestuurders/Institut des Administrateurs to talk about the importance of diversity and inclusion and to provide a guide on how organisations can implement this in their selection and recruitment processes. "We could state that there is an academic consensus on the fact that diversity is a key ingredient for better quality of governance decision-making. Furthermore, a large body of academic literature finds a positive relation between increasing inclusivity on Boards and Executive Committees and organizational effectiveness. We observe that inclusive and diverse boards and management teams perform better. Collaboration, innovation, improved decision-making, and better stakeholder engagement are all fostered by a diverse composition.  We must also keep in mind that diversity is important, but not sufficient. To enhance team performance, it often comes down to inclusion. Nonetheless, in Belgian practice we see that diversity and inclusive leadership are maybe still undervalued in the Boardroom. Some organisations definitely have a ‘diversity problem’.  This brings us to Wout Van Impe, partner & Team Director MU Belgium, for a conversation about both technical and strategic issues on how to enhance the diversity and inclusivity of board and leadership teams." Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gm_dQEFe

My colleague Wout Van Impe met with GUBERNA - Instituut voor Bestuurders/Institut des Administrateurs to talk about the importance of diversity and inclusion and to give a stepwise guide on how organisations can implement this in their selection and recruitment procedures. "We could state that there is an academic consensus on the fact that diversity is a key ingredient for better quality of governance decision-making. Furthermore, a large body of academic literature finds a positive relation between increasing inclusivity on Boards and Executive Committees and organizational effectiveness. We observe that inclusive and diverse boards and management teams perform better. Collaboration, innovation, improved decision-making, and better stakeholder engagement are all fostered by a diverse composition.  We must also keep in mind that diversity is important, but not sufficient. To enhance team performance, it often comes down to inclusion. Nonetheless, in Belgian practice we see that diversity and inclusive leadership are maybe still undervalued in the Boardroom. Some organisations definitely have a ‘diversity problem’.  This brings us to Wout Van Impe, partner & Team Director MU Belgium, for a conversation about both technical and strategic issues on how to enhance the diversity and inclusivity of board and leadership teams." Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dBFMpt8F

My colleague Wout Van Impe met with GUBERNA - Instituut voor Bestuurders/Institut des Administrateurs to talk about the importance of diversity and inclusion and to give a stepwise guide on how organisations can implement this in their selection and recruitment procedures. "We could state that there is an academic consensus on the fact that diversity is a key ingredient for better quality of governance decision-making. Furthermore, a large body of academic literature finds a positive relation between increasing inclusivity on Boards and Executive Committees and organizational effectiveness. We observe that inclusive and diverse boards and management teams perform better. Collaboration, innovation, improved decision-making, and better stakeholder engagement are all fostered by a diverse composition.  We must also keep in mind that diversity is important, but not sufficient. To enhance team performance, it often comes down to inclusion. Nonetheless, in Belgian practice we see that diversity and inclusive leadership are maybe still undervalued in the Boardroom. Some organisations definitely have a ‘diversity problem’.  This brings us to Wout Van Impe, partner & Team Director MU Belgium, for a conversation about both technical and strategic issues on how to enhance the diversity and inclusivity of board and leadership teams." Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dZ3UH5kV