Learn from the 2023 Special Awards winners: Ormit Talent - Inclusive Leadership
Great Place To Work examines a company’s ability to develop inclusive leaders, tap into their people’s innovative contributions, and define values that guide how people work together. In 2023, we granted 3 special awards to organisations that excel in inclusive leadership, co-creation, and value-driven strategy. We’re happy to shed the light on some some organisations who earned the label of best employers in Belgium!
Our analysis focuses on the Trust Index™ survey data, which tell us how employees evaluate their organisation on these different aspects. To round out our research, we ask companies to tell us what they have done to create an intentional structure and strategy for inclusive leadership, co-creation and a value-based strategy. This is measured by means of the Culture Audit™, a management questionnaire that helps us understand what programmes and practices drive the employee experience.
The Best Workplaces produce and leverage effective leadership teams that have meaningful connections with their company’s culture and people. With a steep increase in hybrid and remote work offices, dispersed teams, and the fusion of public and private spaces, we see a clear ‘context collapse’ in which family and professional personas merge. The result is a new type of worker who brings their authentic self to work. And as today’s work environment changes, leadership must change as well. That’s why inclusive leadership must be a top priority for organisations.
An inclusive leader can be described as empowering employees, showing humility and courage, and taking responsibility. Organisations scoring high on inclusive leadership have an approachable management team that is easy to talk with. Management shows a sincere interest in the person, not just the employee doing the job. It’s an environment in which the people are treated as full members, regardless of their position; and, when treated unfairly, they are given a fair shake should they appeal.
Average scores of the Best Workplaces 2023 on the Trust Index Statements that belong to Inclusive Leadership.
What leaders say and do significantly impacts whether an individual reports feeling included. Among the Best Workplaces of 2023, 93% report that they can be themselves at work. 88% of employees state that their work has special meaning: ‘this is not just a job’. The Inclusive Leadership Award goes to the organisation that actively works on implementing practices that help leaders become more inclusive and enhance the performance of their teams.
Ormit talent
Winner of the 2023 special award Inclusive Leadership
Ormit Talent highly values leaders that take social, environmental, and economic responsibility. They continuously reflect on how they can find a balance between ‘people’, ‘planet’ and ‘profit’. They consider ‘giving back’ part of their talents' development process. The biggest contribution they can make to a more sustainable society is developing future leaders who will lead sustainably. They want their future talents to apply responsible, ethical, and sustainable entrepreneurship and inspire others to act and lead similarly. Integrity, quality, empathy, social awareness, ethics, the individual interest vs the common interest, …: these are all themes integrated in their development program.