Lenovo’s Success Factors Driving Retention + Promotion Rates | Linkage On The Go & More

Leader,

The broad-reaching impacts of the global health pandemic and racial injustice have put a spotlight on the need for more inclusive, purposeful leaders. The reality is that organizations need leaders capable of adapting to today’s fast-changing, complex and unpredictable environment.

It is also now well understood that the pandemic has disproportionately impacted diverse and underrepresented populations—one in nine Black or Latina women are unemployed* and there are significant drop-off rates for women and women of color in the leadership ranks.

We must build and retain the workforce of the future—and that means investing in diverse talent.?But where should organizational leaders begin??By looking at best practices of organizations that have?already?set ambitious targets and are achieving success in their strategies to advance and retain diverse leaders.

Lenovo is one of those companies—a Fortune 200 technology company with more than 70,000 employees globally. I am honored to host a?free, upcoming webinar, July 14 at 2 PM, featuring two Lenovo executives: Calvin Crosslin, Chief Diversity Officer and VP of Human Resources, and Flavia Moreira, Director, Global Diversity & Inclusion. There is so much to learn from Calvin and Flavia.

During our time together, you will gain an insider’s look at Lenovo’s key?critical success factors driving retention and promotion rates, and how these efforts are supporting the company’s broader goal to?increase executive-level representation?of women to 27% and underrepresented populations to 35% by 2025. You’ll also hear how they shifted their in-person leadership development programming designed for underrepresented populations to a digital and virtual learning experience.

When we learn about the success of others, we all benefit. I hope you will?register to join us.

In partnership,

Jen

FREE WEBINAR: BUILDING A DIVERSE LEADERSHIP PIPELINE FOR THE FUTURE

Register now?to join us on July 14 at 2:00 PM ET for this critical conversation with DEI leaders at Lenovo.

DURING THIS WEBINAR, YOU WILL:

• Hear the latest data trends?impacting diverse and underrepresented groups in today’s workforce and the role of inclusion in driving effective, purposeful leadership
• Get an insider’s look?at how Lenovo pivoted their leadership development programming during the pandemic to continue to invest in their top talent
• Dive into the key success factors of Lenovo’s DEI strategy, including selection process, program design, executive sponsorship and the “pay it forward” learning culture that has emerged
• Learn how the DEI office at Lenovo is benchmarking their success?as they share data on the talent retention and promotion rates that have resulted from their focus on underrepresented populations

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