{"id":1976,"date":"2024-04-12T10:43:19","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T10:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whitecrowresearch.com\/resources\/?p=1976"},"modified":"2024-04-12T10:43:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T10:43:21","slug":"the-whitecrow-whisper-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whitecrowresearch.com\/resources\/2024\/04\/12\/the-whitecrow-whisper-3\/","title":{"rendered":"THE WHITECROW WHISPER"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A quarterly digest of facts, figures and opinion from the Talent Acquisition Sector<\/p>\n\n\n\n

APRIL 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you care, share<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

How companies are (still) putting profit before purpose<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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We recently took on some work for a company which wanted to benchmark its DEI policies against those of its competitors. We thought it would be easy. Just a case of contacting the DEI leader in each firm, explaining what we\u2019re trying to do, and then getting the relevant insight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wrong. We soon discovered nobody wanted to talk to us. We got the insight anyway (because that\u2019s what we do) but the initial reluctance to share left us scratching our heads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To recap, we were talking about diversity initiatives. Not sales figures. This is information which is supposed to be pre-competitive. Unless of course, a company decides to make it competitive.
Which then begs the question: are you trying to be diverse or just more diverse than everyone else?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We see the same sort of halo-polishing in other areas. I once saw a Health & Safety leader high five a colleague because the oilfield services company they both worked for had only logged four serious accidents that month. This seemed rather a lot to me but it was quickly explained that the figure was significantly below industry average. Hence the jubilation. My clients, it appeared, weren\u2019t really bothered about safety, just safety statistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diversity and health & safety are areas where companies should be working together. So too sustainability, employee welfare, mental health, return-to-work schemes, regulatory compliance, philanthropy and a host of other shared challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, there is some collaboration. That\u2019s why cross-industry bodies exist. But too often these simply put out joint statements of principles and targets. They focus on the end-goal rather than the means of getting there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If corporates are sincere about compassionate capitalism \u2013 and we don\u2019t doubt this \u2013 then they need to be more open with each other. That begins with pooling information. If you\u2019ve found a
smart way to attract women to your organization, why not share it? If you\u2019ve reduced your carbon emissions, let other companies in on the secret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WhiteCrow and other insights companies have a crucial role to play in creating a more caring world. We\u2019re the brokers who collate the data and then share it around. But we can\u2019t do this on our own. We need you to help us help you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s start sharing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The World According to WhiteCrow<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As the world\u2019s largest sourcing and recruitment company, WhiteCrow works with clients
across multiple geographies and sectors. So a brief glance at what we\u2019re working on
ought to provide a clue to what\u2019s going on in the wider market . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n