Diversity and equality in the workplace - it's the right thing to do and it's good for your business.
Over the past few months here in Northern Insight, we’ve been following the fortunes of Castle Peak Group CEO James Carss.
For the past 15 years, his company has been a leading light in executive search, finding the right senior people to fit into seriously important roles.
When James and his team begin their search, they place emphasis on not only finding the right person who can do the job but also ensure that they fit into the company in terms of diversity, inclusivity and equality. Employees and customers will always look to a company’s senior people to see what sort of leadership is in place and whether they reflect the company ethos. If they don’t like what they see, some will walk away and take their business elsewhere.
Which is why Castle Peak Group has been so successful in one particular area
the housing industry
and in particular those firms working within communities providing social housing.
“Social housing is an industry that serves a distinctly diverse customer base so it’s important that the companies who work in that sector are similarly diverse,” says James. “The research which we have conducted – ‘Progress Under Pressure: Insights on diversity from the housing sector – shows the importance of ensuring that the senior executives within any business should reflect their workforce and the communities and customers which they serve.
“That has certainly been the case when we have conducted executive search for many of the region’s leading housing groups
names which many of you reading this article will have heard of.
“Bernicia is one of the largest housing firms in the North East. They own and manage over 14,000 houses across the region and have a 600-strong team. We found them a new Finance Director.
“Livin manages nearly 9000 houses across Co. Durham. Such is their drive for equality, diversity and inclusivity, they have Disability Confident Leader status. We found them five new non-executive directors.
“Keelman, who have delivered more than 300 houses for people in Gateshead as well as smaller developments in places like Ryton, Pelaw, Dunston and Felling, were looking to appoint a new C”hair and Trustee. We compiled a list of suitable candidates and quickly filled the two positions.
In the south of our region, we work closely with Thirteen
they’re responsible for 36,000 houses across the Tees Valley. They were looking for new committee members and placed a keen emphasis on not only finding the right people with the relevant skills and experience but also at the values and cultural fit which would be suitable for Thirteen.”
In other words, when it comes to executive search, Castle Peak Group not only looks for a person who can do the job, they also look for a person who will ensure diversity and equality in that particular workplace. It’s the right thing to do and it’s good for any business. As we’ve seen above, the housing industry is fully on board with how James and the Castle Peak Group find the right people. They can do the same for your business.
If you’d like information on how to take your business forward via proper recruitment or would like Castle Peak Group to help with your recruitment plans, contact James Carss directly on 07802 531040 or email info@castlepeak-group.com
You’ll also read about the research and what Castle Peak Group can do for you by logging on to www.castlepeak-group.com