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Jennifer Leaman

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How many direct reports away from the CEO is the senior-most security executive?

Security & GRC Team & Organizational Design

Direct report

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What do you do with unsolicited vendor gifts?

People & Leadership Financial Management Vendor Management

Keep it

I never accept them

Donate it

Depends on the dollar amount

Other (leave a comment)

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Which tech company would you be most proud to work at?

Culture & Values

Facebook

Google

Amazon

Tesla

Other (please comment)

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Post-pandemic, will your team be working fully remote, in-person, or hybrid?

People & Leadership Process Management Team & Organizational Design+2 more

Remote

In-person

Hybrid

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Should all employers adopt a four-day workweek?

People & Leadership Culture & Values Talent Sourcing & Hiring

Yes, that's what's best for employees.

No, that would disrupt business.

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In what way are you supporting the mental health and wellbeing of your employees — either as a business, a manager or a leader?

People & Leadership Culture & Values Employee Engagement

Encouraging time off

No camera on zoom

No Friday meetings

Other — share in the comments!

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In a hybrid work environment, do you think on-site employees will be more likely to be promoted?

People & Leadership Culture & Values Training & Certification

Yes

Unsure

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Employees will demand hybrid work models as standard now.

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Strongly Agree

Agree

Neither Agree nor Disagree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

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What concerns do you have about the metaverse, if any?

Disruptive & Emerging Technologies Augmented & Virtual Reality (AR/VR)Innovation

Privacy

Ethical concerns

Data security (including biometric data)

More hype than applicable business use cases

Personal sovereignty

Interoperability

Intellectual property (IP) protections

I currently have no concerns.

Other (comment below)

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What do you consider to be the core purpose of your company’s office space?

Culture & Values Employee Engagement Business Relationships

Collaboration

Well-being

Socializing

Learning

All of the above

Other (please share below!)

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What sort of metrics are you sharing with your board as it relates to turnover, high-potential representation by demographics, etc? We are looking to set new targets and are curious to understand what other organizations are setting as targets and who/what they compare to.

Jennifer LeamanDirector Talent Learning and Developmen in Energy and Utilities10 months ago

What is first and foremost important, is that you do this to solve an underlying issue; do you feel your turnover or DEI statistics are not to the level of benchmarked companies or are you acting up on engagement results. ...read more

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What is your policy for when an employee who received an advanced degree which the company has paid for, leaves? Do you have a claw back policy?

Jennifer LeamanDirector Talent Learning and Developmen in Energy and Utilities5 months ago

We do have a policy in place which claws back money paid for high levels of investment. This reduces over an 18 month period and so a large percentage is claimed back after 6 months of service and a nominal percentage at ...read more

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Can you share a DE&I success story that had a significant impact on your organization's culture?

Process Management Relationship Management

Jennifer LeamanDirector Talent Learning and Developmen in Energy and Utilities7 months ago

One challenge when I first joined Silicon Valley Bank over eight years ago was the lack of conversation around DE&I. The CEO and executive leadership didn’t talk about it frequently. However, we realized the importance ...read more

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How has your approach to DE&I evolved in recent years, and what will be your key focus areas over the next 12 months?

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Jennifer LeamanDirector Talent Learning and Developmen in Energy and Utilities7 months ago

Our approach to DE&I has changed significantly. It was standalone, it wasn't embedded, but we have now embedded it. We have moved away from a global council, and embedded it in our talent group and metrics. Our key ...read more

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How do you ensure all aspects of diversity (i.e., race, gender, sexual orientation, & disability) are collectively considered within your DE&I initiatives?

Process Management Strategy & Architecture

Jennifer LeamanDirector Talent Learning and Developmen in Energy and Utilities7 months ago

From our perspective, sometimes it's about addressing issues as they are identified. For instance, we recently realized that many of our online courses do not have audio, making them inaccessible for the visually impaired. ...read more

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What metrics or indicators do you use to assess the effectiveness of your DE&I initiatives?

Strategy & Architecture Process Management

Jennifer LeamanDirector Talent Learning and Developmen in Energy and Utilities7 months ago

We use different Key Performance Indicators to assess our progress. One of our challenges is that we don't have a comprehensive understanding of our demographics outside of gender. So, we're trying to relaunch our ...read more

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