Can including women in the Monday morning sports debrief really change the culture of Australia’s construction industry? Construction superstar Alison Mirams thinks so.
It’s an unusual piece of advice, but characteristically canny from the woman who built a boutique construction company with a $1.5 billion pipeline in just five years.
Speaking
at Consult Australia’s recent Breaking Barriers & Building Inclusion Forum, Alison suggested the routine chat about the weekend’s sporting results could be a catalyst for change.
“My best friend at uni taught me the rules of every sport and I did not realise at the time what a gift he was giving me,” Alison, who stepped down as Executive Chair of Roberts Co earlier this year,
told a rapt audience. Alison was joined by a powerhouse panel of leaders who came together to champion diversity, inclusion and cultural change as part of Consult Australia’s Breaking Barriers & Building Inclusion program in mid-May.
If you missed this event, read the article in Consulting Matters, and don’t miss the recording here: