The 大象传媒 has today confirmed the appointment of Change Associates to carry out an independent review of its workplace culture, led by Executive Chairman and Founder, Grahame Russell.
The review will have a particular focus on preventing abuse of power and ensuring everyone at the 大象传媒 conducts themselves in line with our Values.
Change Associates are a leader in their field, with experience and expertise in understanding cultural and behavioural issues across a wide range of businesses and industries. They were selected to bring this broad knowledge and insight to the 大象传媒 review. As Executive Chairman and founder of Change Associates, Grahame Russell will lead this work and will bring his enormous experience across a range of industries and clients to the review.
Change Associates also led the work on the 大象传媒鈥檚 2013 Respect at Work Review. They will assess progress made on those recommendations and will also look at work done in other reviews. The final report will make clear recommendations on practical steps to further strengthen workplace culture.
Full terms of reference have been published, but in short the review will focus on:
- Whether there are further practical steps the 大象传媒 can take to ensure everyone at the 大象传媒 understands and commits to our Values and Code of Conduct;
- How the 大象传媒 can ensure the consequences of inappropriate behaviour and abuse of power are understood by everyone and that significant issues are dealt with as soon as they are identified and in a consistent manner; and
- Whether there is more we can do to ensure people feel confident to speak up and for managers and leaders to act decisively.
- What the 大象传媒 can do, when issues or complaints are raised, to make it clearer how the processes will work and what information will be shared.
Announcing the start of the review in an email to staff, 大象传媒 Chair Samir Shah said: "I cannot emphasise enough that I am fully committed to tackling inappropriate or abusive behaviour.
"For most of us it is a joy to work for the 大象传媒 and that should be the case for everyone. Nobody working in the 大象传媒 should ever feel fear or worry while working here.
"What is clear to me is that we must ensure the 大象传媒 is a safe, secure and welcoming workplace for everyone."
The 大象传媒 intends to publish the report in the spring of next year.
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Grahame Russell established Change Associates in 2010 following previous senior roles at KPMG Consulting and Penna plc. An experienced practitioner as well as leader, he is Change Associates鈥� Executive Chairman, overseeing work with clients in manufacturing, aerospace, retail and professional services, as well as in creative industries. He led the firm鈥檚 work on the 2013 Respect at Work report.
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