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Identifying and fast trackinghigh potential women
Adelaide Women
adelaide.edu.au
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Identifying and fast tracking team
Project team• Anita Berry, Senior Marketing Manger, Marketing and
Communications
• Sue Hampstead, Manager Employee Services, Human Resources
• Caroline Laurence, Associate Professor, Postdoctoral Fellow, Discipline of General Practice, School of Population Health
• Jane Mathias, Professor, School of Psychology
• Susan Oakley, Associate Professor, Head Gender Studies and Social Analysis, School of Social Sciences
Project sponsor Kent Anderson, Pro Vice-Chancellor (International)
Project coach Sophie Hampel, Inkling Women
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Agenda
• Why promote women from within the University? Project purpose
• Where are we now? Current landscape and background
• What did we do? Project approach and methodology
• What did we discover? Project findings
• How can we improve? Project recommendations
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Retain talented women
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Improve organisational performance
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Where are we at now?
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Identification: finding high performers
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Academic women
Level A = 45% Senior = 22%
Professional womenHEO2 = 66% Senior = 28%
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Internal
External
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The horizon: moving forward
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What did we do?
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Literature review
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Interviews
with senior University staff
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The interview
• Key attributes of high potential leaders
• Approaches they currently use in their area
• Suggestions on how the University might identify high potential leaders
• How high potential females can be fast tracked into leadership opportunities
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Findings
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Findings: Attributes of high potential leaders
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Strategic
Broad-based & long-term perspective
Able to identify important issues & foresee consequences
Innovative & responsive
Initiative
Drive & integrity
Enthusiastic & motivated
Willingness to take on new
roles & responsibilities
Integrity, commitment &
ethics
Effective communication
Interpersonal skills
Articulate & communicate
key issues
Engaging
Teamwork
Optimise group outcomes
Respectful
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Findings: Identifying and fast tracking
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PDRs
Line managers
Acting/deputy positions
Secondments/roles at a higher level
Continuing mentoring/coaching during transition to leadership roles
Development of a ‘talent’ pool
Identification
Fast tracking
Support system
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Findings: Barriers and concerns
PDRs not performedSqueaky
wheel
‘Masculine’ management
style
Male culture
Resources
Equity and transparency
Multiple procedures
Feudal system
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Recommendations
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Key recommendations
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What: Simplify the seven leadership capabilities
How: Align with terminology used by senior management to the four capabilities
What: Establish defined pathways for succession planning
How: Utilise secondments, committee positions, deputy/acting/ associate roles and/or special projects for career & skill development
Establish a database of high potential female leaders
Provide discretionary budgetsShort-term <12 months
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Key recommendations
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Medium-term 1-2 years
What: Expand the current leadership programs
How: Add on module that incorporates coaching, mentoring
What: Broaden PDR
How: Incorporate leadership
What: Use the PDR
How: Formalise training
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Key recommendations
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Long-term >2 years
What: Develop a culture that recognises and celebrates the unique talent of existing female staff and that promotes women from within the University
How: Understand the current culture at the University
Use the Adelaide Women Programs to provide direction on changing the culture
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Sponsor: Kent Anderson Coach: Sophie Hampel Interviewees: Senior University staff
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Thank you
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