A WELL-ROUNDED ECOSYSTEM
differently have different ways of viewing problems and coming up with solutions . You will not be able to build a high-performing team equipped to excel in the digital age with only engineers or only business folks . We ’ re all myopic because we ’ re all ‘ molded ’ to be who we are today through our gender , culture , upbringing , education and so on . Businesses should ensure a diverse pack if they don ’ t wish to keep coming up with the same answers .”
A WELL-ROUNDED ECOSYSTEM
Another way Deloitte achieves diversity of thought is by leveraging its network of carefully selected partners – and this comes down to Schijven ’ s key philosophy of being authentic . “ We ’ re never going to be everything to everybody ,” she says . “ If you try to run a business like that , it ’ s sub-optimal and it would be excruciatingly costly . Being true to yourself and saying ‘ this is something we don ’ t do , but we have a really good partner that can offer this , and we will help drive it ’ is the right way to go about it . No person or company is omniscient ; being humble and self-aware enough to recognize this is key to success .”
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