Moe and Yolanda Conyers discuss how to run a truly international company and turn adversity into advantage
The Lenovo Way
In the November 24, 2014 issue of The New Yorker, James Surowiecki published a compelling piece on why Silicon Valley continues to be a man’s world. “Tech companies may pride themselves on being meritocracies,” he writes “…but unconscious biases shape the way they hire and promote.” There’s certainly no denying the striking resemblance among the rosters of Tech’s superpowers, still when you observe the transformation taking place at a global powerhouse like Lenovo, you see why promoting diversity is ‘genuinely good for business.’
As the Worldwide Vice President of Human Resources and Chief Diversity Officer, Yolanda Lee Conyers has earned great acclaim in navigating through cultural and human boundaries to help Lenovo leverage the strengths of a global workforce that represents more than 60 nations. In her book, The Lenovo Way, she and her co-author Gina Qiao take us on a world tour with Lenovo to demonstrate why the soul of a company is the key to igniting human ingenuity across borders. Here’s what we’ll discuss:
What’s the mindset that governs the Lenovo Way
How 60+ cultures merge into a cohesive whole
The impact on Lenovo of having 40% of the workforce represented by women
Why having a zero mindset shifts your perspective
The 4 P’s + Pioneers that guide performance at Lenovo
What Diversity really means inside Lenovo
Why STEM education is the missing ingredient for arising women