AEROTEK CANADA INSPIRING CHANGE AND GROWTH INTEGRATING WORKFORCE, WORKPLACE AND MARKETPLACE
As a leading staffing agency, Aerotek ULC continues at the forefront of the industry as a trailblazer in recruiting, retaining and developing a high performing workplace by weaving diversity and inclusion into the fabric of its organization.
succeed in the now, but also help him or her build a successful future.”
Aerotek’s National Diversity and Inclusion Strategy inspires opportunities for growth, development and leadership across its workforce, workplace and marketplace. The result is having a positive impact on its contractors and employees.
Building Relationships: “Great leaders recognize their obligation to do two things - put the needs of their employees before their own and truly understand the people around them,” Mohr states. He emphasizes this is more than mere mechanics of and employees role, it is a genuine sense of why that person has chosen to do that job, their motivations, definition of success and unique skills.
As part of its strategy, the company’s leadership participated in TWI’s Equitable Leadership Assessment to identify individual behaviors through feedback from direct reports, peers and managers. The results culminated in individual development plans for enhancing inclusive leadership competencies for Aerotek’s employees and strengthening the overall organization. Aerotek President Todd Mohr commented in CEO in Action Profiles, “Leaders deliver honest, real-time coaching and feedback, and recognize that doing so is important not only to help each employee
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LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES The company identifies three integral responsibilities that are critical for leadership in diversity:
Managing with Intention: In addition to valuing employees and peers strengths and passions, Aerotek believes it is about applying those attributes to the needs of the organizations. Leading with Courage: “Without an invested, foundational relationship that instills trust and accountability, managing would be difficult, but leading would be impossible,” Mohr states.