Creating Harmony
At Insight, we know our greatest strength lies in our teammates. We work diligently to promote a culture that celebrates and rewards creative thinking, collaborative decision-making and innovative solutions. As part of our approach to D+I, Insight:
Employs a teammate population that is reflective of our communities and values.
Encourages teammates to exhibit inclusive behaviors as we work together to solve our clients’ challenges.
Promotes a sense of belonging amongst all teammates, regardless of their personal characteristics.
Is acknowledged, cited and benchmarked by others for our accomplishments.
Makes decisions and implements policies that are free from prejudice.
Disability Equality Index — perfect 100 score
Corporate Equality Index — perfect 100 score
Forbes America’s Best Employers for Diversity — No. 12 in IT
Forbes Best Employers for Women — No. 23 in IT
Great Place to Work
Australia’s Best Workplaces for Women – No. 27
UK’s Best Workplaces for Women – No. 27
UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing – No. 16
Since 2019, we have implemented over a dozen initiatives to promote and foster a culture of inclusivity. This is for all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, economic status and other diverse backgrounds. In 2023, we added several initiatives to promote inclusivity and support our teammates including:
Transitioning@insight policy and guidance — Defining our workplace standards supporting transgender and gender non-conforming teammates.
Inclusive leadership education for people leaders — Part of our Purpose Driven Leadership II professional development cohorts, a course teaching the skills to take an inclusive approach to everyday leadership behaviors and decisions.
Menopause policy and guidance — Women over 50 make up the fastest growing demographic in the workplace, but many quit their jobs, reduce their hours or pass up promotions due to menopause. We’ve given Insight’s people leaders practical guidance for supporting individuals going through perimenopause and menopause.
In addition, Insight continues to offer extensive initiatives on inclusivity, including:
Ted Talk Tuesdays — Monthly facilitated open discussions on hot social topics
Live Allyship Education for all teammates
Live Unconscious Bias training for all leaders, and available for individual contributors
The D&I Playbook — A guide to workplace D&I discussions
Allies-in-Action — Facilitated learning and discussion circle for male allies
D&I Mentoring Program — Mentoring program for resource group members with over 70 teammates participating in 2023
ATHENA Leadership program — Affinity-based leadership program for women
Get Board Ready — Board training program for female executives
Understand our conversations about gender
Our 11 unique Teammate Resource Groups (TRGs) play an important role in promoting diversity and inclusion and connecting teammates around the globe. Our Teammate Resource Groups are designed to:
Promote an inclusive organizational culture.
Support the engagement, advancement and retention of teammates.
Drive innovation, build brand and positively impact the community.
We have 2,250+ teammates participating in our TRGs, which are open to all teammates. Each group defines its own mission and charter.
We are proud to work with for-profit and non-profit organizations to promote diversity and inclusion within our organization and communities. Our partnerships include:
Insight also demonstrates a commitment to equality by promoting diversity and inclusion in the marketplace through the Insight Supplier Diversity Program.
Dedication to advancing small and diverse suppliers has been part of our business for over 16 years — built with strategic sourcing initiatives that create shared value and foster business development within the communities we serve.
Insight’s Supplier Diversity Program allows our business strategies to incorporate small and diverse suppliers in procurement and bidding activities, enhances supplier portfolio mapping, and collaborates with clients and partners to identify opportunities to develop suppliers as they grow.
190 Women-owned Suppliers
143 Minority-owned Suppliers
63 Veteran-owned Suppliers
9 Disabled-owned Suppliers
Insight is proud to foster and advance women in technology. Our representation exceeds industry standards.
1 of only 8 Fortune 500 companieswith all-female CEO/CFO teams(at the end of 2023)
43% representation of women in executive officer roles (C-suite)
39% representation of women in leadership positions(director & above)
Still a long way to go…By comparison, the tech industry's overall representation of women is only 29%.
In addition, Insight partners with organizations advancing women in technology, including:
We believe that persons with disabilities, and caretakers of family members with special needs, have a place in the workforce to provide a valuable contribution to our business. Led by our InsightABILITY teammate resource group and allyship resources, we strive to continuously increase their engagement at all levels of the company. We break down the longstanding barriers to inclusion in the workplace and empower all teammates to contribute at their fullest potential.
Among the resources provided to teammates by the Insight Health & Wellness Team:
The opportunity for extended leaves of absence, including the need for Family and Medical Leave Act, and two Heart Days per year to focus on personal health and wellbeing.
Physical workplace accommodations and digital accessibility tools that make it possible for a teammate with a disability or medical condition to perform their duties.
InsightABILITY support groups for teammates with disabilities, parents of children with special needs and a Self-Care Community virtual space to discuss common challenges and build morale.
How do our teammates strive to go Beyond Diversity? Hear what they had to say at our 2023 Global Harmony Day.
On October 18, 2023, our global team of more than 13,000 teammates was invited to participate in our fourth annual Global Harmony Day. Our theme for 2023 was Beyond Diversity and included a lineup of events designed to help us challenge the way we think about diversity.
