United by Heart
As we strive to be an employer of choice, Insight prioritizes how we take care of one another, our clients and our communities. We foster a collaborative and innovative culture to unlock the power of our teammates and bring the most value to our clients and communities.
In 2023, we:
Augmented our benefits and wellness practice to include more support for expectant and new parents
Increased access to mental health resources
Launched our Work-from-Anywhere program
Launched our employee stock purchase plan
Continued to give back through our charitable programs
Expanded our leadership development programs
We believe in recognizing teammates for their dedication, hard work and commitment to our purpose to accelerate transformation by unlocking the power of people and technology. Our signature rewards programs are beloved throughout our organization and provide a source of pride for teammates around the world. They include:
Recognize!: Our teammates express gratitude regularly and enthusiastically using Recognize!, Insight’s online rewards and recognition portal offering a user-friendly, fun and social way to acknowledge each other for living our values of hunger, heart and harmony. In 2023, our global teammates collectively received 185,273 peer recognitions.
Values Awards: Every month, department leaders select winners from among their teammates who received Values Award nominations from their peers for going above and beyond. Values Award winners receive $250 in Recognize! points to be redeemed at their choosing, as well as the chance to be selected as an annual Values Award winner. If selected as an annual Values winner, that teammate is invited to our annual Summit Club trip.
Summit Club: Insight’s Summit Club represents the pinnacle of achievement — not only in relation to goals and metrics but in teammates’ daily commitment to our values as they interact with clients, partners and each other. In 2023, Summit Club welcomed Values Award winners, sales leaders, partners and their guests to Nassau, Bahamas (North America), Malta (EMEA) and Phu Quoc, Vietnam (APAC). The winners included our top sales teammates and individuals who were honored by their departments for exemplifying hunger, heart and harmony in the highest form.
We encourage our teammates to Be Ambitious and lead from the front while pushing new boundaries. See how Insight and Lenovo backed Chris Carter, senior healthcare account executive, in pursuing his Ironman dreams.
To create a consistent culture of leadership, we have four leadership commitments that serve as guiding principles for those at the managerial level and above.
Create clarity: Define a clear vision for our teams and own our culture; simplify the complex; and support recommendations with data.
Inspire people: Empower through energizing leadership with a philosophy of clients first, people always.
Demonstrate thought leadership: Actively propose new ideas and innovative solutions, and test and challenge the status quo.
Deliver results: Be client-obsessed, stand through adversity and have a bias toward action.
At Insight, we support and develop our teammates. Our goal is to promote from within as much as possible, and in 2023, more than 1,000 teammates received promotions. One key to growing our teammates is a robust set of training programs. We offer a total of 113 training workshops for teammates to further their knowledge and develop their personal career. In 2023, 2,398 teammates participated in our training sessions.
By the Numbers:2,000+ new teammates hired in 2023.
We’re known for our culture at Insight and building a leader’s mentality within all of our teammates. That’s why we launched the Leading With Insight podcast in 2023. This podcast benefits leaders and aspiring leaders by sharing what we’ve learned about leadership through living our values every day.
Our signature leadership programs are also key to growing our teammates and building our culture. In 2023, we launched RISE, a global professional development program for senior managers, and 31 high-potential senior managers successfully completed the program. RISE focused on four development topics: high performance culture, strategic thinking, enhancing IQ and EQ, and executive presence. Participants were assigned reading material, Percipio training and attended discussions with members of the executive leadership team. Additionally, we continued to offer and expand on our signature training programs:
Thayer Leadership Experience: executive training for directors and above
Elevate: our high-potential program for global directors
Purpose Driven Leadership I & II: teaching team managers to be effective people leaders
Essential Leadership: management skills for new leaders
Aspiring Leadership: preparing teammates who aspire to lead
360 Internship Experience: preparing a next generation of leaders
In October 2023, our India team created the India Leadership Summit. This program is focused on our leadership commitments, team development and best practices of performance management.
Our India team supported Project Amber, an outcome-based skilling and employability program initiated by the Indian Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, National Skill Development Corporation, and Generation India Foundation.
Insight is proud to offer a robust set of programs to benefit the health and wellness of our teammates. In 2023, we added to our benefits with initiatives designed to support our teammate in meaningful ways:
Work-From-Anywhere: To provide more flexibility for teammates in roles where working remotely is possible, we launched our Work-From-Anywhere program. The program allows teammates to spend up to 30 consecutive days per year working in a place outside of their home location.
Employee stock purchase plan: Also added as a benefit in 2023 is Insight’s employee stock purchase plan. This plan allows teammates to purchase Insight stock at a discount through payroll deductions on eligible compensation. In line with our Solutions Integrator ambition and our Employer of Choice focus, this optional program aligns teammates’ interests with those of our shareholders, where we all work to increase Insight’s value.
New Parental Leave Policy (U.S.): In the United States, Insight increased its paid parental leave to 12 weeks. The purpose of paid parental leave is to enable the teammate to care for and bond with a newborn or newly adopted or newly placed child.
Also in 2023, we announced key programs that launched Jan. 1, 2024, including:
In the United States, we added fertility coverage under two medical plans.
In the United States, we added the Student Debt Retirement Program that provides 401(k) matching dollars to reduce teammates’ student loan payments.
We also announced medical plan changes designed to streamline teammate support.
Our 360 Internship Program isn’t just an 8-week summer course.
For some interns, it's the starting point of a fulfilling career in tech at Insight. Read these personal accounts of three of our interns who are now full-time teammates:
Emily Pencek: From IT Applications intern to robotic process automation developer.
Brock Jacobs: An eCommerce intern finds the leadership spark.
Cayla Millar: Growing as a marketing professional.
By the Numbers:27% of our interns were hired into full-time roles in 2023.
Our EMEA team held numerous activities to promote personal wellbeing. Our aim is to promote a positive and thriving culture, helping teammates to be their happiest, healthiest selves by providing a variety of tools and resources that empower everyone to take charge of their health. Standout events in 2023 included:
Time to Talk Day — An awareness day dedicated to talking about mental health, launched in conjunction with our new EMEA-wide wellbeing campaign Let’s Talk Wellbeing, an opportunity to open conversation on a wide range of topics, from physical health to financial wellbeing and much more.
Mental Health Awareness Week — Focused on anxiety and how it can affect all aspects of our wellbeing. We launched our Happy Place photo competition for teammates to send in photos of how they manage their own self-care and find joy in the small things.
Global Steps Challenge — Our teammates walked 313 million steps in our steps challenge, which is inclusive with accommodations made to ensure all teammates can join in the fun.
The Corporate Games are the world’s largest multisport festivals for businesses with great sports and celebrations for everyone to enjoy regardless of their age, ability or level of fitness. All events offer participants and organizations team building, brand promotion, workplace health and wellbeing, increased productivity and staff morale, professional networking, new business leads, friendships, fitness and fun.
Participation & Achievements:
100+ UK teammates participated in the 2023 Corporate Games
Taking part in 13 different events
Insight won 23 medals
Insight placed 7th out of 42 overall
Competition at the highest levels drives us at Insight. Watch our team in action at the UK Corporate Games.
Insight provides multiple tools and resources to help tackle everyday challenges from life events, stress, or other mental and behavioral health issues. They include:
Teammate Assistance Program (TAP): Resources ranging from confidential counseling on personal issues to legal and financial resources for teammates and dependents
Headspace, Behavioral Health Coaching: On-demand, mental health support from the privacy of a smartphone
LiveHealth Online, Teladoc-Telehealth: Video visits with board-certified doctors or licensed therapists for teammates and dependents enrolled in Insight’s medical plan
Gympass: Access to apps like Calm, Sleep Cycle, Zen and more to promote sleep and overall wellbeing
Mental Health Responders: Access to 50+ mental health and first-aid trained teammates who are certified to recognize signs and symptoms of ailing mental health. They can provide initial support and guidance toward appropriate professional help.
Mental Health Training: A virtual training session on “Managing Our Mental Health: Strategies for Well-being for Teammates.”
Medical Coverage: Assistance with finding healthcare providers, obtaining prior authorizations, and expanding benefits or changes to coverage.
Online Consultation: In India, we relaunched access to teleconsultation, online healthcare benefits and annual health check-ups.
India Spotlight: In India, our team collaborated with partners Roundglass Living and Practo to conduct more than 12 wellness sessions. More than 200 teammates actively engaged in each of these sessions, which were held in collaboration with World Suicide Prevention Day, World Cancer Day, World Heart Day and International Day of Yoga.
Key Recognitions for Health and Wellness:
Insight is proud to be recognized for promoting Health and Wellness, including:
No. 16 on Great Place to Work UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (large enterprises)
No. 9 on Phoenix Business Journal’s Healthiest Workplaces list (large enterprises)
Making a difference for our teammates and in our communities is important to our purpose of accelerating transformation by unlocking the power of people and technology. Most of Insight’s charitable giving focuses on supporting underserved and under-represented communities with technology, where technology can elevate their dreams and education.
In 2023, Insight and our teammates globally raised more than $1.4 million for charitable causes.Our charitable giving includes:
In It Together Gives BackOur charitable-giving program supports organizations that focus on serving underprivileged children through a shared love of technology. We work with nonprofit organizations in key markets where Insight does business to support grants and programs that specifically inspire youth to develop interest in STEM-based careers.
Noble CauseThrough the Reach program, our Noble Cause campaign raises about $250,000 annually to support Ronald McDonald House Charities, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. This year’s Noble Cause included presenting computers to the staff at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade and Myrtle Grove K-8 Center. Our partners from Intel, Lenovo, D&H Distributing, CODi, ScienceLogic and One Identity by Quest generously provided technology equipment to help teachers do what they do best.
COMMUNITY GIVING
$1.4M+ total charitable contributions in 2023 by Insight globally.
$250,000 raised for Noble Cause in 2023
$115,000 raised for United Way in 2023
Our foundation provides much-needed financial support to Insight teammates in crisis situations. Our teammates and partners contribute to the Foundation, as does Insight. Since its inception in December 2013, the program has raised $4.3 million and has supported over 1,300 teammates in need. In 2023, the Foundation raised $538,000 and helped 221 teammates.
BY THE NUMBERS
$4.3M total teammate contributions since program started in 2013.
$538,000 raised in 2023
See how one Insight family became closer thanks to In it Together Foundation.
Girls Who CodeIn 2023, Insight engaged in a partnership with Girls Who Code, an international nonprofit organization working to close the gender gap in technology. Insight hosted a class of 54 high-school students participating in the Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program (SIP), a two-week virtual course from June 19–30 introducing game design through a focus on sisterhood and career exploration.
She CodesAlso in 2023, Insight Australia partnered with She Codes to provide workshops aimed at increasing women’s representation in the tech industry by providing learning opportunities, mentorship and community support.
Reducing food waste has been my passion for a while, so it is no surprise I was delighted to volunteer at OzHarvest yesterday! I absolutely love their mission of rescuing food, nourishing the country and reducing waste. Thanks to Insight for getting us involved in this excellent program.
VOLUNTEER HEART DAYS
Watch our video of Insight volunteers in our 2023 Girls Who Code class commenting on closing the gender gap in IT.
See the full story of our Insight Hackathon event here.
Across our organization, teammates are driven by our three core values of hunger, heart and harmony. The strength of our culture is evident in the many ways fellow teammates unite to help one another and our communities around the globe. Some examples of teammates’ making an impact in 2023 are:
Esports: Insight excels at helping schools launch esports programs. Through our Esports Makeover Contest with Intel, we’ve taken learning through gaming to new levels for Manasquan High School in New Jersey and Catawba Valley Community College in North Carolina.
Stemettes Hackathon: Insight UK hosted its first hackathon, partnering with Stemettes to invite young women to gain practical knowledge about AI, coding, web and app development.
Heart Days: In addition to our core charitable giving programs, Insight proudly encourages teammates to donate work time to the community. We give all teammates two paid Heart Days per year to get involved in charity or community projects of their choice. In 2023, 7,324 teammates used a total of 47,238 hours for community work and personal wellbeing.
Watch the joy that Larve Limbagan, an Insight Public Sector automation specialist, brought back to his native island of Mindanao, Philippines.
We developed a global portal with The Steele Family Foundation to launch the WISE Scholarship Program. The goal of the program in the next three years is to help raise up 10 million “stranded superstars” — high school students from underprivileged communities in Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Canada and the United States — through a four-year personal development program that rewards them with college scholarships at the end of their journey.
An automation specialist on our Insight Public Sector team has come a long way from his humble roots on the remote island of Mindanao in the Philippines. But what’s never left him is a desire to give back to those at home. This teammate and our Manila team delivered school supplies and distributed food packs at the elementary school he attended as a child.
The Chandler chapter of our Women With Insight resource group led a donation that resulted in nearly 4,000 items delivered to Maggie’s Place, a Phoenix-based nonprofit that provides safe housing to pregnant women. This included new technology and toys for the Give Teens a Reason to Smile drive, as well as bras and feminine hygiene products for Bras for the Cause in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
In Australia, teammates donated financial support and laptops and attended a fundraiser for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.
One teammate banded together our Manila team to bring solar power and computer equipment to a remote school on the island of Culion and more recently for the Angiskul Ma Bangka Child Development Center in Zamboanga City.
What does having a steady source of power mean to communities in Manila? See how Edgar Ampil, an Insight senior accounting manager, made it happen.
Teammates in the UK have been helping maintain a vegetable patch at The Daylight Centre, which supports those in the community struggling to make ends meet.
Across Europe: Teammates in the Netherlands worked with Apeldoorn Food Bank to donate presents for children from less privileged areas/households. Our team in Italy supports local soup kitchen in Milan, a food bank called Caritas Ambrosiana and the Opera San Francesco canteen for underprivileged people. Spanish teammates collaborated with local nonprofit Granito a Granito to support the homeless in Madrid. Teammates in France organized a Christmas food and toy fundraiser for families in need.
