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Lenovo recognised again as a best place to work for disability inclusion by the Disability Index in the US, the UK and Brazil
Lenovo has announced it has once again been named a‘ Best
Place to Work for Disability Inclusion’ by the Disability Index, one of the world’ s most comprehensive benchmarking tool for measuring disability workplace inclusion. This year marks Lenovo’ s fifth consecutive year of recognition in the United States and the second year the company is honoured in both the United Kingdom and Brazil. The repeated recognition across these global markets highlights Lenovo’ s ongoing commitment to cultivating an inclusive and accessible workplace for all.
“ At Lenovo, we believe disability talent brings unique perspectives, resilience and creativity that are essential to driving innovation and
shaping an inclusive culture,” said Calvin Crosslin, Chief Inclusion Officer, Lenovo.“ Being recognised once again by the Disability Index is a testament to this inclusive culture we’ re building every day. Through our global programmes and employee resource groups, we are working to ensure that everyone can thrive at Lenovo and help us deliver on our mission to create smarter technology for all.”
The 2025 Disability Index measured six key performance indicators: Culture & Leadership; Enterprise-Wide Access; Employment Practices; Community Engagement; Supplier Inclusion and Responsible Procurement.
Lenovo’ s Disability Advantage Initiative is one of the global programmes launched two years ago. It contributes to shaping a more inclusive global workplace by raising awareness, building resources and embedding disability inclusion and accessibility into Lenovo’ s workplaces. Informed by a global self-assessment conducted with the International Labour Organization( ILO), the initiative has led to the creation of market-specific action plans and a global HR task force focused on driving awareness, resources and challenging the status quo.
Three in four marketers say they’ re not in the room when key decisions are made
Three-quarters( 75 %) of UK marketers say that key decisions are made by senior leadership without consulting those closest to the action. This top- down approach is driving a wedge between decision-makers and the teams that are under pressure to deliver everincreasing results.
That’ s according to new research from Optimizely, a leading digital experience platform, which surveyed 100 UK marketers.
The findings reveal how top-down decision-making and excessive reporting demands are stifling marketing performance.
Four in five marketers( 81 %) said leadership expects them to deliver more with fewer resources. But despite this pressure, many said they are not empowered to succeed. A fifth( 19 %) spend more time reporting than executing while 21 % said they are stuck justifying their work instead of actually doing it.
This level of accountability without being involved in key decisions is creating a knock-on effect. Nearly one in five( 17 %) said the business does not fully understand the complexity of modern marketing while 16 % feel under constant pressure to prove the value of their work. Meanwhile, 15 % believe that too much of marketing has become unmeasurable, making it difficult to demonstrate impact in the first place.
At a systems level, the disconnect is just as clear. Although over half( 53 %) of marketers are looking for a more unified system to simplify workflows and improve performance, more than one in 10( 12 %) cite lack of leadership buy-in when it comes to making this a reality.
“ Marketers do their best work when they’ re trusted to make decisions, not just report on them,” said Tara Corey, SVP of Marketing at Optimizely.“ When teams have the autonomy to act on real-time insights and the tech to back them up, they can move faster, think bigger and deliver experiences that actually make an impact. A more connected tech stack isn’ t just a nice-to-have, it’ s what makes modern marketing work.”
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