Create a People-First Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategy
Build a DEI sustainable strategy by focusing on real people’s experiences to uncover and address systemic inequities.
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Current DEI initiatives are not making an impact:
- Ninety-seven percent of organizations have established a gender diversity program, but only 25% of employees in diverse groups said they have personally benefited from it (BCG, 2019).
- Fifty percent of employees interviewed believe their organizations do not have the right practices in place to mitigate bias (BCG, 2019).
- Almost half of the organizations tracked by McKinsey have made little to no progress in increasing diversity at their organizations since 2014 (McKinsey, 2020).
When organizations act on DEI:
- Revenue can grow up to 3x (Bush et al., 2018).
- They are 18% more effective at creating a positive employee experience (McLean & Company Trends Report, 2020; N=416).
- They are better at retaining employees, with turnover rates 4% lower than those not acting (McLean & Company Trends Report, 2020; N=416).
Module 1: Conduct a current-state analysis
The Purpose
- Gather organizational data to uncover DEI gaps and challenges.
- Review the organization’s broader strategic goals and priorities.
- Understand the broader DEI landscape.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Organizational data gathered
- Strategic goals and priorities reviewed
- External landscape analyzed
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 1.1 | Gather debrief data. |
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| 1.2 | Debrief DEI assessment. |
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| 1.3 | Review the organization’s broader strategic goals and priorities. |
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| 1.4 | Identify the DEI implications of strategic goals and priorities. |
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| 1.5 | Conduct an external analysis by brainstorming external factors (PESTL) to understand the macro-level implications on DEI strategy. |
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Module 2: Determine the purpose of DEI
The Purpose
- Conduct a SWOT analysis.
- Define the overarching purpose for DEI.
- Determine strategic pillars.
- Identify goals and metrics.
Key Benefits Achieved
- SWOT analysis conducted
- Overarching purpose for DEI defined
- Strategic pillars determined
- Goals and metrics identified
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 2.1 | Conduct a SWOT analysis by using the information gathered in the data collection process. |
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| 2.2 | Based on Day 1 activities, discuss how you envision the future state of DEI. |
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| 2.3 | Using the insights from the SWOT analysis, define and draft the overarching purpose of DEI at your organization. |
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| 2.4 | Select 2-4 strategic pillars and identify goals and metrics for each. |
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Module 3: Select initiatives & plan to launch strategy
The Purpose
- Select and customize DEI initiatives to implement.
- Identify clear DEI responsibilities across the organization.
- Build a clear action plan for launching the DEI strategy.
Key Benefits Achieved
- DEI initiatives to implement selected and customized
- DEI responsibilities identified
- Action plan for launching the DEI strategy built
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 3.1 | Select initiatives and customize them by describing how the initiative will be implemented, what the considerations are, who will be accountable for the initiative, and what the initiative will achieve. |
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| 3.2 | Prioritize the selected initiatives. |
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| 3.3 | Identify key milestones that must occur to implement the DEI strategy, who will be impacted by the milestone, who owns it, and who will perform it. |
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