Building a Diversity ROI Performance Mindset
The business case and rationale for diversity and inclusion must be aligned and linked to strategic business objectives of your organization. If your organization operates in the nonprofit, government...
View ArticleThe Importance of Connecting D&I to Engagement
Many of you are probably taking the time to read my blog because you care about growing diversity and inclusion in your company or organization. While caring about diversity and inclusion is a start,...
View ArticleImproving Performance: The Active Diversity ROI Evaluation Ingredients
There are a huge number of diversity, inclusion and training approaches available in the marketplace. They usually try to lure you in by highlighting their ability to address a particular problem or...
View ArticleReward Selfless Service in Mentoring
On July 16, I had the distinct honor of attending the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Annual Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Awards Luncheon. Both military and...
View ArticleGuidelines for Measuring the ROI Impact of Inclusion
Workforce diversity and inclusion is a concept that appears to have taken hold in companies worldwide. According to a survey conducted by SHRM, 55 percent of respondents say their organizations...
View ArticleLack of Business-Focused Diversity Measurement Can Spell Doom
Recently, I received another one of those calls where a key diversity officer stated their department and all of its employees were eliminated from the organization. The whole function was shifted to...
View ArticleStrategies and Tools to Drive Measurable Diversity ROI Impact
The link between people and profits is clear. Utilizing human capital assets is the primary vehicle to drive corporate and organizational performance and results. Thus, in a global economy and diverse...
View ArticleStrategies and Tools to Drive Measurable Diversity Impact, Part 2
In Part 1, I discussed the need to use integrative diversity training methods to drive ROI-based performance outcomes. In this part (Part 2), I will highlight the use of simulations and gamification...
View ArticleHow to Design a Better D&I Survey
During the past couple of months, many diversity practitioners have had the pleasure of attending a diversity and inclusion conference, award ceremony or other event. Following the return to the...
View ArticleUnleashing the Strategic Power of Diversity ROI Measurement
Effective organizational management is based on a foundation of effective measurement practices, and almost everything else is based upon that. Organizations can be viewed as a conglomeration of many...
View ArticleIs the D&I Field Ready for Predictive Analytics?
Although interest in measuring the effects of diversity has been growing, the topic still challenges even the most sophisticated and progressive diversity departments. Many diversity professionals and...
View ArticleAdding More Business Intelligence to Diversity Metrics
Diversity metrics used by many organizations today are characterized by a lack of focus on organizational performance improvement and primarily concentrate on representation by race, rank and gender....
View ArticleCan Diversity Learning Be Linked to ROI Performance?
There seems to be a myth operating within some communities of practice, which suggest that the results created by diversity initiatives defy measurement. It is often presented with a belief that...
View ArticleDiversity ROI: Fad, Fiction or Full of Potential?
The calculation of diversity return on investment for the diversity and inclusion field began more than 15 years ago. In 1999, I published the book “How to Calculate Diversity Return on Investment"...
View ArticleDiversity ROI: Fad, Fiction or Full of Potential?
The calculation of diversity return on investment for the diversity and inclusion field began more than 15 years ago. In 1999, I published the book “How to Calculate Diversity Return on Investment"...
View ArticleBecoming an Evidence-based Diversity and Inclusion Professional
Think back to when you first became a diversity and inclusion practitioner. Whether it was two weeks or 20 years ago, most likely the thrill and exhilaration of the career change quickly gave way to...
View ArticleWarmer Weather Brings More Diversity and Inclusion Opportunities
This past winter brought relentless winter storms which blanketed much of the nation, making warmer weather seem impossible. A few weeks into May, much of that has changed. Summer is nearing and warmer...
View ArticleHow to Manage and Exceed Diversity Return on Expectations
There is no doubt that adequately meeting customer expectations is an essential part of the role of a robust diversity and inclusion organization. By accurately identifying those expectations, and...
View ArticleDefeat Derailment from Diversity ROI Measurement Processes
Calculating diversity ROI in many different areas can show which interventions contribute the most to the organization, allowing priorities to be established for high-impact performance.
View ArticleMeasuring the Effectiveness of HR and Diversity in ROI Terms
Get support for current and future diversity programs by putting measurement into language executives can understand.
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