Clare was asked to contribute to an article on ‘Delivering Diversity’ in Insider Magazine. Please click here to read the full article
Summary of my takeaway tips shared in the article
- Look for triggers – if you are asked about your diversity data for a report, client project, advertisement or tender – are you comfortable with your data or the voices your represent? This may be a trigger to highlight that you need to look at your diversity and inclusion strategy
- look at your sector – each sector is different and has different challenges. What’s going on in your sector and with your competitors may provide some insights for what you should be doing
- take the temperature – see what your employees and stakeholders are saying and thinking. Run the survey, hold some focus groups, observe behaviours
- come up with a strategy – what will you do and when? Get people involved and keep learning. Take positive actions, explain and measure them
- measure the changes – look at data through a diversity lens. Productivity stats, engagement surveys and the number of people joining and leaving can show us biases we are not aware of
- become inclusive – create a culture where people allow them to be persuaded of another point of view
