It’s important to develop a strategy that seeks to improve the hiring, development, advancement, and retention of employees who belong to…
It’s important to develop a strategy that seeks to improve the hiring, development, advancement, and retention of employees who belong to historically underrepresented and marginalized groups. Our course, Developing a DE&I Initiative, teaches you how to determine the need for change and design, develop, and evaluate a DE&I strategy. We’ll show you how to compile demographic data, survey employees, and identify areas of concern. You’ll also learn how to communicate to employees that disclosing their demographic information is optional and that it will be kept confidential.
We’ll explore how to align DE&I strategy with companywide and divisional business objectives, the process of developing an action plan, and how to assign actions to specific stakeholders. You’ll also learn how to set effective timeframes and deadlines for completing action items and how to evaluate the success of the strategy once it’s implemented. We’ll focus on DE&I strategy success metrics, such as hiring and retention rates of employees in historically marginalized groups. We’ll also cover the importance of communicating success and ensuring accountability using DE&I annual reports and dashboards.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the need for DE&I change
- Design a DE&I strategy
- Implement a DE&I strategy
- Evaluate a DE&I strategy
What You'll Learn
- Identify the need for DE&I change by compiling demographic data, surveying employees, and identifying areas of concern
- Design a DE&I strategy that aligns with companywide and divisional business objectives
- Develop an action plan, assign actions to specific stakeholders, and set timeframes and deadlines
- Implement a DE&I strategy across the organization
- Evaluate a DE&I strategy using success metrics such as hiring and retention rates of historically marginalized employees
- Communicate success and ensure accountability through DE&I annual reports and dashboards
Key Takeaways
- A DE&I strategy seeks to improve the hiring, development, advancement, and retention of employees from historically underrepresented and marginalized groups.
- Determining the need for change involves compiling demographic data, surveying employees, and identifying areas of concern.
- Employees should be told that disclosing their demographic information is optional and that it will be kept confidential.
- Developing an action plan includes assigning actions to specific stakeholders and setting effective timeframes and deadlines for completing action items.
- DE&I success can be measured with metrics such as hiring and retention rates of employees in historically marginalized groups, and communicated through annual reports and dashboards.
Frequently Asked Questions
What will I learn in this course?
You will learn how to determine the need for change and to design, develop, implement, and evaluate a DE&I strategy, including compiling demographic data, surveying employees, identifying areas of concern, building an action plan, and measuring success.
How does the course suggest measuring DE&I success?
The course focuses on DE&I strategy success metrics such as hiring and retention rates of employees in historically marginalized groups, and it covers communicating success and ensuring accountability using DE&I annual reports and dashboards.
How is the course structured?
The course is organized into lessons covering an Introduction, Determining the Need for Change, Designing Your Strategy, Implementing Your Strategy, Continually Evaluating Outcomes, and a Test Your Knowledge section.
How does the course address employee demographic information?
It teaches you how to communicate to employees that disclosing their demographic information is optional and that it will be kept confidential.
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Leaders play an essential role in ensuring that their organizations are diverse, equitable and inclusive. The first steps are determining areas that require change and designing a DNI strategy. Welcome to Knowledge City's Course Developing a DIY initiative. This course will help you identify areas of concern through surveys and demographic data, improve employee inclusion and belonging by designing a DIY strategy that is aligned with business objectives and implement an action plan that is successful in the long term by continually evaluating outcomes. Create an environment where all of your employees can thrive with our course Developing a DIY Initiative.
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