Best Practices: Optimizing Analytics for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

Author: N/A

Publisher: Workday

Publication Year: 2022

Summary: The following article discusses a survey from PwC shows that while diversity is a stated value or priority area for 75% of organizations, 32% of respondents still feel diversity is a barrier to employee progression. To optimize analytics for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB), the author recommended companies to take the following 3 actions: 1). Agree on a definition for inclusion—with both perception data about an employee’s feelings and objective data about their actual levels of inclusion; 2). Follow the 8 step DEIB analytics journey, including get demographic data in order, identify additional necessary data, and prioritize problems, in the article; and 3). Adjust continuously and use supporting tools. By engaging with real-time data, businesses can build broad trust and alignment, while creating a disciplined plan to continually advance and refine DEIB goals.


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