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A Roadmap for Building Your Own Innovative DEI Strategy

Seth Smiley-Humphries | August 22, 2018

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AGENDA AT-A-GLANCE

• Your Approach

• Your Year One (1) Priorities

• Your Fupan and preparing for Year Two (2)

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YOUR APPROACH

THE WORK

Cognitive diversity = f(dimensions of diversity)

• Identify your organization’s diversity focus– Cognitive Diversity or diversity of thought

– Compliance

– Broad definition of diversity

– Equity

– Belonging

• Prioritize work based on four (4) factors– risk

– organizational impact

– organizational energy

– organizational readiness

• Brand inclusion as an enabler of diversity and a value creator

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YOUR APPROACH

You

Celebrate

Consulting Skills

Storytelling

Behaviors not Beliefs

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YOUR APPROACH

Employees

Marketplace/ Clients

Community

Workplace

Work-force

Marketplace/ Clients

Com-munity

Workplace

Supplier Diversity

Marketplace/ Clients

Com-munity

KEY STAKEHOLDERS – 3 POTENTIAL MODELS

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YOUR YEAR 1 PRIORITIES

Learn past, present, and

write the “future history”

Complete a global

compliance risk assessment

Deliver a five year strategic

roadmap

Communicate Roadmap

Activate on quick wins

RELATIONSHIPS

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YOUR YEAR 1 PRIORITIES

Data (Quantitative)

Interviews

(Qualitative)

Business Strategy

People Strategy

& Culture

Learn past, present, and

write the “future history”

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YOUR YEAR 1 PRIORITIES

Learn past, present, and

write the “future history”

Interviews

(Qualitative)

Create Interview Questions

Interview Key

stakeholders

Gain Insights

Document past history and current

state

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Complete a global

compliance risk assessment

Clarify Roles

US priorities

Global Priorities

YOUR YEAR 1 PRIORITIES

Outside Counsel Review

Identify Gaps

Project Timeline

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YOUR YEAR 1 PRIORITIES

Deliver a five year strategic

roadmap

Business Strategy

People Strategy/Culture

Qualitative Analysis

Quantitative Analysis

Belief Statement

Vision Statement

Mission Statement

Definition

Diversity

Equity

Inclusion

Bu

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Cas

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DE

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Str

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SWOT Analysis

and

Benchmark Data

DE&I

Commitments

Start

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YOUR YEAR 1 PRIORITIES

• Socialize with key stakeholders while in development for feedback, buy-in, and future support

• Focus on communicating strategy with the following:

– Individuals and teams impacted by recommendations

– Diversity champions– Employee networks– Change agents– Early adapters

Pre-strategy Post-strategy• Socialize Strategy with relevant key stakeholders 1

on 1 before communicating with the collective HR Leadership, CEO and Leadership Team, and/or Board of Directors (pre-wiring)

• Focus on communicating strategy with the following:

– Individuals and teams impacted by recommendations

– Diversity champions– Employee networks– Change agents– Early adapters

Develop compelling brand for “inclusion” aligned with employment brand and culture

Communicate Roadmap

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• low cost

• low resourced

• low level of complexity

• within your span of control

Activate on

quick wins Employees

Marketplace/ ClientsCommunity

YOUR YEAR 1 PRIORITIES

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YOUR FUPAN AND PREPARING FOR YEAR 2

Goal Results Analysis Insights