The document summarizes research conducted by the Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion (CIDI) on measuring the return on investment of diversity and inclusion programs. It highlights that CIDI conducted a literature review, online survey, interviews, and developed a toolkit. The research found that few organizations measure diversity beyond legal requirements, but those that do see benefits such as increased profile for initiatives among leadership. Successful measurement involves leadership accountability, relevant metrics, and communication of results. The toolkit provides tips for implementing measurement such as starting small, tracking leading indicators, and regularly reviewing metrics.
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ROI of D&I - Presentation for CIRG 2013 Symposium
1. WHAT GETS MEASURED
GETS DONE
Measuring the Return on Investment
of Diversity and Inclusion
April 25, 2013
Cathy Gallagher-Louisy
Director, Community Partnerships and Knowledge Services
cathy.gallagherlouisy@cidi-icdi.ca
2. Agenda for Today’s Session
• About the Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion
• Highlights of Research Findings
• Tool Kit for Measurement
• Activities to Assess Your Measurement Practices
10. Literature Review
• Diversity Best Practices research reports
• “Leadership, Governance, and Accountability – A Pathway to a
Diverse and Inclusive Organizations”, The Conference Board
• “The Costs and Benefits of Diversity – A Study on Methods and
Indicators to Measure the Cost-Effectiveness of Diversity
Policies in Enterprises”, European Commission Centre for
Strategy and Evaluation Services
• “The Balanced Scorecard”, by Robert S. Kaplan and David P.
Norton
• “Global Diversity and Inclusion Benchmarks,” by Julie O’Mara
and Alan Richter
15. Global D&I Benchmarks
http://www.omaraassoc.com/pdf/GDIB_2011.pdf
75% Level
• Integrated, multi-technique approaches to measurement
• D&I return-on-investment studies
• Cultural Audits
• Leading indicators
• Ongoing internal and external research
• Employee accountability
• Regular benchmark review
16. Global D&I Benchmarks
http://www.omaraassoc.com/pdf/GDIB_2011.pdf
100% Level
• In-depth D&I assessments
• D&I part of organization’s overall scorecard.
• Linked to the organizational strategy
• Tied to incentive compensation.
• Many D&I-related research projects.
• Employees provide input to all facets of managing
the D&I process.
28. Results of Using Diversity Scorecard
Raised profile of D&I initiatives
among organizations’ leadership.
Diversity Scorecard has become
part of the organization’s overall
strategic reporting.
29. Results of Using Diversity Scorecard
Raised profile of D&I initiatives
among organizations’ leadership.
Diversity Scorecard has become
part of the organization’s overall
strategic reporting.
31. Standard Measures of Inclusion:
1. Representation
2. Recruitment, promotion, and turnover
3. Employee engagement
4. Inclusiveness questions
5. Human rights, harassment, or discrimination complaints
6. Participation in training
7. Participation in Employee Resource/Networking Groups
37. Barriers and Roadblocks
• Resources
• Legal Objections
• Personal / private info
• Privacy / confidentiality
38. Successful Diversity Scorecards
• Owned by the most senior leaders.
• Top leader is accountable.
• Top leader holds leadership teams accountable.
• Leaders are involved in developing the scorecard.
• Results are relevant to organization’s strategic goals.
• Organization is ready.
39. Successful Diversity Scorecards
• Wide range data available.
• Leadership teams regularly review and understand the
scorecard.
• Leadership and managers understand their impact.
• Communicated effectively and consistently.
• Measures demonstrate efficacy and impact.
45. Start Small
Request or start tracking the following data points:
• Representation
• Recruitment, promotion, and turnover
• Employee engagement
• Inclusiveness questions
• Human rights, harassment, or discrimination complaints
• Participation in training
• Participation in Employee Resource/Networking Groups
48. Track Leading Indicators
• Employee participation in ERGs or mentoring programs.
• Employees who have executive sponsors.
• Employees who work on high-profile clients or projects.
49. Ask Lots of Questions
• Focus groups
• Surveys
• Individual interviews
• Exit interviews
52. Review and Repeat
• How are we doing?
• What have we achieved to date?
• What worked, what didn’t work, and why?
• What needs to be adjusted?
• What do we still need to know?
• Where do we go from here?
56. Cons of Asking for Unique Identifier
• Political / practical realities.
• Resistance to collection.
• Reluctance may lead to lower response rate.
• More work in communications.
57. Pros of Asking for Unique Identifier
• First year is baseline; subsequent years’ results are
comparable.
• Compare and correlate with other HR and organizational
data.
• Track individual development over time.
• Track changes in individual and organizational cultural
competence over time.
• Track changes in employees’ perception of organizational
inclusivity.
58. Pros of Asking for Unique Identifier
• Track individual career progression – retention,
promotion, turnover, etc.
• Correlate demographics with employee experience
factors such as engagement, retention, or promotion.
• Greater ability to assess ROI on programs.
60. THANK YOU
Cathy Gallagher-Louisy
Director, Community Partnerships
and Knowledge Services
cathy.gallagherlouisy@cidi-icdi.ca
www.cidi-icdi.caca.linkedin.com/in/cathygl
@CatGL