Diversity Metrics
For Good Measure: Diversity and Inclusion Metrics
Submitted by Eleanor Shemesh on Fri, 12/17/2010 - 15:28It’s important to strike a reasonable balance between too little measurement and too much. With too little, you will have insufficient data to diagnose and correct problems. Too much, and you will waste resources and, often, alienate executives to whom you report. The trick is to think through what you need to know in order to analyze your organisation’s systems
and culture, what you need to report to stakeholders, and how you will structure the data.
Four types or “families” of metrics are available to you:
• Workforce demographics
• Work environment
Ten Commandments for Effective Diversity & Inclusion Metrics
Submitted by Eleanor Shemesh on Fri, 01/15/2010 - 11:44In this article, featured in Profiles in Diversity's November 2009 issue, ORC consultants Mary Martinéz and Michal Fineman explore key practices for creating meaningful diversity metrics. Download the complete article.
Best Practices in Global Diversity
Submitted by Michal Fineman on Wed, 12/16/2009 - 16:35ORC’s Global Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) area has been doing research all year on behalf of the members of its six networks as well as individual consulting clients.
Benchmarking HR Metrics in UAE
Submitted by Eleanor Shemesh on Tue, 10/27/2009 - 10:09HR metrics is an emerging science in the Gulf Region, not yet widely practiced and not in a consistent fashion that allows companies to compare themselves to one another. Members of ORC’s UAE HR Network are banding together to advance HR metrics in the region. The group proposes to develop a common set of useful metrics that will provide insight to the HR function’s effectiveness and contribution to the organization and allow members to benchmark with others in the Network.
A Road Map for Diversity & Inclusion Metrics
Submitted by Eleanor Shemesh on Fri, 09/25/2009 - 09:03Metrics do not emerge from a vacuum. They are dictated by the organization’s diversity strategy and goals, which in turn derive from the business strategy and the requirements that business strategy will place on the workforce and the work environment.
For Good Measure: Diversity and Inclusion Metrics
Submitted by Eleanor Shemesh on Fri, 09/18/2009 - 18:17It’s important to strike a reasonable balance between too little measurement and too much. With too little, you will have insufficient data to diagnose and correct problems. Too much, and you will waste resources and, often, alienate executives to whom you report. The trick is to think through what you need to know in order to analyze your organisation’s systems
and culture, what you need to report to stakeholders, and how you will structure the data.
Four types or “families” of metrics are available to you:
• Workforce demographics
• Work environment
Exploring Diversity Competency and Development
One of the most important elements of a successful diversity initiative is the least talked about: the capabilities of the diversity leader. In this session we explored ORC's competency model for diversity professionals and champions, and participants had the opportunity to assess their own strengths and brainstorm development ideas with colleagues.
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Measurement Tools:Three Short Presentations - February 2008
Facilitator: Robin Rickard and a facilitated panel discussion explored global metrics. Presenters included: June Jackson, Director, Equality Research & Consulting Ltd; Caron Sethill, British Council.
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