Everyone Can Talk Diversity - The Authentic Ones Quietly Deliver
HOW TO UNLEASH DIVERSITY
INTRODUCTION:
The following is a high level summary of our proven approach to deliver diversity.
Although the image shows a generic approach at high level we’ve proven this works in every organisation.
Delivering ‘diversity’ to an organisation requires leadership with the right mindset, the appropriate vision/values for the new age and a high level of purpose.
our DEFINITION:
DIVERSITY ISN’T ABOUT COLOUR, GENDER OR LABELLING
It is about the richness of humanity.
It is about unlocking the creativity that exists in everyone. It is therefore inclusive not exclusive. Diversity is most definitely not the rightful domain of those with privilege or the luck to be born into a position and a fancy business card to award as they see fit.
Diversity demands deliberate determination and leadership to unleash it.
IT MEANS:
Knowing that you need it and why. Establish the aims, objectives and key results.
Identifying where the required ‘diversity’ exists and how to embrace/engage with it. Gain clear definitions and alignment on key terms.
Preparing and making the appropriate spaces for it to flourish naturally. Ensure the transformation is as natural as possible.
Altering any mindsets, systems and processes that may interfere with it.
Cultivating/managing the onboarding and integration processes so that diversity can be sustained.
Making it completely natural - from minute one.
THE NYC APPROACH
Step One:
Having executed this approach in other organisations our first step is to develop a short working session. Hold the session with the business leaders and get a sense of the existing mindset and preparedness around the 6 pillars above.
From this we would be able to develop a program that would deliver the goals and objectives that we would have aligned on above. This work could be done initially remotely to establish the foundations and the research would get us a long way in the near term.
The path to Diversity would have begun. I suggest getting to step one only before costing anything further as that scope is variable and based on each individual scenario.
Step One usually takes a couple of weeks to get prepared for the session - undertake calls and assimilation of the context and develop the plan for what should happen next.