DEI Strategy Development with Employee Insights

CHALLENGE

CHRO and the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at a nonprofit healthcare system tapped SIVO Insights to assist in the development of a DEI strategy. The organization had inconsistent DEI knowledge and skills across the organization, lack of common language and definition for DEI, organizational silos impacting buy-in, and varied leadership commitment and accountability. They were experiencing many starts and stops without an enterprise-wide DEI strategy.

APPROACH

• Strategic Planning process with employees at all levels across the organization.
• Strategic Planning with DEI Planning Committee including:
  • Education
  • CEO & ELT participation
  • Employee Stories
  • External benchmarking
  • Small group break-outs
  • Plan development
• Implementation Roadmap & Communication Plan

IMPACT

• Plan approved by ELT and Year 1 of  the 3-year plan is completed
  • Community engagement
  • Executive Resource Group  kicked-off
  • DEI Dashboard / Scorecard established
• All leaders have participated in DEI strategy training
  • Unconscious Bias
  • D&I Assessment Tool