SDEI

Strategic Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Certification

What is our why for DEI?

• Define diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging and other key terms
• Discuss key obstacles with implementing DEI programs
• Understand your own social identities and the impact they have on your work
• Learn what unconscious bias is and tips to reduce bias in the workplace
• Describe the DEI best practices of high-performing organizations

Activities

• DEI Conversations
• Social Identities and otherness
• Unconscious Bias Experience
• Unconscious Bias Self-Assessments
• Best Practices Summaries

How is DEI aligned to my business strategy?

• Show the link between business strategy, current talent measures, and their implications to DEI
• Make the business case for investing resources in diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives
• Create plans/messaging to secure commitments for resources such as acquiring the right DEI leadership and funding
• Cite/modify practices from other organizations

Activities

• Alignment Strategy to DEI Activity
• DEI Alignment Case Study
• Strategy Alignment Action Planning

What is the current state of DEI at my organization?

• Create/modify organizational assessments that surface risk areas and stumbling blocks in policy, processes, and procedures; inequities in the system; and culture and behaviors related to DEI
• Learn how to use various assessment methods, pros/cons of each and when to use them
• Identify organizational strengths and challenges that need to be addressed
• Cite/modify best practices from other organizations

Activities

• Assess your organizations level of DEI “maturity”
• DEI Assessment Case Study and Presentation
• Create your own Culture Audit Action Plan Group Activity

What is my desired future state and which DEI actions will have the greatest impact?

• Create a DEI purpose statement that articulates priorities
• Establish the pillars that will support the purpose
• Determine which high-level solutions are needed to achieve your goals
• Articulate roles and responsibilities for executing the plan

Activities

• Create your DEI Purpose Statement Activity
• Create your DEI Pillars Activity
• Map your stakeholders and create communication plans

How do I attract the right diverse talent?

• Attract a diverse pool of candidates and build pipelines by cultivating internal and external networks and relationships, and capitalizing on recruitment technologies, and social media
• Fairly assess candidates against objective standards while mitigating the effects of unconscious bias
• Reassess TA processes to mitigate bias
• Hire diverse candidates by delivering a positive candidate experience combined with the right compensation elements
• Analyze data to monitor and measure the success of DEI strategies
• Cite/modify best practices from other organizations

Activities

• Recognizing biased behaviors in the hiring process activity
• Evaluate your Organization’s Brand from a Candidate’s Perspective
• Writing Inclusive Job Descriptions Activity
• Creating a Candidate Experience Survey
• Diverse Compensation for Diverse Candidates Activity
• Mitigating Unconscious Bias in Hiring/Process and Policy Audit
• Attracting a Diverse Workforce Action Planning