Jason R. Thompson - Move from Theoretical DE&I to Practical DE&I by Using HR Data
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English - March 21, 2024 11:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsManagement Business human resources analytics data people insights insights people big data hr analytics business metrics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
With over 25 years of leadership in DE&I, Jason R. Thompson is the
creator of the CAPE Inclusion model and the author of Diversity and
Inclusion Matter. He led DE&I programming for a community of 150K
students and faculty at Western Governors University; he influenced DE&I
strategies for over 1,000 global startups at Techstars; and he helped the
US Olympic Committee set new standards for DE&I in sports.
In this episode, Jason talks about how HR data can help businesses take
practical steps toward improving their DE&I and growing strategically.
Chapters
[0:00 - 4:52] Introduction
• Welcome, Jason!
• Today’s Topic: Using HR Data to Progress from Theoretical DE&I to
Practical DE&I
[4:53 - 15:01] How has Jason done DE&I differently than those around
him?
• Outsource consultants and data scientists to help clean up HR data
• The problem with over-assigning unpaid special projects for the sake of
employee growth
[15:02 - 23:12] How to use HR data to create a DE&I scorecard
• Exploring the DE&I journey of US Olympic teams
• How DE&I and strategic growth are directly connected
[23:13 - 28:04] How does a DE&I scorecard help an organization move
forward?
• Creating reasonable DE&I expectations based on turnover rates
• Diversity in leadership
[28:05 - 29:35] Closing
• Thanks for listening!
Quotes
“Diversity is a noun—it’s the outcome of actually managing some [HR]
data.”
“From a strategic point of view . . . if you looked at the [DE&I] data, you
would say, ‘In which demographics do we have the best opportunity to
grow?’”
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