Infographic: 4 Essential Practices for Incorporating D&I into Leadership Development
High-performance organizations are 2.5x more effective at leveraging diversity and inclusion (D&I) for business outcomes and, according to the Institute for Corporate Productivity's (i4cp) study Next Practices in Organizational Design and Leadership Development for D&I, specific structures and practices are a major factor in helping to achieve these results. Four key recommendations from this study can get your organization on the road to better integration of leadership development with diversity and inclusion efforts:
- Develop a progressive curriculum with blended and specific D&I-related content
- Use internal resources (e.g. diversity councils and employee groups) to develop, vet, and deliver content
- Make ERG participation a low-cost, high-impact part of your leadership development curriculum
- Link the impact of D&I-related training to day-to-day leadership behaviors and business results
The following infographic provides more detail on the points above:
Eric is a researcher, writer, editor, and designer for publications focused on a variety of people management and business topics. He’s been published or quoted in Talent Management Magazine, Diversity Executive, The Daily Beast and other publications, has appeared on media outlets including HuffPost Live, and has presented on research findings at the White House for members of the Biden admisistration. His topics of interest include workplace DE&I and corporate culture issues, with broad knowledge of talent development, performance management, employee engagement, workforce analytics, leadership development, customer focus, workforce planning, HR technology, and other human resources functions. Eric has also worked with i4cp’s Chief Diversity Officer Board as lead researcher since its inception.