The new VP of Human Resources has requested the newly hired Director of Diversity & Inclusion to prepare a D&I Business Case deck to be shared with the Organization’s Board of Directors
Identified Needs:
- Want to provide Corporate Culture Navigation and Communicating Up support to new D&I Director for continued career success
- Compile Business Case PowerPoint deck capturing the ROI (return on investment) and Real vs. Perceived Business Need for focusing on Diversity & Inclusion
- Address the specific “Asks” of the Board of Directors
- Recommend 2-3 Targeted D&I Initiatives
- One on One “Real Work Life Situational” Coaching in the areas of Corporate Structure Navigation, Creating Partnerships, and Communicating Vertical & Horizontal.
- Assessed where the Organization was on the Diversity & Inclusion Journey and then identified their Business Alignment End In Mind
- Provided and trained on how to create a Comprehensive Business Case Outline & Flow and assisted in populating necessary details
- Compiled a specific sample of Market Area Demographics and Trends
- Assisted in identifying the Overarching D&I Role and Focus Areas
- Provided Strategic Metric & Report Out Templates referenced in Deck
- The Organization now has a Comprehensive D&I Business Case Portfolio capturing Day One of their D&I Journey, Achievements, Challenges, Previous, Current & Recommended Future Solution Based Initiatives and proposed Strategic Direction
- Diversity & Inclusion Strategy is aligned with business objectives and expected outcomes
- Affinity Groups have transitioned to Employee Business Resource Groups with focused objectives for the Business & the Participants
- The Board of Directors have a Comprehensive D&I Strategic Road Map with Trends & Metrics from which to make current & future D&I moving forward decisions