Belonging
The intentional application of DEI and wellbeing at every step of the employee experience, creating positive experiences for everyone, everywhere, every day
Insight
For many organizations implementing DEI and wellbeing strategies, there’s a gulf between aspiration and reality and the needs of a diverse workforce often remain unmet.
To close the reality gap, a business must be honest about what it’s getting right – and wrong. It then has to be brave enough, both institutionally and interpersonally, to confront its findings and act upon them, no matter how difficult that might be.
And, with DEI and wellbeing often seen as two separate initiatives, it’s all too easy to overlook their inherent connection. We believe both are essential to building a healthy, inclusive organization.
Applied DEI
We believe that DEI and wellbeing objectives can only be met through rigorous, intentional application at every step of the employee experience. We call this “Applied DEI.”
We partner with our clients to discover their specific DEI and wellbeing challenges, engage their people through deep listening, and collaborate on ways to enact the lasting change they need:
Involving the whole organization and amplifying their voices.
Creating content and experiences to amplify DEI and wellbeing commitments.
Developing custom learning and capability content to drive awareness and accountability.
Engaging leaders and influencers to inspire change through tools such as our ACT Model.
Application
We can help turn the DEI commitments of your organization into actionable initiatives. From attraction and retention, to leadership development and beyond – we can help amplify voices within the business, support with moments like affinity days, and examine how DEI is represented across the entirety of the employee journey.
ACT Model
You can’t focus on changing an organization without changing behavior. In a continually shifting and increasingly complex landscape, successful and sustainable change that puts your people at the center has never been more important. They continue to be both the biggest detractor and force multiplier to successful change. But time and time again, leaders fail to understand how their people experience transformation.
Our Work
Examples of how our DEI and wellbeing expertise has delivered against the ambitions of our clients and provided greater belonging.
Helping a rapidly expanding organization along their DEI journey
The challenge Too Good to Go’s mission is to reduce food waste. After rapid expansion, they were beginning their DEI...
Read moreWellbeing at Work: How to Lead Lasting Change
At the beginning of 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 4.5 million American workers voluntarily...
Read moreOur Thinking
Explore our original thinking, articles, reports and news related to Belonging.
Affinity Celebration Series: What you should know
Affinity celebrations often serve as a moment in time for us to come together, honour diverse histories and celebrate...
Read moreBelonging: The Future of Work
We recently had the opportunity to attend the Future of Work conference in London, a gathering that brought together...
Read moreEmployee Belonging: Integrating DEI, Health, and Wellbeing for Truly Equitable Workplaces
In 2015, McKinsey found that companies in the top quartile for racial and ethnic diversity are 35 percent more likely...
Read moreAffinity Celebrations Series: Why You Should Care
While many organisations take pride in celebrating their business achievements, how often do they also invest the time...
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