3 Suggestions to Help You Manage Your Diversity & Inclusion Data

One of the things I encourage organisations to do to on their journey to inclusion is to collect and understand their data

Find out the 3 common problems that you experience in your organisation when you first start collecting data.

Here are some key messages from this episode

  • 3 common problems that you’re going to get when you first start collecting data
  • Popular myths used to undermine your data collection efforts
  • Why Small Data matters more than you think

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Here are some key takeaways from this episode

Be willing to make claims based on small numbers

“The point I’m trying to make here without getting too technical is that when we’re talking about small populations, small numbers have a greater meaning.. This is the point that was made in the article”

Dig deeper into the data

“Small numbers are the perfect opportunity for gathering interview-based data”

Don’t settle for small numbers

“We need to start getting bigger numbers to start getting more insights and a greater understanding of the organisation. These will also be indicative of addressing some of the biggest problems that organisations experience when they become inclusive which is engaging people they want to include and creating a culture of inclusion”

Here are some resources so you can go deeper

The Mistake Companies Make When They Use Data to Plan Diversity Efforts

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