Jason R. Thompson - Move from Theoretical DE&I to Practical DE&I by Using HR Data

Send us a text 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?’”Contact:Jason's LinkedInDavid's LinkedInDwight's LinkedInPodcast Manger: Karissa HarrisEmail us! To schedule a meeting with us: https://salary.com/hrdlconsulting For more HR Data Labs®, enjoy the HR Data Labs Brown Bag Lunch Hours every Friday at 2:00PM-2:30PM EST. Check it out here: https://hrdatalabs.com/brown-bag-lunch/ Produced by Affogato Media