Intensive Workshops to Develop a Strategic Plan for Growing the Organization Through Diversity and Inclusion

D&I issue

You need business growth through diversity and inclusion. You want a detailed diversity and inclusion (D&I) strategy as part of your organization's HR strategic plan that:

• Aligns with your key business goals and delivers meaningful business results.
• Takes into account your organization’s present cultural competence and readiness for change.

You may be:

• The CEO, another senior executive, or the head of HR who wants to move forward on achieving key business results through diversity and inclusion quickly and efficiently - that is, use diversity as a business strategy.
• The Board of Directors that needs the company to develop a diversity strategy.
• A company-wide or business unit diversity organization or council that needs to learn how diversity and inclusion can be a core business strategy and pull together a solid plan.
• Someone who has been asked to pull together a diversity plan, is new to the diversity and inclusion field, and seeks assistance from experts who have personally “been there and done that” in a Fortune 100 company.
• Someone who need a diversity and inclusion strategy that develops intercultural / cultural competence, truly engages your leadership, and achieves meaningful business results.

D&I solution

A diversity and inclusion (D&I) strategic planning off-site is an intensive hands-on session. We tailor the content and design to your needs. Typically the session combines learning and planning.

The learning is about a practical strategic planning process that considers diversity and inclusion as a core business strategy. We call this Business-Aligned® diversity and inclusion. We identify (1) your key business goals, (2) changes that you need in your workforce and work environment to help achieve these key business goals, and (3) specific diversity and inclusion initiatives that will help realize these changes.

The planning deliverables typically includes a set of Business-Aligned® diversity and inclusion initiatives and related metrics with clear accountability for progress and results. Deliverables may also include a communication plan, lists of skills and competencies needed to implement the plan, and other elements specific to your situation.

We recommend assessing the senior leadership team’s intercultural competence or fluency so the strategy can be adapted to their readiness for this type of change. The Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) provides this insight. If these leaders participate personally, the off-site design may also incorporate team and/or individual developmental coaching.

To help ensure a successful outcome, participants must have a solid understanding of the organization’s key business goals and the current workforce and work environment. Participants should also be capable of effecting change in the organization. Ideally the CEO and senior executive team participate personally although this is not necessary.

Sample D&I results

See representative results achieved by MDB Group's principals at Diversity & inclusion strategic planning off-sites.

Related links

Strategic planning off-sites are about developing a strategy that helps meet your key business goals. For more insight about diversity, inclusion, and intercultural competence as a core business strategy, click the links below:

Next steps

Please call us so that together we can design the Business-Aligned® diversity and inclusion strategic plan that will help ensure your sustained business success.