Diversity and Inclusion
A thoughtful and sustainable approach to diversity and inclusion in the workplace results in an innovative, positive and safe work environment.
An inclusive society is in everyone's interest
The urgency around diversity and inclusion has taken off due to developments at social, economic and political levels. Thereby, diversity and inclusion is an indispensable part of the S-component in ESG policy. This means that more and more organizations recognize the importance of this topic and want to work on it, but often do not know how. This is where Kyden can help!
Why work on diversity and inclusion?
Providing an inclusive place for diverse talent is not only important from a moral and ethical perspective, but also important for employee well-being, innovation and productivity.
If you want to be successful as an organization, being a good reflection of society is essential. We are talking about having a good ratio of cultural backgrounds, gender, neurodiversity and other diversity dimensions. In doing so, inclusion is also essential. How do you make sure that all these talents feel heard, welcome and given the space to be themselves?
When an organization is diverse and perceived as inclusive, it has a positive impact on:
Employee well-being
Productivity of employees
More innovative power
Better business results
Strong(er) employer brand
In addition to how much diversity and inclusion benefit organizations, there is also a case to be made for the moral and ethical perspective. Indeed, numerous studies and statistics show that inequality in the workplace is still present. The pay gap between women and men is 14%, there are more CEOs in the Netherlands named Peter than there are women, job applicants with an Arabic-sounding name are about 40% less likely to succeed than someone with a Dutch name, and so on. That has to change. The question now is how? How do we get past diagnostics and start doing it?
How do we work together?
Transformation to a diverse and inclusive organization is a constant interplay between several factors.
We do not believe in a quick fix or a one-size-fits-all approach in transformation to a diverse and inclusive organization. What works for one organization will not work for another and vice versa. It is people work and each organization has its own culture and context and is at a different stage of diversity and inclusion. So our services and products are customized, using the following approach:
Intake and exploration
Analysis
Vision building and support
Interventions
Monitoring and evaluation
Diversity and inclusion is a complex issue. Keeping constant attention and turning all kinds of knobs is essential to achieving success. To determine what your organization can work on, we have developed a framework with six factors:
Strategy
Culture
Leadership
Governance
Processes
Metrics
All of our products and services are designed with the integrality between these factors in mind. We believe that by integrally managing all six factors, you can make real progress.
