Diversity, equity, and inclusion are good for business. Yet a roadblock many well-intentioned organisations are facing is that, although their teams are diverse, they have some distance to go in making them truly inclusive. Managers have the responsibility to build a culture of equity where people are supported to overcome potential disadvantages, yet many companies are failing to enact cultural and operational change.
Inclusive Growth Playbook
Agility in Mind conducted a survey of 250 UK business leaders in partnership with global research house, Censuswide. The results show nearly half (48%) of organisations surveyed have only one or fewer positive DEI initiatives.
Building a diverse and inclusive environment is not only a good thing to do, but research suggests it creates a better working environment. That’s why Agility in Mind created a framework for business leaders to implement positive and meaningful changes with genuine impact.
DEI challenges
250 business leaders surveyed. Explore the challenges they face in implementing meaningful diversity and inclusion initiatives.
FTSE100 Performance
A performance audit of the FTSE100 diversity credentials and looked qualitatively into their initiatives.
6 step agile framework
The Inclusive Growth playbook offers a 6 step agile framework to implement organisational change.
(33%) surveyed said, more training for managers would help to improve the effectiveness of DEI policies. This rises to nearly two in five (38%) in larger organisations of over 500 employees.
“Building a truly diverse and inclusive culture is laden with challenges, but our audit reveals that many well-intentioned leaders have pledges and goals to reach it. What we are seeing is that most are struggling to enact the type of top-down organisational change that is required to be successful – and that the pace of real action even amongst public-facing companies is very slow. That’s why Agility in Mind is providing a framework for this transition so that business leaders can implement positive and meaningful changes with genuine impact.”
– Michelle Meakin, Business Services Director at Agility in Mind
