Measuring the Success of D&I – beyond quotas

Diversity & Inclusion is measurable—far more precisely than traditional HR indicators suggest. Effective impact measurement makes progress visible, supports change management and provides solid justification for strategic decisions and resource allocation.

“Considering the strength of the business case and 25 years of maturity, D&I measurement remains surprisingly underdeveloped.” Michael Stuber

Three Levels of Professional D&I Measurement

Goal achievement: We measure diversity, openness and inclusion along the elements of the propelling performance principle, not just by static representation, but by lived culture, leadership behaviours and additional indicators.
Progress & effectiveness: From awareness, perception and knowledge to stakeholder value, we evaluate what D&I programmes actually deliver.
Business value-add: Our ROI analyses demonstrate that well-implemented D&I initiatives often outperform traditional HR, leadership or culture programmes in terms of productivity, team performance and market success.

ENGINEERING D&I.

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Michael Stuber identified key business priorities in each of our operating companies and proposed relevant linkages with future D&I initiatives. He also showed the need to tie D&I more closely to our identity and embed it in our shared culture as well as HR processes and tools. Going further, Michael's expertise guides us to additional key considerations by uncovering and subsequently addressing hidden biases and dynamics through focus group interviews.

BayWa r.e. | Céline Tran, MD France & Global DEI Sponsor, 12/2021

Michael has been a key enabler to organise our DEI journey. His experience and expertise combined with a very clear way of expressing his thoughts and recommendations have been highly valuable to define our DEI strategy and action plans as well as to prepare for senior management meetings. His investment in getting to know our organization and our HR processes allowed him to leverage the existing processes as ground foundations for further actions and define additional tailormade DEI initiatives. His interactions with senior management, through interviews, individual coaching or management trainings, were very relevant and impactful. It has been a pleasure working alongside with Michael over several months on diversity, equity and inclusion topics.

Swisscom | Elena Folini, Head of HR P&M and Diversity, 08/2019

After a few years of internal work and insight, Michael Stuber's external professional perspective, profound expertise and long-standing experience have significantly helped us to analyse our Diversity & Inclusion situation holistically and with all dependencies and to redesign our approach focused on vision, strategy, processes and culture in a change-oriented way. With targeted interventions at various levels, we achieved a new quality of positive reactions in just over six months. In addition, the partnership was a great enrichment for my development and always a real pleasure.

Commerzbank | Barbara David, Head of Diversity, 2016

European Diversity Consulting accompany us with comprehensive Diversity knowledge in different Diversity questions since a couple of years. The personal consulting support us by the continuous advancement of our work.

RWE | Alison Chappell, Chief Diversity Officer, 2008

European Diversity brought many important strengths to our programme of Diversity focus groups and workshops. Particularly important to us were their depth of experience in the German market; their ability to offer seamless service across Germany, the UK and Central Europe; the thought leadership offered by Michael Stuber as programme leader, and the fact that all aspects of the programme were closely managed by Michael himself, ensuring quality and consistency.

Johnson & Johnson | Mieke Smet, Director Global Talent Management, 2008

Working with European Diversity, Research&Consulting was a great experience for me. It was the first time that I felt that an external organization understands very clearly the challenges of the business, finds the right approach to introduce the topic of diversity and inclusion and makes it clear and tangible. They speak the right business language and they are flexible enough to adapt to global frameworks and make sure that all regional initiatives are aligned to that. It is also clear that this organization has the right background to support companies in their journey towards diversity and inclusion, they can relate to other companies and best practices.

Bosch Engineering | Juanita Jordan, Head of HR, 2010

Mr. Stuber supported us very well with his extensive experience in Diversity. His "Propelling Principle" helps us to move the topic of Diversity forward within our organization. We thank European Diversity Research & Consulting for the good cooperation.

HP | Eva Faenger, Diversity Manager HP Germany, 06/2010

Michael Stuber is often referred to as the “Diversity Guru”. I definitely agree with regard to his profound diversity expertise and knowledge, huge network and ample experiences in implementing diversity concepts in global companies. He is very pragmatic, focused and straight-forward in his consulting. His concept of the Propelling Potential Principle is very effective as it combines a clear sense of what is needed to make progress and to create change.

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