With a focus on delivering data-driven diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) solutions, Kincentric works to embed DE&I into our clients’ organizational cultures and leadership behaviors. Leveraging a combination of strategy, process, policy, culture and individual behaviors, we work to enhance the employee experience and align leadership to drive real, lasting sustainable change.
The current playbook for diversity and inclusion must shift. Organizations must develop an intentional strategy for DE&I just as they would for any other business initiative, being deliberate in their approach and recognizing the complexity of the opportunity. We work with CEOs and CHROs around the world to operationalize diversity and inclusion at the enterprise level, driving critical business outcomes with DE&I as a strategic lever.
Our comprehensive and holistic suite of DE&I solutions are built upon the belief that to be truly effective, DE&I initiatives must be leader-led, talent-driven, culture-activated and HR-enabled.
DE&I must be leader-led to be successful. By first aligning the executive team on a “north star” for DE&I, our clients are able to integrate it fully into the values, mission, and people and business strategies of the organization. To create genuine, meaningful, sustained change in DE&I, leaders must themselves personally and consistently role-model inclusive leadership behaviors. Kincentric applies leadership assessment and coaching as the foundation for growing leadership capability.
Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives must also be talent-driven. Leveraging our expertise, we help optimize talent management strategies and critical lifecycle processes such as talent acquisition and performance. This includes the development of strategies that engage, develop and grow key talent segments within your organization, with the goal of ensuring a fair and equitable system that allows everyone the opportunity to fulfill their potential.
Ultimately, DE&I is culture-activated. Organizations must have embedded governance around priorities, investments and efforts to scale to create a culture of inclusion. There must be a focus on connecting employees to a shared sense of purpose while leveraging diverse backgrounds and capabilities to drive business value. Our holistic approach embeds DE&I into all aspects of the organization — including leadership, talent and infrastructure — to drive behavior and culture change.
Last but certainly not least, DE&I initiatives must be HR-enabled. HR systems, processes and programs must be fair and equitable in support of DE&I strategy. To remedy the challenges organizations are struggling with today, including the lack of diversity in senior leadership teams, HR must stay one step ahead in order to influence and champion change.
Kincentric’s DE&I consulting uses a data-driven approach to uncover insights and strategies that unlock the power of all people and teams within your organization. We start with an evidence-based assessment of the current state of your DE&I, using an outside-in perspective to access the valuable insights needed to align your executive team around a clear, compelling vision based on a shared understanding of the current state.
We then work with you to formulate and execute a DE&I strategic plan aligned to company culture, values, business strategy and people strategy, continuously testing in order to prioritize initiatives that create stronger outcomes.
Finally, we create a rigorous change-management strategy to ensure commitment and adoption across all levels of the organization with established accountability – an element often missing in DE&I initiatives.
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