Inclusalytics: How Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leaders Use Data to Drive Their Work

by Victoria Mattingly, Sertrice Grice, Allison Goldstein

Organizations have [finally] begun committing to and investing in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), catalyzed by the social justice movements of 2020. Whether due to pressure from internal and external stakeholders, competition for top talent, or a moral imperative, businesses are increasingly acknowledging that DEI work needs to be done, and done right. Yet as they dive into this work, many companies fail to achieve results. In fact, some don’t even know what results they are looking for in the first place. Where are you going and how will you get there?

The problem is that few business leaders treat DEI the way they do revenue, customer satisfaction, and other critical business metrics. As a result, they put DEI leaders in place who don’t understand why DEI should be measured this way, and even more importantly, they don’t know how.

How Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leaders Use Data to Drive Their Work provides the solution to this problem. And the solution is data.

Based on interviews with dozens of DEI leaders across industries ranging from Fortune 500 companies to startups, academia, and nonprofits, organizational psychologists Victoria Mattingly, PhD, and Sertrice Grice, MS, share how modern businesses are using data to unlock DEI success. Employing a combination of case studies, practical examples, and step-by-step instructions, they guide DEI practitioners through developing a robust, data-centric approach to DEI. They provide instruction on gathering, analyzing, and reporting data in order to better understand the diversity, equity, and inclusion issues their employees are experiencing and gain those workers’ trust. They then demonstrate how companies can use the data to prioritize the issues they uncover, identify solutions, and, finally, evaluate whether the solutions they’ve chosen to spend time and money to implement are actually making a difference.

Treating DEI as a critical business metric is the only way to achieve sustainable long-term success. Inclusalytics helps DEI practitioners to actually move the needle by providing a roadmap for reliably gathering, measuring, tracking, and utilizing data to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion outcomes for everyone.

269 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 10, 2022

Reviews

[Noémie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the first and only book I've found about EDI data collection.
Having a research background myself, I appreciated the methodology and the authors' angle to gather data. This is a great book for anyone who needs to understand the basics of data collection and to apply it to EDI.

[Rebecca Dhrimaj · Rating 5 out of 5]

I attended a talk that one of the authors gave at an event (Sertrice Shipley), and she handed this book out to the attendees. I am not in HR or DEI, so I would have likely not naturally sought out this material. Her talk, however, opened my eyes to the real impact DEI is having on organizations. I immediately started reading the book after the event and eventually invited her to be on my podcast. This book is gold for anyone passionate about supporting a movement that truly has business impact. The authors give you the tools required to present a compelling case to your leadership team, and great ways to measure how much you are moving the needle on your DEI efforts. The book also educates people new to the DEI world and helps you set a foundation when you don’t even know where to start. Kudos to the authors for educating us on this important topic.

[Zakaria El-Segaier · Rating 5 out of 5]

Most DEI books out there are too fluffy. Here is one that is practical, evidence-based, and not attention-attention grabbing. I’ve been applying the learnings to my job as a global lead for DEI in a large global tech firm

[Azucena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Started reading the book via kindle and realized I wanted to read it with a physical book so I could highlight the sh*t out of it because it’s likely a book I will refer back to frequently. It has a lot of very actionable information and has some of the best term definitions I’ve seen.

[Beth Melillo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very practical book that provides a strong methodology and examples for experienced and beginner practitioners. The quotes throughout the book lend color to the "how" put forward.

[Gerardo Zayas Jr.]

Great book to understand the data points that matter when creating SEI.