July 8, 2025

The Real Reason Your DEI Metrics Don’t Matter

The Real Reason Your DEI Metrics Don’t Matter
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Most DEI metrics are just a pantomime.
They’re not tracking things that matter.

Key Topics Covered in This Episode:

  1. Why most DEI efforts fail before any work has begun

  2. Why “quick wins” often become long-term liabilities

  3. How to test your inclusion project before investing in delivery

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Key Takeaways from This Episode:

  1. Outputs don’t prove progress: outcomes do.

    • "Training is not an outcome."

  2. Specific problems demand specific solutions.

    • "You can track how many people turned up to an event. You can count how many policies you updated. You can show how many people completed a training course. And none of it may be relevant."

  3. Focus on preventions instead of a cure.

    • "You’d be surprised how often I see strategies full of goals that sound good, but don’t translate into day-to-day actions."

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