For HR, leadership, and operations teams
What Gets Measured, Gets Done
Moving DEIA from buzzword to balance sheet.
Diversity and inclusion are buzzwords until a leader can show what the work is producing. This keynote walks through what to measure, how to measure it, and where the return on investment actually lives.
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Overview
What to measure, how to measure it, and what the numbers can actually tell you
Many organizations declare commitments to DEIA. Far fewer can answer the next question with any precision: what is the work producing.
Drawing on practice with Fortune 100 companies and global non-profits, Michael lays out a measurement framework that goes beyond demographic dashboards. The talk separates representation from inclusion, and inclusion from return on investment, and gives leaders a language for each.
Audiences leave knowing what to count, what to listen for, and which numbers actually correlate with the outcomes their CFO and CEO care about.
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What the rooms said
Combined, response-weighted scores from every delivery of this keynote, collected independently through Talkadot.
- 96%Relevant
- 96%Memorable
- 95%Inspiring
- 94%Engaging
- Actionable and Impactful! I can’t wait to get back to work next week to share what I learned here so we can continue to make a difference for all of our employees. Attendee
- This session was not long enough! Michael has so much knowledge to share and I would love to pick his brain on the topic of measuring IDEA. Thank you for the great information! Attendee
- This was fantastic, I feel like I have a better direction to take with our metrics so we can continue to show why the work we do in these spaces is important to the business. Attendee
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