Praise for DATA-DRIVEN DEI

“What distinguishes Data-Driven DEI from other diversity, equity and inclusion books is its unique focus on the role of technology, data and innovation for people and organizations seeking lasting transformation and change.”
—NENE MOLEFI, JULIE O’MARA, and ALAN RICHTER, PhD, authors, along with 112 Expert Panelists around the world, of the free Global, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Benchmarks (GDEIB) published by The Centre for Global Inclusion, www.centreforglobalinclusion.org

“Data-Driven DEI is both timely and timeless. Dr. Pinkett has outlined a simple, yet powerful five-step approach—powered by research, data, and science—that delivers real-world results for any professional at any level and for any organization.”
—JANET B. REID, PhD, and VINCENT R. BROWN, co-authors of Intrinsic Inclusion: Rebooting Your Biased Brain

“At last, a one-stop resource to find the tools, technologies, metrics and measures to ensure that your DEI efforts are making a difference. Data-Driven DEI should be required reading for anyone looking to accelerate their personal or organizational DEI journey.”
—ANN HERRMANN-NEHDI, Chief Thought Leader and Chair of the Board, and KARIM NEHDI, Chief Executive Officer, Herrmann Global

“The simple, five-step process found in Data-Driven DEI represents a complete roadmap for anyone—from people to organizations—to embark upon a learning journey that achieves greater diversity, equity, and inclusiveness. This book could not have come at a better time.”
—ROBERT O. BRINKERHOFF and EDWARD BOON, co-authors of Improving Performance Through Learning: A Practical Guide for Designing High Performance Learning Journeys

“Data-Driven DEI will usher in an entirely new paradigm for how data, science and technology marry personal, cultural and organizational transformation to deliver measurable results and impact.”
—PETER YORK, Principal and Chief Data Scientist, BCT Partners and co-author of Measuring Results and Impact in the Age of Big Data

“A must-read for people and organizations across the globe seeking the latest technologies and innovations to accelerate their diversity, equity, and inclusion work today, while understanding how the future landscape can amplify their efforts tomorrow. Thank you Dr. Pinkett.”
—JOHN WANG, visionary and conveyor of New Majority: The Opportunity for Building Allyship

A practical blueprint for successful, measurable, and impactful DEI initiatives

In Data-Driven DEI: The Tools and Metrics You Need to Measure, Analyze, and Improve Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Dr. Randal Pinkett, a renowned diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) thought leader delivers a practical and evidence-based blueprint to achieving lasting impact with your DEI initiatives. Dr. Pinkett has created a simple, step-by-step process to assess the current state of your DEI, analyze that data to create a personal and organizational action plan, and implement data-driven, science-based, and technology-enabled interventions for greater diversity, equity, and inclusion. The book provides:

• Tools and instruments to assess your personal preferences and competencies as well as your organizational culture, climate, policies, and practices
• Strategies and proven practices to mitigate bias, improve decision-making, foster innovation, and expand thinking preferences, cultural competence, inclusive leadership, allyship and more
• A library of measures, metrics, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to gauge progress, evaluate results and demonstrate impact

An indispensable resource for individual contributors, managers, executives, founders, entrepreneurs, and other business leaders, Data-Driven DEI deserves a place on the bookshelf of any professional seeking to have a real-world impact that delivers personal and organizational results.