Uplift diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)

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Leveraging data-led insights to identify, nurture and grow talent boosts workforce diversity and ensures all employees have equal access to opportunity, regardless of their background.

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Potential provides an unbiased approach to identifying and nurturing people's skills and natural strengths.

What is diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace?

Diversity, equity and inclusion are three closely linked values held by organisations who seek to support a broad range of people to succeed within their workforce and ensure all employees feel valued, including people of different races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, genders and sexual orientations.

But what do each of these values mean?

Diversity refers to the different groups of people who are represented across the workforce and at each level of responsibility.
Equity refers to the provision of fair access to opportunity to support the advancement of different people. Where equality suggests that all people should be treated the same, equity takes into consideration a person’s unique circumstances, adjusting treatment accordingly so that the end result is equal.
Inclusion speaks to the way organisations embrace their people and enable them to make meaningful contributions by adapting physical environments, work processes or other meeting other requirements.

The business case for boosting inclusion and diversity

Studies have shown time and time again that organisations with more diverse and inclusive workforces outperform others in productivity, decision-making and financial success. By embracing diversity of thought, experience and insight, organisations become better at solving problems, driving innovation and attracting, engaging and retaining top talent.

2.5x

higher cash flow per employee in diverse companies.

76%

of people say diversity is important when considering job offers.

35%

higher productivity in inclusive teams.

87%

of the time, diverse teams make better decisions.

60%

of employees want leaders to speak up on diversity issues.

Source: Why Is Diversity and Inclusion Important? Explore Key DEI Stats (linkedin.com)

How can Potential underpin your DEI strategy?

Skills-based workforce management

Potential enables organisations to embed diversity, equity and inclusion into their workforce strategy by ensuring decisions made throughout the talent lifecycle are guided by data rather than personal opinions impacted by unconscious bias. Using a series of psychometric, aptitude and skills assessments, Potential identifies people's technical skills as well as their natural strengths and matches them to open job roles, projects or career paths they're likely to excel at. The platform then guides them through professional development pathways, designed to help them add value to their current role or prepare for the next one.

Essentially, we've created a data-lead approach to measuring and building human capability in a way that boosts DEI efforts, offers equal access to opportunity for all employees and cultivates an inclusive workplace culture.

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Skills-based hiring

As an organisation grounded in social impact, we've seen firsthand why inclusion matters in a work environment. Alongside our software platform, we also provide talent creation services, underpinned by Potential's market-leading talent assessment suite, which connect forward-thinking employers with pre-trained candidates from diverse backgrounds.

Our talent creation services enable organisations to be more socially responsible with their hiring strategy and meet diversity targets in a way that empowers individuals from overlooked and underserved community groups to build sought after skills and participate in the digital economy.

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See what we discovered about diversity in the workplace

In partnership with YouGov, WithYouWithMe conducted research into DEI in the workplace across Australia, Canada and the UK. See how your DEI policies stack up and discover practical approaches your organisation can put in place to enhance diversity initiatives, build a more inclusive culture and gain access to valuable diverse talent pools.