With over 25 years of leadership in DE&I, Jason R. Thompson is the creator of the CAPE Inclusion model and the author of Diversity and Inclusion Matter. He led DE&I programming for a community of 150K students and faculty at Western Governors University; he influenced DE&I strategies for over 1,000 global startups at Techstars; and he helped the US Olympic Committee set new standards for DE&I in sports. In this episode, Jason talks about how HR data can help businesses take practical steps toward improving their DE&I and growing strategically. Chapters [0:00 - 4:52] Introduction • Welcome, Jason! • Today’s Topic: Using HR Data to Progress from Theoretical DE&I to Practical DE&I [4:53 - 15:01] How has Jason done DE&I differently than those around him? • Outsource consultants and data scientists to help clean up HR data • The problem with over-assigning unpaid special projects for the sake of employee growth [15:02 - 23:12] How to use HR data to create a DE&I scorecard • Exploring the DE&I journey of US Olympic teams • How DE&I and strategic growth are directly connected [23:13 - 28:04] How does a DE&I scorecard help an organization move forward? • Creating reasonable DE&I expectations based on turnover rates • Diversity in leadership [28:05 - 29:35] Closing • Thanks for listening! Quotes “Diversity is a noun—it’s the outcome of actually managing some [HR] data.” “From a strategic point of view . . . if you looked at the [DE&I] data, you would say, ‘In which demographics do we have the best opportunity to grow?’” Contact: Jason's LinkedIn David's LinkedIn Dwight's LinkedIn Podcast Manger: Karissa Harris Email us!