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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh Pal
In this book, Karishma Manchanda brings a step-by-step guide on how to nurture an inclusive workplace for a diverse workforce from a relatable, Indian workplace context. Her Integrated Diversity and Inclusion Impact Model provides a framework to foster a culture of workplace belonging in the era of Great Resignation and engaging post-pandemic employees working in a Gig-economy. Her framework links D&I action planning with a balanced scorecard approach while promoting inclusion and belongingness at the workplace as important engagement levers.
The book answers some of the most nostalgic questions on implementing D&I agenda that delivers business results.
In this book, Karishma will take you on a journey to uncover:
• The seven stages of Implementing D&I
• How to evaluate and build your business case for diversity
• The nine steps to design an optimum D&I initiative at the workplace: a data-driven approach
• The five essentials and fifteen practices that matter the most
• A four-stage D&I Maturity Model with a step-by-step guide to evolve your practices through each stage
• A practical framework to deliver D&I excellence through a comprehensive governance model
• Tips to manage stakeholders, ERGs, allies, and sceptics
• How to project matrices that matter the most to the business using our Integrated D&I-Business Impact Model
In short, this book is sure to revolutionize the way Indian businesses look at the concepts of diversity and inclusion, with a strong focus on acknowledging intersectionality and designing a customizable D&I Impact Model that delivers business results.
Karishma Manchanda
Being a Certified Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Specialist as well as a Trainer, Karishma Manchanda recognizes that DE&I solutions cannot work in isolation as plug-in and plug-out interventions but must be carefully and continuously interwoven into the entire fabric of the organizational culture. This means linking the D&I agenda with the business. Being a Certified Master Scorecard Professional and a Certified Organizational Analyst, Karishma married the two concepts together to create an integrated framework for Indian workplaces. Her framework links D&I action planning with business strategy while promoting inclusion and belongingness at the workplace as important engagement levers. To deliver this, Karishma has designed an Integrated Diversity and Inclusion Impact ModelTM that is sure to revolutionize the way the D&I agenda is implemented at the workplace.
From drafting a compelling D&I mission statement to producing a measurable impact on business, Karishma offers a one-stop shop with a suite of offerings. As a D&I consultant and trainer, she has worked with various organizations to craft customized solutions that yield business results. From helping organizations take their first steps in their D&I journey to training HR Managers and D&I professionals, Karishma provides a holistic and scalable solution to the presenting D&I gap faced by organizations today.
Karishma’s work contributes as a powerful lever for improving performance. D&I at the workplace is more critical than ever as companies aim to accelerate out of the downturn while managing other challenges of the Great Resignation and engaging post-pandemic employees working in a Gig-economy.
