Business leaders increasingly recognise the benefit of their organisations being more diverse and inclusive: more innovation from different perspectives, attracting and retaining motivated employees and improved understanding of customers and their needs.  There are growing regulatory and reputational advantages too.  However, it’s not always obvious to leaders how inclusive their organisations are, and what are the interventions that will make a difference. 

This is where Forth Perspectives comes in.  We focus on leadership, policy, process and people.  We start with what leaders are saying and doing on inclusion. We can help in defining the desired state for diversity, such as 50:50 gender representation and its importance amongst other business priorities.  Looking at the current make-up of your workforce, for example on age, gender and disability and staff turnover and promotion broken down by these elements, we can give you a clearer view of how your organisation reflects society demographics and the needs of your business.  

We can review your policy and processes to identify what supports diverse populations – e.g. flexible working, mentoring and development programmes.  There’s help for you in understanding how inclusive is your workplace culture.  Put simply, what it feels like for your people at work – and we can do this through workshops, interviews and surveys.  And by looking at other organisations in your sector and other useful comparators, we can see how you measure up and what you can learn from them.