Jason R. Thompson - Move from Theoretical DE&I to Practical DE&I by Using HR Data

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?’”

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